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Cyborg (1989) More at IMDbPro »

• 'Moeller, Ralf (I)' (Brick Bardo) had such a thick German accent that all of his dialogue had to be dubbed.
  
  
• The character names Gibson Rickenbacker, Nady Simmons, Fender Tremolo, Marshall Strat and Pearl Prophet are also names of musical instruments or manufacturers.
  
  
• This was the last official theatrical release for Cannon Films after going bankrupt in 1987.
  
  
• The gun used by Gibson Rickenbacker (Jean-Claude Van Damme) are paintball guns, Tipman SMG-60's. This is important in the abandoned factory scene. Rickenbacker runs behind a dumpster and unscrews a 9 oz. CO2 bottle then, inserts another one to simulate "reloading" the weapon.
  
  
• Director Albert Pyun originally envisioned the film as a heavy opera without dialogue, shot in granulated black and white, but the proposal encountered the refusal of producers.
  
  
• This film was conceived to use the costumes and sets built both for an intended sequel of Masters of the Universe (1987) and a live version of 'Spider-Man'. Both projects were planned to shoot simultaneously by Albert Pyun. After Cannon had to cancel deals with both Mattel and Marvel because of their financial troubles, they needed to recoup the money spent on both projects. Then Pyun wrote the story Cyborg (1989). Some network television still give the film's title as 'Masters of the Universe 2: Cyborg' which often confuses many into thinking a sequel to that film was made.
  
  
• Fender says "we have a skinjob", a reference to Blade Runner (1982).
  
  
• Jean-Claude Van Damme accidentally wounded Jackson 'Rock' Pinckney's eye during a scene where they fought with swords, causing him to permanently lose vision out of that eye. He took Van Damme to court, eventually winning a settlement.
  
  

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