Demolition Man
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68% Critic Match

Demolition Man

The future isn't big enough for the both of them.

6.8 / 10 1993 1h 55mR English
CrimeActionScience Fiction

Storyline

In 1996, brash L.A. detective John Spartan and maniac killer Simon Phoenix are both sentenced to decades in a cryogenic prison as punishment for a rescue mission gone wrong. When Phoenix escapes 36 years later to wreak havoc on the future, Spartan is awakened to capture his nemesis the old-fashioned way.

Cast & Crew

Sylvester Stallone

Sylvester Stallone

John Spartan

Lead
Wesley Snipes

Wesley Snipes

Simon Phoenix

Sandra Bullock

Sandra Bullock

Lt. Lenina Huxley

Nigel Hawthorne

Nigel Hawthorne

Dr. Raymond Cocteau

Benjamin Bratt

Benjamin Bratt

Alfredo Garcia

Rob Schneider

Rob Schneider

Erwin

Bob Gunton

Bob Gunton

Chief George Earle

Glenn Shadix

Glenn Shadix

Associate Bob

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Marco Brambilla's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Demolition Man is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker