Demolition Man: Sylvester Stallone's Biggest Cult Classic?
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1993 was an important year for Sylvester Stallone. After a long string of flops, Renny Harlin’s mountain epic Cliffhanger was the much needed international hit Sly needed, with the film helping to re-affirm his position as one of the biggest action stars in Hollywood. But, before that movie had ever come out, Sly was shooting his second film of the year, once which, in the end, would make less money than Cliffhanger, but would go on to achieve legendary cult status. Almost thirty years later, it remains Stallone’s most popular film featuring a character that isn’t named Rocky or Rambo. The movie, of course, is Demolition Man, co-starring the great Wesley Snipes and a young Sandra Bullock!
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It's Wesley Snipes best role. He was so perfectly cast. You can't take your eyes off the screen whenever he's on and he looks like he's having an absolute blast playing Phoenix.
@chefhosanna
Жыл бұрын
Blade🤷🏽♂️
@makatron
Жыл бұрын
@@chefhosanna came to say that
@GeomancerHT
Жыл бұрын
Such a great villain, almost an anti-hero, you cannot hate it but he does play the part wonderfully.
@FatHead1979
Жыл бұрын
As well as being cast as Blade!
@skyden24195
Жыл бұрын
"Somebody kill him please." 😆😅🤣
Electric cars, FaceTime calls, social distance due to a virus, virtual sex, defunded police…this movie was on point
I had the pleasure of working with Mr Stallone on Tulsa King and you have no idea how hard it was to not bring up this absolute gem. It truly is an underrated classic.
@joes9954
Жыл бұрын
If you work with him again you must and report back.
@jaytheokie
Жыл бұрын
@@joes9954 Season 2 coming up!
@V3ntilator
Жыл бұрын
"Underrated" is the most wrongfully used word on whole KZread. Demolition Man were praised since release. It's a movie you never hear anything bad about.
1993 was great. I remember seeing Cliffhanger and Demolition Man in the theater. Both were a blast to watch with a full crowd. This was truly the golden age of action films.
@lexkanyima2195
Жыл бұрын
Very edgy
I remember going to see this opening weekend back in '93 and walking out thinking it was one of the best action movies EVER!!! It's definitely one of Sly's best and it still holds up pretty well today.
@powerbadpowerbad
Жыл бұрын
Yes,it still holds up today.And a rather unique movie also,the only team-up of Sly and Wesley,they both were at their physical peak.
@prozaque
Жыл бұрын
I watched it on the big screen too back then. I've never been a Stallone fan, but this movie is awesome.
@natejennings5884
Жыл бұрын
I didn't watch Demolition Man when it debuted in 1993 (I was 17 and living in St. Pete, FL), but caught it summer 1994 on VHS and LOVED IT. Two decades later the movie's critique of utopian ideals run amok are more relavent than ever.
@kendallrivers1119
Жыл бұрын
@@natejennings5884 We're literally living a lot of what actually happened in the movie. Social distancing, people being offended by any and everything, political correctness run amok, defund the police stuff etc. It's eerie.
@lexkanyima2195
Жыл бұрын
@@kendallrivers1119 maybe it predict for that movie
All cast and crew at peak performance, so many great actors, great chemistry, writing, directing. It came together so well, and the memes it launched are super relevant today
This is my favorite Sylvester Stallone movie and my favorite Wesley Snipes movie. I remember as a kid talking my parents into letting me order this on pay per view back in the day! Loved it instantly, and it's still one of my all time favorites that I watch at least a couple of times every year.
@brianshaker1885
Жыл бұрын
Right? To me, it's the epitome of an action movie. Just how it looks from a cinematography aspect (supringly he was a one and done director, which seems crazy in hindsight). It's easily the most Joel Silvery movie in existence. Which is saying a lot. Great dialogue, lots of action, cheesy and clever. It's a movie that never takes itself too seriously but knows it's seriously awesome.
@brianshaker1885
Жыл бұрын
Also, I'll add it passes the movie theater test. Meaning... if EVERY Sly Stallone movie was playing in a movie theater at the same time. What movie would you see? For me, it would be tough between Rocky 4 and Demolition Man... but ultimately, Demolition Man would win out.
Demolition Man has become one of my favorite movies, however, it has, become a documentary. What is happening with the world today has came to a reality. This movie predicted the future. That is why I love it!!!
@lexkanyima2195
Жыл бұрын
Not before 2020
@melissacooper8724
Жыл бұрын
Hopefully, the part where you get fined for swearing, the three seashells bathroom thing, and the Taco Bell thing won't ever become a reality! Although we did come pretty close to their no-touching greeting thanks to the Pandemic.
@dannwan8537
9 ай бұрын
I have been asking some people if they think Demolition Man and Judge Dredd could become reality, so far no one(I think) has responded!
This wasn't a movie, this was a Warning about our future
this movie has been living rent free in my head since 1996 I LOVE this movie, that incredible scene where phoenix escapes is the turning point for me, that is where I became really invested in the characters and the story
Demolition Man is a timeless action masterpiece, 10🐚 out of 10🐚
@Mitch.Buchannon
Жыл бұрын
It‘s only 3🐚 (out of 3🐚).
@lexkanyima2195
Жыл бұрын
@PlasmaStorm73 [N5EVV] what ?
I remember my dad taking me to see this. This was my favorite Stallone and Wesley Snipes film. It's funny this film really predicted the future, AKA today.
@exploringcolorado720
Жыл бұрын
The movie is very loosely based on the book, Brave New Word, by Alduos Huxley
I used to watch Demolition Man on VHS like *crazy* back in ‘93. I was probably 5-6 years old and ate it up. Still a great film!
I love this movie. Any time I see it on television I can't help but watch it. Great action and funny comedy paired with Stallone just looking like he's having a blast in the movie makes it so perfect.
I never get sick of watching this movie! Hands down on the best movies of its time!
@Dontkillthenewb
Жыл бұрын
Same! I still watch it, glad the kids love watching it as well. Fun film to sit down and watch on a weekend watch hour with friends and family.
This is definitely Sly's best action film. Mom took me to see it. Then my dad's friend's friend managed a theater and I got to see it again for free. 30 years later and it still never gets old.
@lexkanyima2195
Жыл бұрын
This is less PG
@chrisdouglas1158
Жыл бұрын
What about stop or my mum will shoot?
As a Stallone fan I really like this movie. It truly is awesome!
I remember watching his movie at the Post Theater when I was stationed at Fort Hood. I've always been the fan thought Wesley Snipes was pretty funny in it. "I hope my toes don't look like that when I was frozen".
@powerbadpowerbad
Жыл бұрын
Dang,bro,I was stationed at Ft Hood in 1995-1st Cav Div.What unit/div were you in ???
@grapeshot
Жыл бұрын
@@powerbadpowerbad 21st Field Artillery Regiment 1st Cav Div MLRS.
Loved Sandra Bullock in this movie. It's a shame a sequel didn't happen. I think it could be remade into a TV series (of course with different actors now).
@lexkanyima2195
Жыл бұрын
Does it matter ? A sequel is not nessecary
I saw this at a dollar theater with my brother. We were trying to decide between this and Cool Runnings. I'm glad we saw Demolition Man but both ended up being classics....for me anyway.
I rented this from my local video store when I was fourteen and it was AWESOME. Still want to try that Rat Burger!
I think you meant "cryoprison", not "chiroprison". The former is an inmate freezing facility, the latter a musculoskeltal therapist detention center.
It even emerged as a precursor to the Coronavirus ( the scene with Rob Schneider and another actor giving each other a high five, but leaving a little distance between hands).
My friend's dad worked in the movies and had a huge VHS library. Each weekend I would pick a random tape from the shelf and watch it with my friend. Most of them were okay, but this was one that blew me away at how good it was.
I love this move when it came out…Wesley snipes was really cool villain.. and that futuristic city looks kind of fun..😂😂😂
A sequel would be GREAT, but Sly is "killing it" in TULSA KING!
@Slim1423
Жыл бұрын
@PlasmaStorm73 [N5EVV] A 76 year action hero? They may have to CGI him throughout the sequel ! He's getting up there in age.
@kendallrivers1119
Жыл бұрын
@@Slim1423 Yet he's doing Tulsa King which is a heavy action show so...
I saw this on paper view at age I shouldn't have saw it. Me and my sister use to sneak paper view movies back in the day. This is a classic
I saw the movie first with my Dad on VHS when I was 11....I love this movie to death and ironically it somehow predicted a lot of things that sort of are happening nowadays ^^ !
Saw this in the theatre when it came out and loved it. Just watched it again with the kids, their first ime, and they liked it a lot.
I actually handed 3 seashells to my wife when she ran out of Toilet paper. She was not amused.
Stallone has said he is working on a follow up. Its one of my favourite movies from the 90's and Snipes is awesome as both are on screen . Classic 1990s Hollywood at its greatest.
@lexkanyima2195
Жыл бұрын
But too late
This is one of my favorite movies! Love Demolition Man! Comedy & action!
I'm so glad you guys made a video about this movie. This is one of my all time favorites. I have a lot of nostalgia from watching it with my dad when I was a kid. I haven't even started the video yet, but regardless, I'm glad you made it. Thanks 😊
most of the things in this movie are starting to become reality
@paulthrutner9114
Жыл бұрын
Like what?? Please emphasise as I don’t use sea shells, people don’t walk around in togas, there arnt cities underground in the sewers(yes, there are small communities but not huge nations) people arnt being frozen as punishment, people aren’t being fined for swearing by huge speakers listening to you.. Please, spill??
@torquetheprisoner
Жыл бұрын
@@paulthrutner9114 now that would spoil the fun 😜
@biguy617
Жыл бұрын
@@paulthrutner9114 everything being so PC and worrying about touching everything.
@Horstveratu
Жыл бұрын
@@paulthrutner9114 ppl watching tiktok and Songs being like 90sec at this point thanks to it, is on the Level of the music in the movie. All the annoying wokenazi shit that came true, censorship out the ass (so far just online). People being little lost lambs, strange cult leaders telling ppl how to live, etc. ppl eating processed vegan bullshit, thinking it's healthy.... it's actually scary how much shit right now is a Mix of demolition man and idiocracy
@drunkenmaster8511
Жыл бұрын
@@paulthrutner9114 everyone is a soft snowflake now just like the people in the movie
I could quote this amazing movie all day. Quite literally the only time I don't really mind Rob Schneider, whom I really can't stand. Wesley snipes second greatest performance, other than Blade of course. Oh and when Simon Phoenix is walking through the hall of violence and bounces that dudes head off the wall, haha man. I f-ing love this movie. "imma blast from the past." "send a maniac, to catch one." "rat burger? This is a rat burger?" "dont worry, ill hit you with the next one." "be well"
This was one of my favorite movies as a teen in the 90s
There are cult classics, and then there are Secret Masterpieces such as Demolition Man.
I'm waiting for that day when taco bell becomes a fine diner
The film taught me the truth about the unnecessary toilet paper industry. I have used the three seashells since the late 90s.
Fun fact. When the movie was released in international countries, Taco Bell was replaced by Pizza Hut as the popular restaurant
@GiganBuzzSaw
Жыл бұрын
I forgot about that! My girlfriend was watching it and the subtitles said Pizza Hut even though they said Taco Bell and she started laughing because she was so confused
@ericconnor8419
Жыл бұрын
It was Taco bell in England. I thought they had made it up for the film, when I heard about the restaurants later in America I thought they were a spin off (Planet Hollywood restaurants were big at the time so it seemed logical)
@lexkanyima2195
Жыл бұрын
@@ericconnor8419 dubbing
This movie was way ahead of it's time in so many ways. So many of it's so called predictions have come true today.
@exploringcolorado720
Жыл бұрын
This is based on a book written decades earlier.
Wesley Snipes was awesome and insane, Sandra Bullock absolutely adorable and John Spartan made a great case for cops wearing military berets. This is one of those I films I always watch when I have a cold and stuck on the couch. Also Steve Kahan has had one hell of a career with the fictional LAPD.
THE 3 SEA SHELLS is now a legend and for me, it was pizza hut and i remember stallone saying ''he feels like a slice'' if i am not mistaken, in 1993 i had no idea that taco ball even existed.
- JoBlo: "this is the best Stallone movie" - Assassins: "i'm a joke to you !?"
The studio should do a steelbook version of the movie with expanded features- especially interviews with the cast.
I took my kid to the Texas Pinball Festival maybe 10 years ago. Saw the Demolition Man pinball… came home to watch the movie. Still stands up. 😂
This is one of my all time favorite movies! So glad it was made!
First off,Sandra Bullock was_GORGEOUS in this movie. LOL.Saw this film at the cinema,LOVED it !!! Wesley and Sly in the same film-GOLDEN.
When a film predicts the future that well you watch that film again and again...that's why demolition man is a classic
"I thought your life-force had been prematurely terminated!" "Yeah I thought I was history too."
Such a great flick.. but can't get over how the reviewer kept saying "cairo" prison instead of cryo prison.. lol
It wasn't recieved well back then, but seemingly gets better as time passes
I absolutely love this movie it's in my top 5 of all time and it gets better every time I watch it PS in the Australian version it's Pizza Hut because that was more well known here as opposed to Taco Bell
One of my favorite action movies of all time! Great review!
When it came out, I thought it was great because of combo of action, humor & music!
One of my top 10 favorite movies of all time
Sylvester Stallone is fantastic as John Spartan and Wesley Snipes is fantastic as Simon Phoenix. 😀👍
This movie is something else. Predictions all around after this came out.
Can we also not forget just how cute Sandra Bullock was in this movie?
This was a very underrated movie and it's a great watch
Love the movie love the pin I have one in my basement. Only pin ever made with gun flippers.
One of my all time favourite Sci Fi movies. 90s Galore!!! 👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽
This is my favorite Stallone movie
Simon even said the hostages were already dead by the time spartan even showed up. They had to have Wesley slow down his moves while filming if I remember right
I Love This movie just watched it 2 days ago!!! Never gets old.
Truly astonishing movie love it, and in an era where it wasn't ruined by crap CGI and greenscreen.
This film was a wild adaptation of Aldous Huxley's Brave New World.
So much love for this move. The revenue debacle sounds about right for the era, before studios cared/paid attention to international revenue. It also might be more relevant today than went it was released. Reminds me of how Satoshi Kon's Perfect Blue where it has a greater meaning now with it's themes of celebrity's struggles, stalkers, and para-social relationships.
Don’t know if it’s gonna be mentioned in this video I’m gonna have to watch it later, but I don’t know if anyone else has watched any of the videos that talk about all the crazy predictions that came true from this movie….eerie on some of them
"Does it take batterys " "Where's the radio shack"
I love this film, seen it countless times. I hope they'll release it on 4K disc soon and hopefully with a "director's cut". I read somewhere years ago that Warner Bros. didn't like the original cut and ordered the filmmakers to cut out a lot of the more violent action scenes. Scenes that were cut were a fight scene between Stallone and Jesse Ventura towards the end and a big shootout in the climax.
@lamentate07
Жыл бұрын
Was it Warner or Sly? Sly used to meddle a lot in post back then.
@Bluboy30
Жыл бұрын
@@lamentate07 I don't know, probably both. If you watch the under the city scene, it was weirdly edited when the action starts. I think Warner Bros. wanted a light action/comedy and not a full blown shoot'em up.
Such a great film! Still trying to learn how to use the 3 seashells.
Cryo, not cyro. Also, I love and quote this flick often. I watch it a few times a year.
This and Judge Dredd are so alike.
Such a fun movie. I feel like I need to give it a rewatch.
The casting of Sly and Snipes was perfect but I am intrigued of what could of been a Van Damn Phoenix. Van Damn always played a good villain whenever he did. It’s a shame he never played more
@lexkanyima2195
Жыл бұрын
Or Jackie Chan as Phoenix will never be believable.
Also saw it in theatres when it came out. I STILL have my old VHS copy
This movie just Holds up! It still Looks great, thirty years later…very well made, surprisingly well written, despite the fact the script was rewritten about sixty times!
I was 3 in 1993. I didn’t learn of this masterpiece until a decade later 😢
I love this film! They've just opened a Taco Bell near where I live (northeast England) and its the first I've ever seen. Makes me think of this movie every time I drive by it lol. BE WELL!
Arguably my favorite action movie of all time. So much so that I bought smart bulbs just so I could say “Illuminate” to turn my lights on. Lmao
A great movie! At the local cinema they had one of the police cars from the movie set up on display with the lights flashing. i think i saw Demolition Man and Cliffhanger about 3 or 4 times each back then
The supporting cast is off the charts.
I loved this movie. Not a huge stelone fan, even back then, but I thought this was awesome. Edit: the way they did that running sequence with the electric gun was pretty awesome. I remember seeing a behind the scenes thing on HBO as a kid and they cut out each bar on that metal wall and placed those tiny "squib" explosives on them. So they had to do that run scene as a practicle effect in order to get it to look right. If im not misfaken this was the movie where they used paintball guns with little balls of gunpowder to simulate bullets hitting metal, or hitting a hard surface. They would shoot right behind the actors and the tiny balls would mix their chemicals and make a small spark simulating ricochet off metal lol. If this is the movie they did that in they did a lot of crazy stuff to pull off the special effects in it.
This movie is so wonderful, and I can watch it over and over again!!
I remember the Demolition Man pinball machine being one of my favorites.
Snipes best performance by fare. A movie like this can never be made again. The 90 had the perfect balance of vfx, actors and script. Today they only have CGI and thats just not enough, and sadly a movie made today like done in the 90 will fly under the radar.
The movie that gave me an appreciation for Ms. Bullock.
one could argue that it was one of the first movies that solidly incorporated the major three elements that would eventually make up the Marvel Universe... Action, comedy and drama. Yes, there was comedy in action prior to but not to the level that Demolition man had pulled off...
This is what the world would look like if it was dominated by Disney
@leehessey1154
Жыл бұрын
Isn't it already lol
being called "Puke Skywalker" by Stallone himself in the 3DO game was something
I had a feeling we were the same age, your selection of reviews was the first clue, the beginning of this video confirms it. Dope content as always, I love knowing that I grew up in the best era for movies and pop culture.......... Would love to see a collaboration between you and Minty from Comedic Arts, that would be awesome.
Awwwww.... YES A SEQUEL! That would be so great! Love this movie! P. S.: Could you do a "What Happend to" about the TV show "Heroes"? I always wandered what went wrong.
@dtz1000
Жыл бұрын
The second season was S H I T. That's what went wrong.
I think I watched this movie around 1998, still love it and it needed a sequel showing the merge between the two worlds.
@Slim1423
Жыл бұрын
There should have been a sequel long ago for Demolition Man.
@lexkanyima2195
Жыл бұрын
@@Slim1423 why ?
My 5 favorite roles of Stallone are, in no order, Rocky, Rambo, John Spartan, The Expendables series, and Cop Land.
I also enjoyed watching this film, and watching Sly ham it up, was perfect.
Elliot Goldenthal provides a quality musc score for sure, but certainly not more memorable than Trevor Jones' "Cliffhanger", Alan Silvestri's "Judge Dredd", Bill Conti's "Lock Up", or Harold Faltermeyer's " Tango & Cash" - and of course no where near the iconic series anthems of Bill Conti's "Rocky" and Jerry Goldsmith's "Rambo". Goldenthal's "Demolition Man" probably is better than Silvester Levay's "Cobra", Randy Edelman's "Daylight", Hans Zimmer's "Assassins", John Barry's "The Specialist" Howard Shore's "Copland", or any of Bryan Tyler's more recent generic hackery though. "Over the Top" is more memorable for its soundtrack artist songs even though it also had a good score from producer Giorgio Moroder. Vince DiCola's synth pop score for "Rocky IV" is iconic in its own right too. For whatever reason Stallone movies typically had pretty great music.
This and Cop Land have to be Stallone's true hidden gems, at least from the 90's. Imo they're his best films.
Absolutely iconic 90's movie. My favorite Sly movie.
This was a great film, one of Sly's best. Sandy was so beautiful and funny in this movie. I would have loved to see John Spartan meet his daughter though.