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Hardware

Hardware

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19905.91h 33m

Overview

Mark 13 is a government-built killing machine programmed with artificial intelligence, able to repair and recharge itself from any energy source. Through a series of coincidences, the cyborg's head ends up in the home of a sculptress as a bizarre Christmas present from her boyfriend. Once inside its new home, the cyborg promptly reconstructs the rest of its body using a variety of household utensils and proceeds to go on a murderous rampage.

Directed by Richard Stanley
Written by Richard Stanley, Steve MacManus, Kevin O'Neill
Produced by Ray Corbett, JoAnne Sellar, Paul Trijbits
Box OfficeBudget: $1.5MRevenue: $5.7M

Top Cast

Dylan McDermott

Dylan McDermott

Moses "Hard Mo" Baxter

Stacey Travis

Stacey Travis

Jill

John Lynch

John Lynch

Shades

William Hootkins

William Hootkins

Lincoln Wineberg Jr.

Carl McCoy

Carl McCoy

Nomad

Iggy Pop

Iggy Pop

Angry Bob

Mark Northover

Mark Northover

Alvy

P

Paul McKenzie

Vernon

Oscar James

Oscar James

Chief

Lemmy Kilmister

Lemmy Kilmister

Taxi Driver

Themes & Keywords

cyborgkiller robotdisc jockeydystopiaartistpost-apocalyptic futurenuclear radiationsculpturebased on comicmurderrobot as menacecyberpunkdesertsurveillancesecurity systemvoyeurismdroughtpolluted airpopulation controlhome securityjunk artsynthetic drugcomputer technologyoverpopulated worldscavengersindustrial pollutionandroid horror

About Hardware

Hardware is a horror, science fiction, thriller film released in 1990 exploring themes of cyborg, killer robot, disc jockey, dystopia, artist, post-apocalyptic future. Directed by Richard Stanley, it stars Dylan McDermott, Stacey Travis, John Lynch. Mark 13 is a government-built killing machine programmed with artificial intelligence, able to repair and recharge itself from any energy source. Through a series of coincidences, the cyborg's head ends up in the home of a sculptress as a bizarre Christmas present from her boyfriend. Once inside its new home, the cyborg promptly reconstructs the rest of its body using a variety of household utensils and proceeds to go on a murderous rampage.

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