Hardware (1990)
- Directed by
- Richard Stanley
- Genre
- action film, cyberpunk, horror film, B movie, science fiction film, post-apocalyptic film
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 5.9 of 10 from 350 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, a man finds a salvaged robot part and gives it to his artist girlfriend. The robot reassembles itself and attacks them in her isolated apartment.
grimytenseclaustrophobicviolentbleaksleazyfuturisticlow-budget
What happens
Hardware is a 1990 science fiction horror film written and directed by Richard Stanley, in his feature directorial debut. It stars Dylan McDermott and Stacey Travis, and also features cameo appearances by musicians Carl McCoy, Iggy Pop and Lemmy. An example of the cyberpunk subgenre, the plot of Hardware follows a self-repairing robot that goes on a rampage in a post-apocalyptic slum. Fleetway Comics successfully sued the filmmakers of Hardware for plagiarism, due to similarities between the screenplay and a short story titled "SHOK!" that appeared in 1980 in the Judge Dredd Annual 1981, a spin-off publication of the popular British weekly anthology comic 2000 AD; credit was added to later releases of the film. Since its release, Hardware has become a cult film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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