80's and 90's low budget sci-fi's about a post apocalyptic Earth, creepy people & killer robots makes for a good midnight movie. Consequently, the movie Screamers (1995) and The Matrix (1999) have the same stuff, and borrows a bit from Alien and Terminator. Hardware doesn't exactly scream originality, as the story comes from a comic book, made by Steve MacManus and Kevin O'Neill of Judge Dredd fame. When Hardware first came out, however, you never heard that because they never included it in the ads or credits. You'll see them now, however, on the DVD credits, after legal issues were raised.
It's probably best that you don't know anything else from it's small plot of a desert nomad (Dylan McDermott) gets a robot head to his metal sculptress girlfriend (Stacy Travis). And then eventually, that head comes to life. It's funny seeing McDermott go from this to TV lawyer. I've got to say, Travis may have aged a bit, & still looks good, but here she looks hot.
I say it makes a good midnight movie because even though it does make a good social comment, it doesn't expand better on the idea. It's a little dated by today's standard, it doesn't have many characters and it just isn't everybody's cup of... loose screws and miscellaneous parts.
But the inclusion of Iggy Pop was cool if you know who he is. Music by Public Image Ltd ("This is What you Want This is What You Get" was very good, and fit the movie) and Ministry. The SFX was good, and it isn't a long movie, thank goodness. See it, just, you know, do it after midnight.
It's probably best that you don't know anything else from it's small plot of a desert nomad (Dylan McDermott) gets a robot head to his metal sculptress girlfriend (Stacy Travis). And then eventually, that head comes to life. It's funny seeing McDermott go from this to TV lawyer. I've got to say, Travis may have aged a bit, & still looks good, but here she looks hot.
I say it makes a good midnight movie because even though it does make a good social comment, it doesn't expand better on the idea. It's a little dated by today's standard, it doesn't have many characters and it just isn't everybody's cup of... loose screws and miscellaneous parts.
But the inclusion of Iggy Pop was cool if you know who he is. Music by Public Image Ltd ("This is What you Want This is What You Get" was very good, and fit the movie) and Ministry. The SFX was good, and it isn't a long movie, thank goodness. See it, just, you know, do it after midnight.