Demolition Man: Sylvester Stallone's Biggest Cult Classic?

1993 was an important year for Sylvester Stallone. After a long string of flops, Renny Harlin’s mountain epic Cliffhanger was the much needed international hit Sly needed, with the film helping to re-affirm his position as one of the biggest action stars in Hollywood. But, before that movie had ever come out, Sly was shooting his second film of the year, once which, in the end, would make less money than Cliffhanger, but would go on to achieve legendary cult status. Almost thirty years later, it remains Stallone’s most popular film featuring a character that isn’t named Rocky or Rambo. The movie, of course, is Demolition Man, co-starring the great Wesley Snipes and a young Sandra Bullock!
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[@zeo_crash7984]

It's Wesley Snipes best role. He was so perfectly cast. You can't take your eyes off the screen whenever he's on and he looks like he's having an absolute blast playing Phoenix.

[@chefhosanna]

Blade🤷🏽‍♂️

[@makatron]

@@chefhosanna came to say that

[@GeomancerHT]

Such a great villain, almost an anti-hero, you cannot hate it but he does play the part wonderfully.

[@FatHead1979]

As well as being cast as Blade!

[@skyden24195]

"Somebody kill him please." 😆😅🤣

[@strangelovemd1]

Electric cars, FaceTime calls, social distance due to a virus, virtual sex, defunded police…this movie was on point

[@jaytheokie]

I had the pleasure of working with Mr Stallone on Tulsa King and you have no idea how hard it was to not bring up this absolute gem. It truly is an underrated classic.

[@joes9954]

If you work with him again you must and report back.

[@jaytheokie]

@@joes9954 Season 2 coming up!

[@V3ntilator]

"Underrated" is the most wrongfully used word on whole KZbin. Demolition Man were praised since release. It's a movie you never hear anything bad about.

[@orlandoruizjr3834]

1993 was great. I remember seeing Cliffhanger and Demolition Man in the theater. Both were a blast to watch with a full crowd. This was truly the golden age of action films.

[@lexkanyima2195]

Very edgy

[@thorner1975]

I remember going to see this opening weekend back in '93 and walking out thinking it was one of the best action movies EVER!!! It's definitely one of Sly's best and it still holds up pretty well today.

[@powerbadpowerbad]

Yes,it still holds up today.And a rather unique movie also,the only team-up of Sly and Wesley,they both were at their physical peak.

[@prozaque]

I watched it on the big screen too back then. I've never been a Stallone fan, but this movie is awesome.

[@natejennings5884]

I didn't watch Demolition Man when it debuted in 1993 (I was 17 and living in St. Pete, FL), but caught it summer 1994 on VHS and LOVED IT. Two decades later the movie's critique of utopian ideals run amok are more relavent than ever.

[@kendallrivers1119]

@@natejennings5884 We're literally living a lot of what actually happened in the movie. Social distancing, people being offended by any and everything, political correctness run amok, defund the police stuff etc. It's eerie.

[@lexkanyima2195]

@@kendallrivers1119 maybe it predict for that movie

[@sleepydragonzarinthal3533]

All cast and crew at peak performance, so many great actors, great chemistry, writing, directing. It came together so well, and the memes it launched are super relevant today

[@fernandogimenez7520]

This wasn't a movie, this was a Warning about our future

[@FlickFusionOfficial]

Demolition Man has become one of my favorite movies, however, it has, become a documentary. What is happening with the world today has came to a reality. This movie predicted the future. That is why I love it!!!

[@lexkanyima2195]

Not before 2020

[@melissacooper8724]

Hopefully, the part where you get fined for swearing, the three seashells bathroom thing, and the Taco Bell thing won't ever become a reality! Although we did come pretty close to their no-touching greeting thanks to the Pandemic.

[@dannwan8537]

I have been asking some people if they think Demolition Man and Judge Dredd could become reality, so far no one(I think) has responded!

[@kingkonggordy]

This is my favorite Sylvester Stallone movie and my favorite Wesley Snipes movie. I remember as a kid talking my parents into letting me order this on pay per view back in the day! Loved it instantly, and it's still one of my all time favorites that I watch at least a couple of times every year.

[@brianshaker1885]

Right? To me, it's the epitome of an action movie. Just how it looks from a cinematography aspect (supringly he was a one and done director, which seems crazy in hindsight). It's easily the most Joel Silvery movie in existence. Which is saying a lot. Great dialogue, lots of action, cheesy and clever. It's a movie that never takes itself too seriously but knows it's seriously awesome.

[@brianshaker1885]

Also, I'll add it passes the movie theater test. Meaning... if EVERY Sly Stallone movie was playing in a movie theater at the same time. What movie would you see? For me, it would be tough between Rocky 4 and Demolition Man... but ultimately, Demolition Man would win out.

[@ViktorKruger99]

this movie has been living rent free in my head since 1996 I LOVE this movie, that incredible scene where phoenix escapes is the turning point for me, that is where I became really invested in the characters and the story

[@julianuceda1331]

Demolition Man is a timeless action masterpiece, 10🐚 out of 10🐚

[@Mitch.Buchannon]

It‘s only 3🐚 (out of 3🐚).

[@lexkanyima2195]

@PlasmaStorm73 [N5EVV] what ?

[@VandalSauvage]

I used to watch Demolition Man on VHS like *crazy* back in ‘93. I was probably 5-6 years old and ate it up. Still a great film!

[@wstine79]

I remember my dad taking me to see this. This was my favorite Stallone and Wesley Snipes film. It's funny this film really predicted the future, AKA today.

[@exploringcolorado720]

The movie is very loosely based on the book, Brave New Word, by Alduos Huxley

[@kilotun8316]

I rented this from my local video store when I was fourteen and it was AWESOME. Still want to try that Rat Burger!

[@moonsorrow77]

I love this move when it came out…Wesley snipes was really cool villain.. and that futuristic city looks kind of fun..😂😂😂

[@tv_tim]

I love this movie. Any time I see it on television I can't help but watch it. Great action and funny comedy paired with Stallone just looking like he's having a blast in the movie makes it so perfect.

[@Jannes-pj4cd]

As a Stallone fan I really like this movie. It truly is awesome!

[@NottyGurlStyle]

I never get sick of watching this movie! Hands down on the best movies of its time!

[@Dontkillthenewb]

Same! I still watch it, glad the kids love watching it as well. Fun film to sit down and watch on a weekend watch hour with friends and family.

[@MikeOrtego]

I saw this at a dollar theater with my brother. We were trying to decide between this and Cool Runnings. I'm glad we saw Demolition Man but both ended up being classics....for me anyway.

[@robalt1983]

This is definitely Sly's best action film. Mom took me to see it. Then my dad's friend's friend managed a theater and I got to see it again for free. 30 years later and it still never gets old.

[@lexkanyima2195]

This is less PG

[@chrisdouglas1158]

What about stop or my mum will shoot?

[@timwong5908]

Loved Sandra Bullock in this movie. It's a shame a sequel didn't happen. I think it could be remade into a TV series (of course with different actors now).

[@lexkanyima2195]

Does it matter ? A sequel is not nessecary

[@abdulhouser]

It even emerged as a precursor to the Coronavirus ( the scene with Rob Schneider and another actor giving each other a high five, but leaving a little distance between hands).

[@darthmamdouh]

I think you meant "cryoprison", not "chiroprison". The former is an inmate freezing facility, the latter a musculoskeltal therapist detention center.

[@grapeshot]

I remember watching his movie at the Post Theater when I was stationed at Fort Hood. I've always been the fan thought Wesley Snipes was pretty funny in it. "I hope my toes don't look like that when I was frozen".

[@powerbadpowerbad]

Dang,bro,I was stationed at Ft Hood in 1995-1st Cav Div.What unit/div were you in ???

[@grapeshot]

@@powerbadpowerbad 21st Field Artillery Regiment 1st Cav Div MLRS.

[@tkskagen]

A sequel would be GREAT, but Sly is "killing it" in TULSA KING!

[@Slim1423]

@PlasmaStorm73 [N5EVV] A 76 year action hero? They may have to CGI him throughout the sequel ! He's getting up there in age.

[@kendallrivers1119]

@@Slim1423 Yet he's doing Tulsa King which is a heavy action show so...

[@patrick_stoe]

I saw the movie first with my Dad on VHS when I was 11....I love this movie to death and ironically it somehow predicted a lot of things that sort of are happening nowadays ^^ !

[@seanfahey3600]

I actually handed 3 seashells to my wife when she ran out of Toilet paper. She was not amused.

[@foxxtail06]

I'm waiting for that day when taco bell becomes a fine diner

[@OkraPlutonium]

My friend's dad worked in the movies and had a huge VHS library. Each weekend I would pick a random tape from the shelf and watch it with my friend. Most of them were okay, but this was one that blew me away at how good it was.

[@anthonygordon9483]

I saw this on paper view at age I shouldn't have saw it. Me and my sister use to sneak paper view movies back in the day. This is a classic

[@ericconnor8419]

The film taught me the truth about the unnecessary toilet paper industry. I have used the three seashells since the late 90s.

[@r7diego]

- JoBlo: "this is the best Stallone movie" - Assassins: "i'm a joke to you !?"

[@torquetheprisoner]

most of the things in this movie are starting to become reality

[@paulthrutner9114]

Like what?? Please emphasise as I don’t use sea shells, people don’t walk around in togas, there arnt cities underground in the sewers(yes, there are small communities but not huge nations) people arnt being frozen as punishment, people aren’t being fined for swearing by huge speakers listening to you.. Please, spill??

[@torquetheprisoner]

@@paulthrutner9114 now that would spoil the fun 😜

[@biguy617]

@@paulthrutner9114 everything being so PC and worrying about touching everything.

[@Horstveratu]

@@paulthrutner9114 ppl watching tiktok and Songs being like 90sec at this point thanks to it, is on the Level of the music in the movie. All the annoying wokenazi shit that came true, censorship out the ass (so far just online). People being little lost lambs, strange cult leaders telling ppl how to live, etc. ppl eating processed vegan bullshit, thinking it's healthy.... it's actually scary how much shit right now is a Mix of demolition man and idiocracy

[@drunkenmaster8511]

@@paulthrutner9114 everyone is a soft snowflake now just like the people in the movie

[@ALL_that_ENDS]

I could quote this amazing movie all day. Quite literally the only time I don't really mind Rob Schneider, whom I really can't stand. Wesley snipes second greatest performance, other than Blade of course. Oh and when Simon Phoenix is walking through the hall of violence and bounces that dudes head off the wall, haha man. I f-ing love this movie. "imma blast from the past." "send a maniac, to catch one." "rat burger? This is a rat burger?" "dont worry, ill hit you with the next one." "be well"

[@JMRoupe]

This is one of my favorite movies! Love Demolition Man! Comedy & action!

[@fatboydim.7037]

Stallone has said he is working on a follow up. Its one of my favourite movies from the 90's and Snipes is awesome as both are on screen . Classic 1990s Hollywood at its greatest.

[@lexkanyima2195]

But too late

[@SalemGhassanHanna]

"I thought your life-force had been prematurely terminated!" "Yeah I thought I was history too."

[@jonathanmoua9261]

This was one of my favorite movies as a teen in the 90s

[@SpittingFire]

There are cult classics, and then there are Secret Masterpieces such as Demolition Man.

[@mbogucki1]

Wesley Snipes was awesome and insane, Sandra Bullock absolutely adorable and John Spartan made a great case for cops wearing military berets. This is one of those I films I always watch when I have a cold and stuck on the couch. Also Steve Kahan has had one hell of a career with the fictional LAPD.

[@wilks2006]

Saw this in the theatre when it came out and loved it. Just watched it again with the kids, their first ime, and they liked it a lot.

[@leobuscaglia5576]

This movie was way ahead of it's time in so many ways. So many of it's so called predictions have come true today.

[@exploringcolorado720]

This is based on a book written decades earlier.

[@wstine79]

Fun fact. When the movie was released in international countries, Taco Bell was replaced by Pizza Hut as the popular restaurant

[@GiganBuzzSaw]

I forgot about that! My girlfriend was watching it and the subtitles said Pizza Hut even though they said Taco Bell and she started laughing because she was so confused

[@ericconnor8419]

It was Taco bell in England. I thought they had made it up for the film, when I heard about the restaurants later in America I thought they were a spin off (Planet Hollywood restaurants were big at the time so it seemed logical)

[@lexkanyima2195]

@@ericconnor8419 dubbing

[@powerbadpowerbad]

First off,Sandra Bullock was_GORGEOUS in this movie. LOL.Saw this film at the cinema,LOVED it !!! Wesley and Sly in the same film-GOLDEN.

[@wushushorty1]

Such a great flick.. but can't get over how the reviewer kept saying "cairo" prison instead of cryo prison.. lol

[@Kurtsg10]

The studio should do a steelbook version of the movie with expanded features- especially interviews with the cast.

[@emancoy]

It wasn't recieved well back then, but seemingly gets better as time passes

[@EpicLebaneseNerd]

THE 3 SEA SHELLS is now a legend and for me, it was pizza hut and i remember stallone saying ''he feels like a slice'' if i am not mistaken, in 1993 i had no idea that taco ball even existed.

[@anthonypenrose4703]

I absolutely love this movie it's in my top 5 of all time and it gets better every time I watch it PS in the Australian version it's Pizza Hut because that was more well known here as opposed to Taco Bell

[@ghosthammer686]

One of my top 10 favorite movies of all time

[@trublu71]

One of my favorite action movies of all time! Great review!

[@Casey3-P-O]

I'm so glad you guys made a video about this movie. This is one of my all time favorites. I have a lot of nostalgia from watching it with my dad when I was a kid. I haven't even started the video yet, but regardless, I'm glad you made it. Thanks 😊

[@adampatterson5475]

"Does it take batterys " "Where's the radio shack"

[@JustinMBailey]

Love the movie love the pin I have one in my basement. Only pin ever made with gun flippers.

[@jaspal666]

I took my kid to the Texas Pinball Festival maybe 10 years ago. Saw the Demolition Man pinball… came home to watch the movie. Still stands up. 😂

[@trevorstockwell8290]

This was a very underrated movie and it's a great watch

[@JokersVsZombies]

This is my favorite Stallone movie

[@peterlundskow4061]

When it came out, I thought it was great because of combo of action, humor & music!

[@zach7193]

This movie is something else. Predictions all around after this came out.

[@scottgauley7722]

Can we also not forget just how cute Sandra Bullock was in this movie?

[@DeepThought420]

This is one of my all time favorite movies! So glad it was made!

[@themoviebuff6196]

One of my all time favourite Sci Fi movies. 90s Galore!!! 👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽

[@xavilend]

Truly astonishing movie love it, and in an era where it wasn't ruined by crap CGI and greenscreen.

[@Oldschooldan1]

This film was a wild adaptation of Aldous Huxley's Brave New World.

[@Cramer2612]

I Love This movie just watched it 2 days ago!!! Never gets old.

[@methos-ey9nf]

Such a fun movie. I feel like I need to give it a rewatch.

[@richarddixon1450]

I love this film! They've just opened a Taco Bell near where I live (northeast England) and its the first I've ever seen. Makes me think of this movie every time I drive by it lol. BE WELL!

[@formerlyknownashammerofthegods]

The supporting cast is off the charts.

[@phizix5023]

Arguably my favorite action movie of all time. So much so that I bought smart bulbs just so I could say “Illuminate” to turn my lights on. Lmao

[@anubusx]

This and Judge Dredd are so alike.

[@trevorstockwell8290]

Simon even said the hostages were already dead by the time spartan even showed up. They had to have Wesley slow down his moves while filming if I remember right

[@user00061]

being called "Puke Skywalker" by Stallone himself in the 3DO game was something

[@everyoneash]

When a film predicts the future that well you watch that film again and again...that's why demolition man is a classic

[@eduardomata3264]

I was 3 in 1993. I didn’t learn of this masterpiece until a decade later 😢

[@Bluboy30]

I love this film, seen it countless times. I hope they'll release it on 4K disc soon and hopefully with a "director's cut". I read somewhere years ago that Warner Bros. didn't like the original cut and ordered the filmmakers to cut out a lot of the more violent action scenes. Scenes that were cut were a fight scene between Stallone and Jesse Ventura towards the end and a big shootout in the climax.

[@lamentate07]

Was it Warner or Sly? Sly used to meddle a lot in post back then.

[@Bluboy30]

@@lamentate07 I don't know, probably both. If you watch the under the city scene, it was weirdly edited when the action starts. I think Warner Bros. wanted a light action/comedy and not a full blown shoot'em up.

[@jeremysiron9622]

Don’t know if it’s gonna be mentioned in this video I’m gonna have to watch it later, but I don’t know if anyone else has watched any of the videos that talk about all the crazy predictions that came true from this movie….eerie on some of them

[@cliffcaldwell2494]

Cryo, not cyro. Also, I love and quote this flick often. I watch it a few times a year.

[@alderoth01]

I loved this movie. Not a huge stelone fan, even back then, but I thought this was awesome. Edit: the way they did that running sequence with the electric gun was pretty awesome. I remember seeing a behind the scenes thing on HBO as a kid and they cut out each bar on that metal wall and placed those tiny "squib" explosives on them. So they had to do that run scene as a practicle effect in order to get it to look right. If im not misfaken this was the movie where they used paintball guns with little balls of gunpowder to simulate bullets hitting metal, or hitting a hard surface. They would shoot right behind the actors and the tiny balls would mix their chemicals and make a small spark simulating ricochet off metal lol. If this is the movie they did that in they did a lot of crazy stuff to pull off the special effects in it.

[@jamesmoss3424]

Sylvester Stallone is fantastic as John Spartan and Wesley Snipes is fantastic as Simon Phoenix. 😀👍

[@The_Keh27]

Also saw it in theatres when it came out. I STILL have my old VHS copy

[@edvaira6891]

This movie just Holds up! It still Looks great, thirty years later…very well made, surprisingly well written, despite the fact the script was rewritten about sixty times!

[@Vaporvice84]

One of my favorite Sly quotes: "Brake now you Mickey Mouse piece of SSSSHHHHIIIIIITTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!" ::crashes into glass wall and turns into a Canolli::

[@user-jn7tc3tp2x]

This movie is so wonderful, and I can watch it over and over again!!

[@Zombiesnyder13]

This is what the world would look like if it was dominated by Disney

[@leehessey1154]

Isn't it already lol

[@LAYNESTALEYISAGOD]

Such a great film! Still trying to learn how to use the 3 seashells.

[@fortunatejeremy]

A great prank would be to replace toilet paper in public washrooms with three sea shells.

[@kerbal666]

We're all gonna die not knowing how those bloody seashells work

[@shoua7]

I saw this movie in theaters back in the day. I thought it wasn't a great movie, but it was a really fun one. And I've had a crush on Sandra Bullock ever since I first saw her on the big screen. 😊

[@ToadstedCroaks]

Loved that they added that bit about Arnold in it. Just more continued beef between the two that's showed up in several movies. It's like the action movies version of the Stan Lee cameo.

[@AndyJay1985]

93 was the year Stallone was on top after Last Action Hero flopped. Must've felt good.

[@Rockstar-bq5fm]

The casting of Sly and Snipes was perfect but I am intrigued of what could of been a Van Damn Phoenix. Van Damn always played a good villain whenever he did. It’s a shame he never played more

[@lexkanyima2195]

Or Jackie Chan as Phoenix will never be believable.

[@BryonLape]

The movie that gave me an appreciation for Ms. Bullock.

[@adam346]

one could argue that it was one of the first movies that solidly incorporated the major three elements that would eventually make up the Marvel Universe... Action, comedy and drama. Yes, there was comedy in action prior to but not to the level that Demolition man had pulled off...

[@dylancooper3690]

This was a great film, one of Sly's best. Sandy was so beautiful and funny in this movie. I would have loved to see John Spartan meet his daughter though.

[@EinherjarV]

So much love for this move. The revenue debacle sounds about right for the era, before studios cared/paid attention to international revenue. It also might be more relevant today than went it was released. Reminds me of how Satoshi Kon's Perfect Blue where it has a greater meaning now with it's themes of celebrity's struggles, stalkers, and para-social relationships.

[@dennislogan6781]

My 5 favorite roles of Stallone are, in no order, Rocky, Rambo, John Spartan, The Expendables series, and Cop Land.

[@ClaudioMichel]

Awwwww.... YES A SEQUEL! That would be so great! Love this movie! P. S.: Could you do a "What Happend to" about the TV show "Heroes"? I always wandered what went wrong.

[@dtz1000]

The second season was S H I T. That's what went wrong.

[@MelGibsonFan]

This and Cop Land have to be Stallone's true hidden gems, at least from the 90's. Imo they're his best films.

[@robvegas9354]

A great movie! At the local cinema they had one of the police cars from the movie set up on display with the lights flashing. i think i saw Demolition Man and Cliffhanger about 3 or 4 times each back then

[@kristofvandycke6687]

Love “Kyro-prisons”… :)

[@makatron]

I think I watched this movie around 1998, still love it and it needed a sequel showing the merge between the two worlds.

[@Slim1423]

There should have been a sequel long ago for Demolition Man.

[@lexkanyima2195]

@@Slim1423 why ?