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.
Directed by Marco Brambilla
future
martial arts
helicopter
police
psychopath
crime fighter
dystopia
museum
social control
cryogenics
utopia
fistfight
prison escape
product placement
betrayal
shootout
cyberpunk
explosion
foot chase
warden
subterranean
totalitarianism
censorship
culture shock
knitting
2030s
Rank
#51 in 1993·#3994 overall
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Cast
Sylvester Stallone
John Spartan
Wesley Snipes
Simon Phoenix
Sandra Bullock
Lt. Lenina Huxley
Nigel Hawthorne
Dr. Raymond Cocteau
Benjamin Bratt
Alfredo Garcia
Rob Schneider
Erwin
Bob Gunton
Chief George Earle
Glenn Shadix
Associate Bob
Denis Leary
Edgar Friendly
Bill Cobbs
Zachary Lamb - Aged
Grand L. Bush
Zachary Lamb - Young
Pat Skipper
Helicopter Pilot
Crew
Marco Brambilla
Director
Daniel Waters
Screenplay
Peter M. Lenkov
Screenplay
Elliot Goldenthal
Original Music Composer
Stuart Baird
Editor
Alex Thomson
Director of Photography
Howard G. Kazanjian
Producer
Craig Sheffer
Executive Producer
Joel Silver
Producer
Keith Campbell
Stunts
Eric Chambers
Stunts
Norm Compton
Stunts
Popular Reviews
446 reviews
Movie Man
8.0★ · 07/08/26
Of course a fascist regime would ban rat burgers and cigarettes and force you to wipe your ass with seashells
Of course a fascist regime would ban rat burgers and cigarettes and force you to wipe your ass with seashells
neryn
7.0★ · 05/27/26
pretty good ig too little comedy to much of the basic movie fighting
pretty good ig too little comedy to much of the basic movie fighting
Castor
4.0★ · 05/20/26
"You're dead Spartan" "You forgot to say Simon Says" I cannot for the life of me figure out if this movie is supposed to be bad or not
"You're dead Spartan" "You forgot to say Simon Says" I cannot for the life of me figure out if this movie is supposed to be bad or not
Juliet
6.0★ · 04/25/26
John Spartan and Phoenix should’ve kissed #yaoi
John Spartan and Phoenix should’ve kissed #yaoi
Adam
8.0★ · 04/20/26
Put the profanity printer in front of me and watch what happens
Put the profanity printer in front of me and watch what happens
