Cyber Bandits
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The film stars Martin Kemp as the ship captain Jack Morris who unwittingly gets entangled into a dangerous adventure when he transports passengers who have created a lethal virtual reality weapon.[5] Others in the cast included Alexandra Paul, Robert Hays, Adam Ant, Grace Jones, Kiana Tom, and Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In regular Henry Gibson.[3][6] It was distributed by Columbia TriStar and released on DVD in December 2004.[7] It received an R rating from the Motion Picture Association of America for violence and profanity.[8]
Synopsis
When Jack Morris accepts a job to serve as a navigator aboard a yacht owned by millionaire Morgan, he's unaware that this will place him in the middle of a deadly entanglement. Morgan's mistress, Rebecca Snow, has stolen his most recent and deadly invention, the computer code for a weapon capable of erasing a target's brain and leaving them trapped within their own body. In order to force his help, Rebecca tattoos the code onto Jack's skin, making him a target for any and everyone who wants to obtain the code.
Cast
- Martin Kemp as Jack Morris
- Alexandra Paul as Rebecca Snow
- Adam Ant as Manny
- Grace Jones as Masako Yokohama
- Henry Gibson as Dr. Knutsen
- James Hong as Tojo Yokohama
- Robert Hays as Morgan
- Kiana Tom as Anastasia
- Christopher Douglas as Daniel
- Jason Stuart as Street vendor
Production
Jones wore her own clothes to portray the character.[9]
Release
Cyber Bandits was released direct to video during November 1995, through Columbia TriStar.[10]
Reception
Film critics Mick Martin and Marsha Porter dismissed the film as a "farfetched action outing that uses high technology as camouflage for its own lack of invention."[8] Another commentator stated: "Fleming directs it like nothing is out of the ordinary about these bizarre characters and crazy situations."[11] Entertainment Weekly indicated that Kemp struggled with and ultimately failed in employing an American accent, and criticized the film for its ignorance of technology in what was supposed to be a plot involving technology of the future.[12]
References
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Further reading
- Auger, Emily E. (2011). Tech-Noir Film: A Theory of the Development of Popular Genres. Intellect. pp. 261–262.
External links
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