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Demolition Man

"The future isn't big enough for the both of them."

R 1993 · 1h 55m · Action, Crime, Science Fiction
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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.

Theatrical
Oct 8, 1993
Box Office
$159.1M
Budget
$57.0M
Return
2.8x
DVD / Blu-ray
Aug 16, 2011
Theaters
3
Director
Marco Brambilla
Writers
Daniel Waters, Robert Reneau, Peter M. Lenkov
Producers
Steven Bratter, Pete Catalano, Howard G. Kazanjian
Music
Elliot Goldenthal
Studio
Silver Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures
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Exploring Themes in Demolition Man's Dialogue
Quotes about the film * "" (at 6m53s), Out of Frame, Foundation for Economic Education on YouTube, 3 February 2022.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fE0MGm8duRE The Smartest 'Dumb Movie' Ever Made]
The Shift from Justice to Behavioral Control
Quotes about the film What is completely spot on is the idea that laws have shifted away from the protection of individual rights and any sane theory of justice towards controlling people's behavior for the greater good', as envisioned by this society's elites.
[About Demolition Man's predictions of the future:; ...]
A Clash of Titans in the Future
Taglines John Spartan - the world's most dangerous cop. Simon Phoenix - the world's most ruthless criminal. The 21st Century wasn't prepared for either of them...and it isn't big enough for both of them.
Battle Commences on October 4th
Taglines The battle begins October 4th.

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