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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: DVD Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT EAN: 9780792835738 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC ISBN: 0792835735 Label: MGM (Video & DVD) Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD) Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD) Region Code: 1 Release Date: August 20, 1997 Running Time: 86 minutes Sales Rank: 12863 Studio: MGM (Video & DVD) Theatrical Release Date: April 07, 1989 Related Items: Editorial Review: Description: Martial arts wizard Jean-Claude Van Damme carves out a dazzling new domain as the future's most fearsome warrior in this adrenaline-charged sword and sci-fi thriller. Filled with non-stop action, Cyborg is a wild ride from start to finish – a post-apocalyptic battle against the ultimate evil. Deteriorating from social anarchy and a deadly plague, 21st Century America has descended into a seething, barbaric nightmare. Only Pearl Prophet (Dayle Haddon), a beautiful half-human/half-robot, has the knowledge necessary to develop a vaccine. But during her desperate quest to gather data and bring a cure to the world, Pearl is captured by cannibalistic Flesh Pirates who plot to keep the antidote for themselves...and rule the globe! Now, only the awesome fighting skills of saber-wielding hero Gibson Rickenbacker (Van Damme) can rescue her – and save what remains of civilization. Amazon.com: Jean-Claude Van Damme, a.k.a. "the Muscles from Brussels," had only a few movies to his credit when he played the hero in this lame postapocalyptic action flick from 1989. It's really just another martial-arts movie, dressed down with near-future trash and dirty sets that have "low budget" written all over them. Van Damme plays the protective escort for a half-human, half-cyborg woman whose programming contains a possible cure for a plague that's threatening to wipe out the entire population of Earth. But the woman is kidnapped by Van Damme's evil nemesis (is there any other kind?) while they are en route to her Atlanta headquarters. That leads Van Damme right into a lion's den of sadomasochistic torture and torment. If you've made it this far (and if you have, why?), you're probably a founding member of the Jean-Claude Van Damme fan club. To everyone else: Don't say you weren't warned--this is the kind of movie in which naming characters after electric guitars (Van Damme's character is named "Gibson Rickenbacker") qualifies as clever screenwriting. --Jeff Shannon Average Rating:
![]() Rating: - Van Damme's worstLook, I can enjoy a mindless Van Damme action flick like anybody else. I liked a lot of his movies like Hard Target, Sudden Death, Kickboxer, Bloodsport, Death Warrant, Universal Soldier, In Hell etc but if there was one movie I had to single out as Van Damme's worst it would have to be Cyborg. Story: Gibson(Jean Claude Van Damme) is out for revenge after a gang of punks lead by Fender(Vincent Klyn)killed his family. He ends up having to look after a cyborg that holds a cure for a disease ... Read More Rating: - Van Damme Becomes a StarUsing costumes and some effect intended for a sequel to the live action MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE, CYBORG is a bleak and apocalyptic film best known for securing the film career of Jean-Claude Van Damme. The film takes place in a future United States that has been decimated by a plague and internal violence. The film begins in New York City. A female cyborg named Pearl Prophet (Dale Haddon) has retrieved information stored within her memory that when brought back to Atlanta (former headquarters of Centers ... Read More Rating: - A JCVD 80's Movie to ownI just bought the DVD and haven't seen Cyborg for 15 years or so. This movie despite the 1980's MTV band costumes is a great movie for having a couple of hours of fun. best move: the nail out of JCVD's boot as he does a jumping spinning hook kick. the cheese: the bad guys popping out of the mancover -- sort of like a Monty Python skit. But good stuff! Rating: - Anarchy, Genocide, Starvation - perfect setting for a JCVD movieThe Jean Claude Van Damme Review Matrix (JCVD-RM) 1.Who is he? Gibson Rickenbacker, a post-apocalyptic fighter who helps people affected by the plague 2.Which family member/friend must be avenged? His entire family was murdered 3.Does he take his shirt off? Yes, in the rain. 4.Does he have sex with a C-List actress? Yes, some cute brunette (Dayle Hadden) 5.Is there a tournament? No, just a battle for survival 6.Is training needed for this tournament? No tournament ... Read More Rating: - I LIKE THIS WORLD!!Here we go again! Another love it or hate it film. "Cyborg" is notable for a number of reasons. It is a showcase for Van Damme's considerable Martial Arts talent. It shows a world totally devoid of the concept of mercy. Since no one in this film can act their way out of a paper bag, the lack of dialog doesn't hurt it either. Back before his run-in with Cocaine, Van Damme was trying to tap into the Martial Arts film genre as Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris did. He almost succeeded, were it not for the ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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