Cyborg (movie)
Cyborg is a 1989 martial arts and science fiction movie. The movie is about post-apocalyptic times.
Cast
- Jean-Claude Van Damme as Gibson Rickenbacker
- Deborah Richter as Nady Simmons
- Vincent Klyn as Fender Tremolo
- Dayle Haddon as Pearl Prophet
- Alex Daniels as Marshall Strat
- Blaise Loong as Furman Vux / Pirate / Bandit
- Ralf Möller as Brick Bardo (as Rolf Muller)
- Haley Peterson as Haley
- Terrie Batson as Mary
- Jackson 'Rock' Pinckney as Tytus / Pirate
Production
Cannon Films had planned to make a sequel to the 1987 He-Man movie Masters of the Universe and a live action version of 'Spider Man'. Both projects were planned to shoot at the same time by Albert Pyun.[1] Cannon, however, was in financial trouble. They had to cancel deals with both Mattel and Marvel Entertainment. Cannon had already spent $2 million on costumes and sets for both movies. They decided to write a new project to recoup the money spent on them. Then Pyun wrote the storyline for Cyborg in one weekend. The movie was shot for less than $500,000 and filmed in 23 days. It was shot entirely in Wilmington, North Carolina.
Jackson "Rock" Pinckney, who played one of Fender's pirates, lost his eye during filming when Jean-Claude Van Damme struck his eye with a prop knife. Pinckney sued Van Damme in a North Carolina court and was awarded $485,000.[2]
Violent scenes were removed from the movie to achieve an R rating rather than an X rating. That included a throat slitting and some blood and gore in the village massacre. Also removed was the death of a man Van Damme was fighting.
Reception
The movie got negative reviews from movie critics.[3][4] However, the movie was successful in the box office. It got back over $10 million total.[5]
References
- ↑ "He-Man and Spider Man Became Cyborg". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on June 15, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
- ↑ "Bodybuilder Wins for Injury by Van Damme". Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on 2012-10-05. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
- ↑ "Cyborg 1989". Roger Ebert. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
- ↑ "Cyborg". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
- ↑ "Cyborg 1989". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
Other websites
- Cyborg on IMDb
- Cyborg at AllMovie
- Cyborg at Box Office Mojo
- Cyborg at Rotten Tomatoes