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

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)

Trailer

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