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You can't stop progress. - Hardware
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Title: Hardware

Release Date: 14 Sep 1990

Runtime: 1h 33m

Genre: Science Fiction, Thriller, Horror

Director: Palace Pictures, British Screen Productions, Wicked Films, British Satellite Broadcasting

Production Companies: Palace Pictures, British Screen Productions, Wicked Films, British Satellite Broadcasting

Overview: Mark 13 is a government-built killing machine programmed with artificial intelligence, able to repair and recharge itself from any energy source. Through a series of coincidences, the cyborg's head ends up in the home of a sculptress as a bizarre Christmas present from her boyfriend. Once inside its new home, the cyborg promptly reconstructs the rest of its body using a variety of household utensils and proceeds to go on a murderous rampage.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 5.9 (294 votes)

Cast

  • Moses "Hard Mo" Baxter: Dylan McDermott
  • Jill: Stacey Travis
  • Shades: John Lynch
  • Lincoln Wineberg Jr.: William Hootkins
  • Nomad: Carl McCoy
  • Angry Bob: Iggy Pop
  • Alvy: Mark Northover
  • Vernon: Paul McKenzie
  • Chief: Oscar James
  • Taxi Driver: Lemmy Kilmister
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