Cyborg

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Cyborg

R

Released Apr 7, 1989

1h 22m

Sci-Fi

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In a future beset by chaos and violence, mercenary Gibson Rickenbacker (Jean-Claude Van Damme) is charged with a mission that could change everything: protecting beautiful cyborg Pearl Prophet (Dayle Haddon). She holds the cure for a deadly disease that could destroy humanity, and must get it to scientists in Atlanta. But warlord Tremolo Fender (Vincent Klyn), fearing that his power will be undercut by peace, intends to make sure she never reaches her destination.

Stephen Holden

New York Times

Mr. Van Damme's Gibson is so opaque that he makes Mel Gibson's Mad Max seem weepy by comparison.

May 20, 2003

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Few genres amuse me more than post-apocalyptic fantasies about supermen fighting for survival. Cyborg is one of the funniest examples of this category, which crosses Escape from New York with The Road Warrior but cheats on the budget.

Rated: 1/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Richard Harrington

Washington Post

It's just another martial arts film, all dressed up with no place to go.

Jan 1, 2000

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

It never distinguishes itself as anything but another Mad Max wannabe, although its minor success did lead to two straight-to-video sequels (the first with an 18-year-old Angelina Jolie, the second with OJ Simpson's freeloading houseguest Kato Kaelin).

Rated: 2/4

Aug 29, 2021

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Alan Ng

Film Threat

I loved all the fake gore. Plenty of decapitated heads on a pole and bodies swinging off chains. Kill or be killed.

Rated: 6.5/10

Aug 24, 2021

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Ironically enough, the most believable cyborg is Van Damme ... in his role as a human.

Rated: 3/10

Aug 31, 2020

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John G

I get why this is rotten by professional standards, but the popcorn meter should be really high. Despite the plot holes, and the low budget, its incredibly fun to watch. Or maybe because I'm a Gen-Xer?

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/17/25

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Liam D

Very much in Albert Pyun’s wheelhouse and the last of Van Damme movies with Cannon. It’s very standard sci-fi and very low budget but it’s not unwatchable

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

12/24/24

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Eric P

I have to admit, I was a kid in the 80s and this one's a nostalgic guilty pleasure for me. I actually like the atmosphere of it as well as the soundtrack. Yes, it's pretty ridiculous but they don't make 'em like this anymore! Also, the blind bad guy boss figure is pretty terrifying... at least when I was a kid.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/26/24

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Noble S

I have watched cyborg over 10 times and it never gets old to me!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/02/24

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Audience Member

A Cannon Films/ Van Damme cult classic channeling Mad Max and featuring some killer action beats, including one that starts 36 minutes in and doesn’t culminate until the 56 minute mark following a foot chase that’s a classic for those of us who grew up with this film. Plus the central villain used to give me nightmares as a kid! Based on his visual stylings alone, Fender is up there with the best of the Bads in my book! Low budget, martial arts fun with a post-apocalyptic paint job and Jean Claude doing what he does best!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

09/30/24

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Deborah M

One Late Saturday Night in 2021 film review - for real: Cyborg (1989): In which what could pass as members of Twisted Sister, Mötley Crüe, Ratt, Quiet Riot, and Whitesnake, the curiously named Fender Tremolo, Marshall Strat and Pearl Prophet travel from NYC to Wrightsville Beach NC by way of Castle Hayne NC in pursuit of or being pursued (it’s hard to tell which) in order to crucify Gibson Rickenbacker (Jean-Claude van Damme) from the mast of Blackbeard’s Queen Anne’s Revenge where he’s reunited with companion Nady Simmons to continue to the CDC in Atlanta in order to save what’s left of civilization from a living death plague. You just can't make this stuff up. Well, actually, somebody did and they should put down the pipe. ~dpm 2021

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/19/24

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Albert Pyun

Director

Jean-Claude Van Damme

Gibson Rickenbacker

Deborah Richter

Nady Simmons

Vincent Klyn

Fender Tremolo

Alex Daniels

Marshall Strat

Dayle Haddon

Pearl Prophet

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Synopsis

In a future beset by chaos and violence, mercenary Gibson Rickenbacker (Jean-Claude Van Damme) is charged with a mission that could change everything: protecting beautiful cyborg Pearl Prophet (Dayle Haddon). She holds the cure for a deadly disease that could destroy humanity, and must get it to scientists in Atlanta. But warlord Tremolo Fender (Vincent Klyn), fearing that his power will be undercut by peace, intends to make sure she never reaches her destination.

Director: Albert Pyun
Producer: Yoram Globus, Menahem Golan
Screenwriter: Albert Pyun
Distributor: Cannon Films, Warner Home Vídeo, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp., MGM/UA Home Entertainment Inc.
Production Co: The Cannon Group, Paramount Pictures International, Golan-Globus
Rating: R
Genre: Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 7, 1989, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $9.3M
Runtime: 1h 22m
Sound Mix: Surround

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