Rotten
Mr. Van Damme's Gibson is so opaque that he makes Mel Gibson's Mad Max seem weepy by comparison.
Stephen Holden, New York Times
Cyborg
He's the first hero of the 21st Century... and he's our only hope.
1989 · 1h 26m · R
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller
Directed by
Albert Pyun
Overview
A martial artist hunts a killer in a plague-infested urban dump of the future.
Director and cast
- Albert Pyun Director
- Jean-Claude Van Damme as Gibson Rickenbacker
- Deborah Richter as Nady Simmons
- Vincent Klyn as Fender Tremolo
- Alex Daniels as Marshall Strat
- Ralf Moeller as Brick Bardo
- Dayle Haddon as Pearl Prophet
- Blaise Loong as Furman Vux / Pirate / Bandit
- Haley Peterson as Haley
- Terrie Batson as Mary
- Jackson 'Rock' Pinckney as Tytus / Pirate / Bandit
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
22%
Tomatometer
Rotten
It's just another martial arts film, all dressed up with no place to go.
Richard Harrington, Washington Post
Rotten
Few genres amuse me more than post-apocalyptic fantasies about supermen fighting for survival. Cyborg is one of the funniest examples of this category, which crosses Escape from New York with The Road Warrior but cheats on the budget.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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