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Mortal Kombat
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5.9For nine generations an evil sorcerer has been victorious in hand-to-hand battle against his mortal enemies. If he wins a tenth Mortal Kombat tournament, desolation and evil will reign over the multiverse forever. To save Earth, three warriors must overcome seemingly insurmountable odds, their own inner demons, and superhuman foes.
Cast
- Robin Shou as Liu Kang
- Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as Shang Tsung
- Linden Ashby as Johnny Cage
- Bridgette Wilson-Sampras as Sonya Blade
- Christopher Lambert as Lord Raiden
- Talisa Soto as Kitana
Themes
- island
- martial arts
- monster
- saving the world
- magic
- villain
- gore
- god
- alternate dimension
- ninja
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Ratings
IMDb
5.8/10
131,146 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
44%
Metacritic
60/100
- Year
- 1995
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Fantasy
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 1 win & 3 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Paul Anderson
- Written by
- Kevin Droney
- Based on
- Mortal Kombat , by Ed Boon John Tobias
- Produced by
- Lawrence Kasanoff
- Starring
- Linden Ashby Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Robin Shou Bridgette Wilson Talisa Soto Christopher Lambert
- Cinematography
- John R. Leonetti
- Edited by
- Martin Hunter
- Music by
- George S. Clinton
- Production company
- Threshold Entertainment
- Distributed by
- New Line Cinema
- Release date
- August 18, 1995 ( 1995-08-18 )
- Running time
- 101 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $20 million
- Box office
- $122.2 million
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Encyclopedic overview
Mortal Kombat is a 1995 American martial arts fantasy film based on the video game franchise by Ed Boon and John Tobias. It is the first installment in the Mortal Kombat film series. It was directed by Paul Anderson and stars Linden Ashby, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Robin Shou, Bridgette Wilson, Talisa Soto, and Christopher Lambert. The film follows a group of heroes who participate in the eponymous tournament to protect Earth from being conquered by malevolent forces. Its story primarily adapts the original 1992 game, while also using elements from the game Mortal Kombat II (1993).
Development of a Mortal Kombat film adaptation began shortly after the release of Mortal Kombat II when independent producer Lawrence Kasanoff acquired the rights from Midway Games. Newcomer director Anderson was hired based on the strength of his debut Shopping, with a screenplay written by Kevin Droney. Filming took place primarily in Thailand, with fight sequences supervised by Shou and Pat E. Johnson.
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