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Universal Soldier
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Universal Soldier is a 1992 American action and science fiction film directed by Roland Emmerich. The screenplay was written by Dean Devlin, with music composed by Christopher Franke. The cast includes Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dolph Lundgren, Ally Walker, and Ed O'Ross. Mario Kassar served as producer, while Karl Walter Lindenlaub was the director of photography. The film was produced by Columbia Pictures and Centropolis Entertainment, and distributed by Netflix.
The narrative is set in Arizona, which also served as the filming location. The movie has a runtime of 103 minutes and was originally released in English. It is part of the Universal Soldier series and was followed by Universal Soldier: The Return. The production had a budget of 23,000,000. Box office figures vary, with reported revenues of 101,200,000 and 119,200,000. The film received a rating of 6.1 on IMDb and 6.334 on TMDb.
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Film · TMDB
6.3An American soldier who had been killed during the Vietnam War is revived 25 years later by the military as a semi-android, UniSols, a high-tech soldier of the future. After the failure of the initiative to erase all the soldier's memories, he begins to experience flashbacks that are forcing him to recall his past.
Cast
- Jean-Claude Van Damme as Luc Deveraux / GR44
- Dolph Lundgren as Andrew Scott / GR13
- Ally Walker as Veronica Roberts
- Ed O'Ross as Colonel Perry
- Ralf Moeller as GR76
- Jerry Orbach as Dr. Christopher Gregor
Themes
- vietnam
- revitalization
- barrage
- reporter
- soldier
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Roland Emmerich
- Written by
- Richard Rothstein Christopher Leitch Dean Devlin
- Produced by
- Allen Shapiro Craig Baumgarten Joel B. Michaels
- Starring
- Jean-Claude Van Damme Dolph Lundgren Ally Walker Ed O'Ross Jerry Orbach
- Cinematography
- Karl Walter Lindenlaub
- Edited by
- Michael J. Duthie
- Music by
- Christopher Franke
- Production companies
- Carolco Pictures Centropolis Entertainment IndieProd Company Productions
- Distributed by
- TriStar Pictures
- Release date
- July 10, 1992 ( 1992-07-10 )
- Running time
- 102 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $23 million
- Box office
- $120 million
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Encyclopedic overview
Universal Soldier is a 1992 American military science-fiction action film directed by Roland Emmerich, produced by Allen Shapiro, Craig Baumgarten, and Joel B. Michaels, and written by Richard Rothstein, Christopher Leitch, and Dean Devlin. The film tells the story of Luc Deveraux, portrayed by Jean-Claude Van Damme, a former U.S. Army soldier killed in the Vietnam War in 1969, and returned to life following a secret military project called the "Universal Soldier" program. However, he finds out about his past, though his memory was erased, and escapes with a young TV journalist (Ally Walker). Along the way, they have to deal with the return of his archenemy, Sergeant Andrew Scott (Dolph Lundgren), who had lost his sanity in the Vietnam War, and became a mentally unwell megalomaniac, intent on killing him and leading the Universal Soldiers.
Universal Soldier was released by TriStar Pictures on July 10, 1992. The film received negative reviews from critics and grossed $120 million worldwide against a budget of $23 million and spawned a series of films: theatrical sequel Universal Soldier: The Return, alternative direct-to-video sequel Universal Soldier: Regeneration, standalone direct-to-video film Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning, and two direct-to-TV films, Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms and Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business.
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