Review of Demolition Man

In 1996 Los Angeles, weight lifting policeman Sylvester Stallone (as John Spartan) fights with bleached blond gangsta Wesley Snipes (as Simon Phoenix). After an explosive battle, both are committed to California's "Cyro-Penitentiary", where criminals are frozen in cryogenic blocks of ice. Apparently, immortality is no longer in vogue, and the practice of freezing people has become low-cost. Known as the "Demolition Man" for his violent tendencies, Mr. Stallone receives a 70 year punishment for collateral damage, though he seems innocently unaware of the number of lives lost. While frozen, Stallone will learn to be a seamstress...

In 2032 San Angeles (combining San Diego and Los Angeles), Mr. Snipes escapes while he is temporarily unfrozen for a parole hearing. Naturally, Snipes starts killing people. Because the society has become Utopian, officials are unable to respond to Snipes' aggression. So, Stallone is brought back to life and pardoned, since he is familiar with Snipes and knows how to get tough on crime. Stallone meets peachy Sandra Bullock (as Lenina Huxley), but learns nothing about his mentioned daughter. The future overlord is sedate doctor Nigel Hawthorne (as Raymond Cocteau) with Denis Leary (as Edgar Friendly) running the resistance...

***** Demolition Man (10/7/93) Marco Brambilla ~ Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes, Sandra Bullock, Nigel Hawthorne