Hardware

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Hardware

R

Released Sep 14, 1990

1h 32m

Sci-Fi

Horror

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In an America ravaged by atomic warfare, nomads spend their days scavenging for scrap in a blasted landscape. That's how ex-soldier Moses Baxter (Dylan McDermott) comes into possession of some spare android parts. He buys them as a present for his artist girlfriend, Jill (Stacey Travis), who plans to put them in a sculpture. What they don't know is that the pieces come from a new kind of android that is capable of reassembling itself -- and is programmed to kill.

Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

Rated: D+

Sep 7, 2011

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Entertainment Weekly

Rated: D+

Sep 14, 1990

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

The problem with this extremely pretentious stylized exercise is that its result is mortally boring. [Full review in Spanish]

Nov 12, 2022

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Ian Berriman

SFX Magazine

One of those lovingly crafted movies where ingenuity and enthusiasm overcome the budgetary limitations.

Oct 19, 2010

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Steve Newton

Georgia Straight

Stanley's attempts at visual stylishness are so relentless they preclude the simple act of telling a good tale.

Rated: 2.5/5

Jul 7, 2010

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Walter Chaw

Film Freak Central

Shut up. Try to pay attention.

Rated: 1.5/4

Jan 19, 2010

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john w

A Classic , fantastic soundtrack , good acting , psycho robot and iggy pop , what more could you want

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

10/24/24

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christian a

THIS MOVIE COULD HAVE BEEN COOL BUT IT WAS SLOW AND BORRING!! COOL VISUAL AND EDGY MUSIC FOR ITS TIME.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/22/24

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Mikkel F

Awesome 90s sci-fi horror, cool use of music, nice actors, lots of gore - instant classic.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/30/24

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Alec B

A collection of interesting ideas and style that isn't matched by the final execution which falls into a lot of familiar horror tropes. However, I appreciate that the filmmakers actually followed through with their cynical themes.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/13/23

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Matt M

This is misunderstood genius. Watch for 80s/90s alt rock cameos. Note it's seriously violent and disturbing. Also legit feminist.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/13/23

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J.P. H

Certainly my first truly exciting experience visiting the movie theater when this opened. Not was I just a little bit younger than most of those in attendance that night, but the entire visual aesthetic of Hardware blew me away from the opening credits. The industrial music-heavy soundtrack was way too fabulous for the time, and for good or ill, added yet another layer of debatably necessary nihilism. And in Hardware's world, nihilism is an almost inescapable evangelical presence. And Lemmy From Motorhead is a boat taxi across a polluted waterway...

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/18/24

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Synopsis

In an America ravaged by atomic warfare, nomads spend their days scavenging for scrap in a blasted landscape. That's how ex-soldier Moses Baxter (Dylan McDermott) comes into possession of some spare android parts. He buys them as a present for his artist girlfriend, Jill (Stacey Travis), who plans to put them in a sculpture. What they don't know is that the pieces come from a new kind of android that is capable of reassembling itself -- and is programmed to kill.

Director: Richard Stanley
Producer: JoAnne Sellar, Paul Trybits
Screenwriter: Richard Stanley
Rating: R
Genre: Sci-Fi, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 14, 1990, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 5, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $5.1M
Runtime: 1h 32m
Sound Mix: Surround