Cyborg (1989)

Director:

Albert Pyun

Writer (WGA):

Kitty Chalmers (written by)

Release Date:

7 April 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

He's the First Hero of the 21st Century...And He's Our Only Hope.

Plot:

A martial artist hunts a killer in a plague-infested urban dump of the future.

Plot Keywords:

Plague | Future | Cyborg | Sword | Nudity

Cast

Jean-Claude Van Damme	...	Gibson Rickenbacker
Deborah Richter	...	Nady Simmons
Vincent Klyn	...	Fender Tremolo
Alex Daniels	...	Marshall Strat
Dayle Haddon	...	Pearl Prophet
Blaise Loong	...	Furman Vux / Pirate / Bandit
Ralf Moeller	...	Brick Bardo (as Rolf Muller)
Haley Peterson	...	Haley
Terrie Batson	...	Mary
Jackson 'Rock' Pinckney	...	Tytus / Pirate / Bandit
Janice Graser	...	Vorg
Robert Pentz	...	Base / Pirate / Bandit
Sharon K. Tew	...	Prather / Pirate / Bandit
Chuck Allen	...	Vondo / Pirate / Bandit
Stefanos Miltsakakis	...	Xylo / Pirate / Bandit

Also Known As:

Masters of the Universe 2 (USA) (TV title)
Masters of the Universe 2: Cyborg (USA) (TV title)
Cyborg (France) [fr]
Cyborg (Italy) (video title) [it]
Cyborg (Spain) [es]
Cyborg (Greece) [el]
Helten (Denmark) [da]

Runtime:

86 min | Germany:59 min (VHS version) (heavily cut)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Germany:16 (heavily cut) | West Germany:18 (DVD rating) (JK/SPIO) | West Germany:18 (original rating) (cut) | Iceland:16 | Finland:(Banned) (1989) | Finland:K-18 (1990) (cut) | Finland:K-18 (2001) (uncut) | Denmark:15 | Australia:M (DVD re-rating) | Australia:R (original rating) | Brazil:16 | Netherlands:16 | South Korea:15 | Australia:MA (Cable TV rating) | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Canada:R (Ontario) | France:-12 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:18 (video premiere) | UK:18 | USA:R | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Castle Hayne, North Carolina, USA

Company:

Cannon Entertainment

Trivia:

Director Albert Pyun originally envisioned the film as a heavy opera without dialogue, shot in granulated black and white, but the proposal encountered the refusal of producers.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Obvious dummy being used when Nady punches the pirate several stories down the shaft.

Quotes:

Pearl Prophet: Why did you help me?
Gibson Rickenbacker: I thought it was somebody else.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Resident Alien (1990)

Thank you very much, Mr. Roboto...

A slinger(?) from the future looks to take revenge on the group of pirates who killed his family in a post apocalypse wasteland. Also on board is a cyborg who has the cure for a plague and holds the key to the survival of mankind. Of course she must deliver the information in her head to Atlanta and she needs a hero to deliver her from the pirates. I must admit that Cyborg is one of those movies I found extremely funny. Where as I can give other action flicks a higher rating because they actually do a few things right, Cyborg manages to do practically everything wrong. The action sequences are decently choreographed but the ridiculous nature surrounding them and interminable grunting and screaming which accompanies them make this a laughable effort. Plus the movie is often times hard to follow coherently and Pyun tacks on far too many pointless flashbacks to beef up it's (thankfully) scant running time.

Also why on earth does the main bad guy wear chain mail when he's in a hot climate half of the time?

* out of 4 (Bad)