Before they made a mountain of money
as the creators of Independence Day
and Godzilla, director Roland Emmerich
and screenwriter Dean Devlin teamed up
for this action flick disguised as a
science fiction thriller. Muscle hunks
Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph
Lundgren play embattled Vietnam
soldiers who killed each other in
combat and are revived 25 years later
as semi-android “UniSols” in a high-
tech army of the near future. Their
memories were supposedly wiped clean,
but flashbacks occur to remind them of
their bitter hatred (Lundgren
committed wartime atrocities; Van
Damme had tried to stop him), and the
warriors resume their tenacious battle
while a journalist (Ally Walker)
uncovers the truth about the secret
UniSol program. With energy to spare,
the standard action sequences are
adequate for anyone with a short
attention span. And besides, with Van
Damme and Lundgren in the lead roles
Universal Soldier
$10.99
Actors: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dolph Lundgren, Ally Walker, Ed O’Ross, Jerry Orbach
Directors: Roland Emmerich
Writers: Christopher Leitch, Dean Devlin, Richard Rothstein
Producers: Allen Shapiro, Craig Baumgarten, Donald Heitzer, Joel B. Michaels
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC, Special Edition, Widescreen
Language: English
Subtitles: English, Spanish
Dubbed: French, Spanish
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number of discs: 1
Rated: R (Restricted)
Studio: Lions Gate
DVD Release Date: October 19, 2004
Run Time: 102 minutes
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