Cyborg (1989)

14% of critics liked it
(14 reviews)
34% of users liked it
(27,654 ratings)

In a post-apocalyptic world, killer-for-hire Gibson Rickenbacker (Jean-Claude Van Damme) is hired to escort a cyborg--which contains valuable information on a cure for a deathly plague--to its research center. ~ John Bush, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 25 min.
Directed By: Ablert Pyun, Albert Pyun
Written By: Kitty Chambers
Genres: Action & Adventure, Science Fiction & Fantasy

In Theaters: Apr 7, 1989 Wide
On DVD: Aug 15, 2001
Studio: Cannon Home Video

Critic Reviews

Stephen Holden, New York Times
Mr. Van Damme's Gibson is so opaque that he makes Mel Gibson's Mad Max seem weepy by comparison.
Richard Harrington, Washington Post
It's just another martial arts film, all dressed up with no place to go.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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.
, TV Guide's Movie Guide
Martial arts fans will find plenty of action to hold their interest here, but those in search of plot and character are advised to look elsewhere.
Clint Morris, Moviehole
One of Van Damme's earlier, finer moments
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
Laughably bad futuristic Van Damme actioner.
James O'Ehley, Sci-Fi Movie Page
Largely plotless and cheaply made.
Chris Hicks, Deseret News, Salt Lake City
In the end it's a little unfair to assess Van Damme in this picture, since Robert De Niro would have trouble seeming credible in these surroundings.

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Featured Audience Ratings

Phil H

Another Terminator style plot line and a Mad Max rip of sorts, its not too bad for an early effort, when I was young I watched it purely for the action and martial arts sequences, it hasn't got much else. The main baddie is pretty evil looking and as usual the final showdown at… More
Another Terminator style plot line and a Mad Max rip of sorts, its not too bad for an early effort, when I was young I watched it purely for the action and martial arts sequences, it hasn't got much else. The main baddie is pretty evil looking and as usual the final showdown at the end of every Jean Claude film is a martial arts fest and pretty cool.
Tsubaki S

Pero que?
Jason O

The worst Van Damme movie I've seen, and I've seen nearly all of his
Derek A

If Jean Claude Van Dame were a little bit younger, then he would've had a more successful career in this generation. Prime example: Cyborg. This movie is so bad on so many different levels. I swear they were running on a $100 budget after JCVD's salary. The sound was… More
If Jean Claude Van Dame were a little bit younger, then he would've had a more successful career in this generation. Prime example: Cyborg. This movie is so bad on so many different levels. I swear they were running on a $100 budget after JCVD's salary. The sound was awful, the camera work bad, the background and props looked like a middle school play, the graphics were low standards even for 1989, and the worst was the acting! The bad guy just raised his arms and screamed AAARGH! Wow, that's menacing. It's nice to watch JCVD round house kick his way through a movie... but it's sad to watch the guy he hits NOT sell the fight and then for the sound to be a half second off. Geez, kill me now.... I'd rather watch a whole season of crap like Laguna Beach than watch this movie again.
Dean M

Incredible ripoff of <I>Mad Max 2: Road Warrior</i> and <i>Blade Runner</i> where Jean-Claude Van Damme fights alone against the dangerous and reckless gang in his knife-fighting and martial arts scenes.
danny d

eh, not one of his best
xGary X

Another inept action flick from JCVD, this time with a hopelessly dimwitted and cliched sci-fi spin. Cheap and stupid.
Lee K

I dunno.... my least favorite of van dammes when he still had an career.
Barry L

cool.
Miriam K

I only give this thing half a star as I am unable to give it none without having been marked as not rating it. Horrible. So bad one wonders if it was done like this on purpose.
Anthony V

Villian stolen from Once Upon A Time in The West

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Cast

Jean-Claude Van Damme
as Gibson Rickenbacker
Deborah Richter
as Nady Simmons
Vincent Klyn
as Fender Tremolo

Alex Daniels
as Marshall Strat
Dayle Haddon
as Pearl Prophet
Blaise Loong
as Furman Vox

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