Mortal Kombat (1995 movie)
Mortal Kombat is an 1995 live-action/adventure movie that was produced by Lauri Apelian and Lawrence Kasanoff and was directed by Paul W.S. Anderson. It is based on the video game franchise, Mortal Kombat. Mortal Kombat was released on July 13, 1995 in Argentina & Israel, August 18, 1995 in North America, October 20, 1995 in the United Kingdom and on December 26, 1995 in Australia. The movie received mixed reviews with a 35% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic gave it a 58 out of 100. The movie gained a sequel called Mortal Kombat: Annihilation and it was released in 1997.
| Mortal Kombat | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Paul W.S. Anderson |
| Produced by | Lauri Apelian Lawrence Kasanoff |
| Written by | Kevin Droney |
| Starring | Robin Shou Linden Ashby Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Bridgette Wilson Christopher Lambert Talisa Soto Trevor Goddard Chris Casamassa François Petit |
| Music by | George S. Clinton |
| Cinematography | John R. Leonetti |
| Edited by | Martin Hunter |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Release date | Argentina & Israel: July 13, 1995 North America: August 18, 1995 United Kingdom: October 20, 1995 Australia: December 26, 1995 |
Running time | 101 mins. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $20,000,000 |
| Box office | $122,195,920 |
Cast
- Robin Shou as Liu Kang
- Linden Ashby as Johnny Cage (doubled by Brad Martin and J.J. Perry)
- Bridgette Wilson as Sonya Blade
- Christopher Lambert as Raiden
- Talisa Soto as Princess Kitana (doubled by Dana Hee)
- Trevor Goddard as Kano
- Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as Shang Tsung
- François Petit as Sub-Zero (doubled by Mark Caso)
- Chris Casamassa as Scorpion (doubled by Mitchell Gaylord and Jeff Imada)
- Keith H. Cooke as Reptile
- Kevin Michael Richardson as the voice of Goro
- Gregory McKinney as Jax
- Frank Welker as the voice of Shao Kahn
- Steven Ho as Chan Kang
- Hakim Alston as Fighting Monk
- Sandy Helberg as the director of Johnny Cage's latest movie
