Hardware (1990) Horror Thriller Sci-Fi Action
Hardware (1990) Movie Release Dates / Movie Details
- Overall Score: ☆ 4.87/10
IMDB: ☆ 5.9/10
Metascore: ☆ 4.1/10
Tomatometer: ☆ 4.6/10
Hardware Plot Synopsis:
In the future, a nuclear war has transformed the Earth into a radioactive wasteland where the sea has dried up leaving it as a post-apocalyptic desert. In the desert, A desert scavenger named Nomad discovers a robotic head, arriving in New York City, A space marine named Moses Baxter buys the robotic head from Nomad as a Christmas present for his girlfriend Jill Grakowski, who decides to use it for one of her sculptures. But all hell starts breaking loose, when the robotic head is activated and begins to rebuilt itself. When Alvy, a junkyard dealer discover the robotic head is a Mark 13, a military cyborg of a project that was abandoned. Moses learns Jill's life is in danger, as the Mark 13 cyborg goes on a violent rampage in Jill's apartment as Jill has become the the prime target for extermination.
Synopsis / Plot Summary: The head of a cyborg reactivates and rebuilds itself and goes on a violent rampage in a space marine"s girlfriend"s apartment.
Tagline: It activates it exhilarates... it exterminates
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Hardware Movie Information:
Type: MovieYear: 1990 (more 1990 movies)
Box Office: $5,728,953
Awards: 3
Nominations: 4
Language: English, Chinese
Country: United Kingdom
Release Dates: Movie Release Dates / Hardware Release Dates In Theaters: Sep 14, 1990
Writers: Steve MacManus, Kevin O'Neill, Richard Stanley, Michael Fallon
Producers: Ray Corbett, Elizabeth Karlsen, Nik Powell, JoAnne Sellar, Paul Trijbits, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, Stephen Woolley, Trix Worrell
Editors: Derek Trigg
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Hardware (1990) Cast (Click to Expand)
Hardware Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | Character(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| Carl McCoy | ... | Nomad |
| Iggy Pop | ... | Angry Bob |
| Dylan McDermott | ... | Moses Baxter |
| John Lynch | ... | Shades |
| Mark Northover | ... | Alvy |
| Stacey Travis | ... | Jill |
| Paul McKenzie | ... | Vernon |
| Lemmy | ... | Taxi Driver |
| William Hootkins | ... | Lincoln Wineberg Jr. |
| Mac McDonald | ... | Newscaster |
| Chris McHallem | ... | Premier Boelgaxof |
| Barbara Yu Ling | ... | Chinese Mother |
| Oscar James | ... | Chief |
| Arnold Lee | ... | Chinese Family |
| Susie Savage | ... | Chinese Family (as Susie Ng) |
| Fred Leeown | ... | Chinese Family |
| Mimi Cheung | ... | Chinese Family |
| Sebastian Chee | ... | Chinese Family |
| Marcus Powell | ... | Market Dweller (uncredited) |
| Marc Smith | ... | Alvy (uncredited) (voice) |
Fun Facts: 15 Real AGES of Cast
- Carl McCoy – Nomad
- Iggy Pop (b. April 21, 1947) – Angry Bob
Sign: Taurus, Height: 5' 6" (1.68 m)
Also known as: The Iguanas | Jim Osterberg - Dylan McDermott (b. October 26, 1961) – Moses Baxter
Sign: Scorpio, Height: 6' (1.83 m)
Also known as: Dylan Mcdermott - John Lynch (b. December 26, 1961) – Shades
Sign: Capricorn, Height: 5' 9¾" (1.77 m) - Mark Northover, as Alvy, passed away at age 54 in Upton, Dorset, England, UK.
Sign: Aries, Height: 4' 2" (1.27 m) - Stacey Travis (b. August 29, 1964) – Jill
Sign: Virgo, Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m)
Also known as: Stacy Travis - Paul McKenzie – Vernon
- Lemmy, as Taxi Driver, passed away at age 70 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Sign: Capricorn, Height: 5' 10" (1.78 m)
Also known as: Headgirl | Lemmy Kilmeister | Lemmy Kilminster | Ian 'Lemmy' Kilmister | Ian Fraser 'Lemmy' Kilmister | Ian Fraser Kilmister | Ian Kilmister | Lemmy Kilmister | Lemmy Klimister | Lemmy Klimster | Lemmie | Motorhead | Motörhead | Lemmy von Motorhead - William Hootkins, as Lincoln Wineberg Jr., passed away at age 57 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
Sign: Cancer, Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m)
Also known as: Bill Hootkins - Mac McDonald (b. June 18, 1949) – Newscaster
Sign: Gemini, Height: 6' (1.83 m)
Also known as: Mac MacDonald | Mac Macdonald | Mak MakDonald | Mac McDougall | Mac Mcdonald - Chris McHallem (b. November 30, 1959) – Premier Boelgaxof
Also known as: Chris McHallam | Christopher McHallem | Chris McHallum - Barbara Yu Ling, as Chinese Mother, passed away at age 58 in England, UK.
Sign: Scorpio
Also known as: Barbara Lee | Barbara Lee Yu Ling | Yu Ling | Barbara Yu-Ling | Yu-Ling | Barbara Yu-Lung - Oscar James (b. July 25, 1942) – Chief
Sign: Leo - Arnold Lee – Chinese Family
- Susie Savage – Chinese Family (as Susie Ng)
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