Verhoeven Effect

We dive into the weird world of Demolition Man. A man from the violent past is unfrozen to assassinate an underground leader, and a violent cop is unfrozen to stop him.

Act 1: 19:02

Act 2: 1:08:24

Act 3: 2:09:09

Cinematographer - Alex Thomson 

Written by - Daniel Waters and Robert Reneau and  Peter M. Lenkov 

Cast - Sylvester Stallone Wesley Snipes Sandra Bullock

We dive into the weird world of Freejack. In a violent future old rich people steal bodies from the past just before they die in order to take over their bodies in the future.

Act 1: 31:14

Act 2: 58:24

Act 3: 1:44:19

Cinematographer - Amir Mokri 

Written by - Steven Pressfield & Ronald Shusett and Dan Gilroy 

Robert Sheckley (novel)

Cast - Emilio Estevez Mick Jagger Rene Russo

We dive into the weird world of Backdraft. Brian's dad is violently killed while fighting a fire and then he grows up and is reluctantly moved toward being a fireman. Also there's a murder a corruption plot.

Act 1: 21:38

Act 2: 54:04

Act 3: 1:42:13

Cinematographer - Mikael Salomon 

Written by - Gregory Widen

Cast - Kurt Russell William Baldwin Robert De Niro

We dive into the weird world of Mac Max Beyond Thunderdome. In a violent post apocalypse a town using gladiatorial combat to settle personal disputes in the Thunderdome, and then we go beyond Thunderdome.

Act 1: 32:44

Act 2: 1:05:07

Act 3: 2:07:52

Cinematographer - Dean Semler 

Written by - Terry Hayes & George Miller 

Cast - Mel Gibson Tina Turner  Bruce Spence 

We dive into the weird world of Memphis Belle. In a violent air war in World War II, a bomber group gets sent in to bomb a German factory, if they survive this bombing mission it will be the Memphis Belle end of it tour of duty.

Act 1: 21:44

Act 2: 1:11:55

Act 3: 1:57:36

Cinematographer - David Watkin 

Written by - Monte Merrick

Cast - Matthew Modine Eric Stoltz Tate Donovan

We dive into the weird world of The Abyss. In a violent Ocean a Ohio class submarine crashes after encountering an undersea alien. An experimental underwater oil rig and some Navy Seals are sent in to investigate.

Act 1: 31:11

Act 2: 1:01:02

Act 3: 1:42:48

Cinematographer -  Mikael Salomon 

Written by -  James Cameron

Cast - Ed Harris Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio Michael Biehn

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We dive into the weird world of The Beast. In a violent Afghanistan a relentless Russian tank commander, after slaughtering a village, gets lost and tears apart his tank crew.

Act 1: 28:32

Act 2: 59:42

Act 3: 1:35:59

Cinematographer - Douglas Milsome 

Written by - William Mastrosimone 

Cast - George Dzundza Jason Patric Steven Bauer

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We dive into the weird world of RoboCop. In a violent future Detroit a corporation runs a police department intentionally poorly and then turn one of their fallen officers into a robot police officer.

Act 1: 28:01

Act 2: 1:31:04

Act 3: 2:50:59

Director - Paul Verhoeven

Cinematographer - Jost Vacano

Written by - Edward Neumeier & Michael Miner

Cast - Peter Weller Nancy Allen Dan O'Herlihy

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We dive into the weird world of The Fly. A violent teleporter mishap causes it's quirky creator to evolve into a new hybrid lifeform.

Act 1: 21:36

Act 2: 43:59

Act 3: 1:04:21

Director - David Cronenberg

Cinematographer - Mark Irwin

Written by - Charles Edward Pogue and David Cronenberg (screenplay) George Langelaan (from the story by)

Cast - Jeff Goldblum Geena Davis John Getz

We dive into the weird world of Lifeforce. A violent lifeform of humanoid psychic space vampires, gathers life energy from London for reasons.

Director - Tobe Hooper

Cinematographer - Alan Hume

Written by - Dan O'Bannon & Don Jakoby (screenplay) Colin Wilson (novel)

Cast - Steve Railsback Peter Firth Frank Finlay