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Mortal Kombat (1995)

PG_13 101 min  -  Action | Adventure | Fantasy  -   18 August 1995 (USA)
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Reviews: 257 user | 43 critic | 12 from Metacritic.com

Three unknowing martial artists are summoned to a mysterious island to compete in a tournament whose outcome will decide the fate of the world.

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Ed Boon (video games), John Tobias (video games), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Christopher Lambert ...
Robin Shou ...
Linden Ashby ...
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa ...
Bridgette Wilson-Sampras ...
Sonya Blade (as Bridgette Wilson)
Talisa Soto ...
Trevor Goddard ...
Chris Casamassa ...
François Petit François Petit ...
Keith Cooke Keith Cooke ...
Reptile (as Keith H. Cooke)
Hakim Alston ...
Kenneth Edwards Kenneth Edwards ...
John Fujioka John Fujioka ...
Daniel Haggard Daniel Haggard ...
Sandy Helberg ...
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Storyline

Based on the popular video game of the same name "Mortal Kombat" tells the story of an ancient tournament where the best of the best of different Realms fight each other. The goal - ten wins to be able to legally invade the losing Realm. Outworld has so far collected nine wins against Earthrealm, so it's up to Lord Rayden and his fighters to stop Outworld from reaching the final victory... Written by CyberRax  

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Plot Keywords:

Tournament | Mortal Kombat | Island | Sorcerer | Martial Arts  | See more »

Taglines:

Nothing In This World Has Prepared You For This See more »

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for non-stop martial arts action and some violence See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Смертельная битва See more »

Filming Locations:

Austin, Texas, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$18,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$23,283,887 (USA) (20 August 1995)

Gross:

$122,195,920 (Worldwide)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital  | SDDS (8 channels)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

All of Goro's scenes were filmed in Los Angeles. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: In the scene where Liu Kang tells Sonya Blade to check her compass she flips open her watch face to reveal the compass. She then begins to walk off with the watch face still open, however in a split second the watch is shut again with no sign of her closing it. See more »

Quotes

[Scorpion appears behind Johnny Cage]
Scorpion: Welcome!
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Crazy Credits

There are small circles containing symbols shown throughout the credits. These are intended to be used in this order (as a so-called "Kombat Kode") to obtain some special effect in the video game Mortal Kombat 3. See more »

Connections

Referenced in "Undergrads: Rivalries (#1.8)" (2001) See more »

Soundtracks

"Halcyon + On + On"
Written by Phil Hartnoll, Paul Hartnoll, Edward Barton
Performed by Orbital
Courtesy of Internal/London International Records, Ltd.
Sample of "It's A Fine Day"
Performed by Opus III
(Courtesy of PWL International) See more »