Hardware
Synopsis
Mark 13 is a government-built killing machine programmed with artificial intelligence, able to repair and recharge itself from any energy source. Through a series of coincidences, the cyborg's head ends up in the home of a sculptress as a bizarre Christmas present from her boyfriend. Once inside its new home, the cyborg promptly reconstructs the rest of its body using a variety of household utensils and proceeds to go on a murderous rampage.
Hardware (1990) is a 1h 33min horror feature film by Richard Stanley. Mark 13 is a government-built killing machine programmed with artificial intelligence, able to repair and recharge it...
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Festival History
- Octopus Film Festival 2020 - Retrospektywa Richarda Stanleya
- Panic Fest 2020 - Features
VHS & home video releases
| VHS | Cineplex Odeon Home Video (cat. no. COHV6128) | 1990, Canada, slipcase |
| VHS | Sandrews Video (cat. no. 70892) | 1991, Sweden, clamshell |
| VHS | HBO Home Video (cat. no. 90375) | 1992, United States, slipcase |
Soundtracks
| Vinyl LP | Hardware (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (1990) | 4 releases, 2013: Flick Records |
| CD | Hardware (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (1990) | 3 releases, 1990-2018: Flick Records, Varèse Sarabande |
| Cassette | Hardware (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (1990) | 3 releases, 1990-1992: As, Milan, Varèse Sarabande |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | United States | September 14, 1990 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | October 5, 1990 |
| Theatrical | Germany | November 8, 1990 |
| Theatrical | Italy | January 23, 1991 |
| Theatrical | France | May 29, 1991 |
| Theatrical | Australia | July 25, 1991 |
| Classification | Germany | 18 |
| Classification | United Kingdom | 18 |
| Classification | United States | R |
Versions & editions
| Home video VHS | Canada | 1990 COHV6128 |
| Home video VHS | Sweden | 1991 70892 |
| Home video VHS | United States | 1992 90375 |
Full credits
| Director | Richard Stanley |
| Cast | Dylan McDermott (Moses "Hard Mo" Baxter), Stacey Travis (Jill), John Lynch (Shades), William Hootkins (Lincoln Wineberg Jr.), Carl McCoy (Nomad), Iggy Pop (Angry Bob), Mark Northover (Alvy), Paul McKenzie (Vernon), Oscar James (Chief), Lemmy Kilmister (Taxi Driver), Mac McDonald (Newscaster), Chris McHallem (Premier Boelgaxof), Barbara Yu Ling (Chinese Mother), Arnold Lee (Chinese Family), Susie Savage (Chinese Family - Susie Ng), Fred Leeown (Chinese Family), Mimi Cheung (Chinese Family), Sebastian Chee (Chinese Family), Mike Derks (Themselves (archive footage)), Richard Stanley (Talking elevator (voice) (uncredited)) |
| Screenplay | Richard Stanley |
| Producer | Elizabeth Karlsen, JoAnne Sellar, Paul Trijbits, Ray Corbett |
| Executive producer | Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, Nik Powell, Stephen Woolley, Trix Worrell |
| Cinematography | Steven Chivers |
| Editing | Derek Trigg |
| Music | Simon Boswell |
| Production design | Joseph Bennett |
| Visual effects | Chris Cunningham |
| Costumes | Michael Baldwin |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
