Dylan McDermott, Stacey Travis, John Lynch

A wandering soldier finds a robot head in the post-apocalyptic desert. He brings it back to his girlfriend for use in one of her sculptures. He investigates the origin of the head, and discovers it's ...( read more  read more... )from the Mark 13 project, canceled because of unreliability. His girlfriend, nay, society at large become endangered when the robot puts itself back together using the parts she has for her sculptures.

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R, 1 hr. 33 min.

Directed by: Richard Stanley

Release Date: September 14, 1990

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DVD Release Date: May 6, 2003

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  • March 31, 2008
    Mark 13; No Flesh Shall Be Spared

    Desert style, post-apocalyptic, cyberpunk horror that one will either love or hate. A former soldier salvaging for scrap brings the head of a robot to his girlfriend to use in her scrap metal sculptures. The gesture is enough to get him thro...( read more)ugh the door and into her bed when we find the robot head is actually an experimental battle robot from a failed "population-control" project.

    Hilarity ensues as blood, guts, spit and ass paint the walls in a washed-out-color world. Though at times it becomes a bit tedious and seems to offer no more than visuals, Hardware is still worthy enough for any fans of cyberpunk.

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  • October 13, 2007
    Great 80's music and dusty post-apocalyptic danger zone . It's a simple robot-girl suspense story. Nothing great, but it has an appeal - blame the Public Image Ltd. song "The Order of Death" which makes it unforgettable.
  • December 27, 2006
    You pick this movie up and you see that it boasts Lemmy Killmister in its cast, and you go, "How good can it be", right?. Well, it's even worse.
  • December 13, 2006
    Style most definitely triumphs over substance in a highly derivitive tech-noir horror. Nice to look at but ultimately unfulfilling.
  • February 14, 2008
    A sad look at an all too possible future. Brilliant post apocolypic movie...very sandy though.
  • October 21, 2009
    Richard Stanley's first theatrical film plays like a low rent, punk rock version of Terminator, but structured like a home invasion horror flick, with all the gory trappings. The visuals, especially on the new blu-ray are impressive, and definitely bares a second watch if you've ...( read more)only seen it on shitty old tapes. This is a both a unique film, and a familiar one, but if your a fan of the weird or extreme, you should give it a shot.
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  • October 14, 2009
    Even for cyberpunk the cinematography bothers me. Cool soundtrack though but lags around so much
  • August 7, 2009
    Recommended by DrLappos.
  • July 28, 2009
    I am a huge fan of movies set in a post-apocalyptic era. Hardware has terrific visuals, the lighting is impeccable and the desert scenery is dreamy. However, the plot is extra thin, the characters are bland and are never developed and the robot kept reminding me of Number 5. Apar...( read more)t from this, I'd still recommend Hardware to anyone who loves post-apocalyptic sci-fi.

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  • GHOSTRiderX
    February 23, 2009
    One of the Best SF/Horror Movies I've ever seen! A Must See!

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