036: Demolition Man (1993)

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When a criminal from the 1990s is unfrozen in the future, the only way to catch him is to unfreeze the cop who caught him the first time around. Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes, and Sandra Bullock star in Marco Brambilla's Demolition Man (1993)!

Episode Log:

• Director Marco Brambilla (1:05)
• Opening action sequence, Cryo-freezing process (4:35)
• Stallone and Snipes in 1993 (7:30)
• Futuristic cars provided by GM (10:40)
• Computer chip implants (12:15)
• Weak password security in the cryo-prison! (16:00)
• GPS and video cam ubiquity - movie nailed it (19:20)
• The unfreezing process (22:50)
• 3 seashells? (28:00)
• Taco Bell and the franchise wars (31:25)
• Physical contact in the future (39:05)
• Car chase, re-inflating tires, and SecureFoam (44:20)
• Jesse Ventura shows up for one scene (48:25)
• Big finale between Stallone and Snipes (50:30)
• Actors' performances (56:05)
• The score is underwhelming (1:03:10)
• Satirical elements of the film (1:08:35)
• Budget, Box Office, critics' reactions (1:11:10)

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