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In honor of Friday’s release of The Expendables, we’re taking a week-long look at the action films of Sir Sylvester Stallone – which is to say we’re skipping his comedies*. Out of respect.*
Title: Demolition Man](Demolition Man (1993) - Movie | Moviefone)
Setting: 1993’s idea of 1996 Los Angeles (burning Hollywood sign? check), followed by 1993’s idea of 2032 “San Angeles,” where Taco Bell reigns supreme, jingle-loving citizens get fined for foul language, and seashells have become a critical component of bathroom use
Our hero: John Spartan (Sylvester Stallone), sentenced to 70 years in cryogenic lock-up for the incidental deaths of thirty hostages when attempting to arrest…
Our villain/s: …Simon Phoenix (Wesley Snipes doing his best Dennis Rodman), Spartan’s overall-wearing arch-nemesis, similarly incarcerated and soon let loose to wreak havoc in the future with his violent tendencies and penchant for “Simon says” jokes
The stakes: The introduction of crime into a society that hasn’t had a recorded murder since 2010 (the same year that, according to the film, the Big One hits - heads up, California!)Filed under: Action, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Warner Brothers