Hardware (1990)
Release Year: 1990
Nation: United Kingdom, United States of America
Alternative Title: M.A.R.K. 13, Hardware - O Destruidor do Futuro, Hardware, programado para matar, Mark 13 - ohjelmoitu tappamaan, Mark 13 - tarkoitettu tappamaan, Genetic Warrior, Foniko metallo, Mark 13, Metallo letale, Hardware: El exterminador, Hardver, M.A.R.K. 13 - Hardware
Director: Richard Stanley
Writer: Kevin O'Neill, Michael Fallon, Richard Stanley, Steve MacManus
Production & Genre
Producer(s):
Companies: British Satellite Broadcasting, British Screen Productions, Palace Pictures, Wicked Films
Genre: Action Film, B Movie, Cyberpunk, Dystopian Film, Horror, Horror Film, Post-Apocalyptic Film, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Science Fiction Film, Thriller
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Keywords
Keywords: android horror, artist, based on comic, computer technology, cyberpunk, cyborg, desert, disc jockey, drought, dystopia, home security, industrial pollution, junk art, killer robot, murder, nuclear radiation, overpopulated world, polluted air, population control, post-apocalyptic future, robot as menace, scavengers, sculpture, security system, surveillance, synthetic drug, voyeur
Story
In a post-apocalyptic future, a scavenger named Nomad discovers a robotic head in the desert and brings it to New York City where he sells it to Moses Baxter, a space marine who buys it as a Christmas present for his girlfriend Jill Grakowski, an artist. Unbeknownst to them all, the robotic head is actually a government-built killing machine called Mark 13 with artificial intelligence capable of repairing and recharging itself from any energy source. Once inside Jill's apartment, the cyborg reconstructs its body using household items and goes on a murderous rampage. Alvy, a junkyard dealer, identifies the cyborg as Mark 13, revealing that it was abandoned after its original purpose, population control, became obsolete due to nuclear war and resulting desertification. Moses tries to protect Jill but the cyborg continues its violent pursuit, targeting her specifically.
Summary
Hardware (1990) is a British-American cyberpunk horror film directed by Richard Stanley. Set in a post-apocalyptic future following a nuclear war, the story involves a robotic head discovered by Nomad in the desert and sold to Moses Baxter as a gift for his girlfriend Jill. The film is based on a comic book series of the same name, focusing on themes of survival, technology gone wrong, and dystopian society.
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