Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997)

Director:

John R. Leonetti

Writers (WGA):

Ed Boon (video games)
Lawrence Kasanoff (story) ...

Release Date:

21 November 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Nothing Will Ever Be The Same

Plot:

A group of martial arts warriors have only six days to save the Earth from an extra-dimensional invasion.

Plot Keywords:

Martial Arts | Mortal Kombat | Centaur | Returning Character Killed Off | Weather Manipulation

Cast

Robin Shou	...	Liu Kang
James Remar	...	Lord Rayden
Talisa Soto	...	Princess Kitana
Sandra Hess	...	Sonya Blade
Brian Thompson	...	Shao Kahn
Lynn 'Red' Williams	...	Jax Briggs
Reiner Schöne	...	Shinnok
Deron McBee	...	Motaro
Musetta Vander	...	Queen Sindel
Marjean Holden	...	Sheeva
Irina Pantaeva	...	Jade
Chris Conrad	...	Johnny Cage
Litefoot	...	Nightwolf
J.J. Perry	...	Cyrax / Scorpion / Noob Saibot
John Medlen	...	Ermac

Also Known As:

Mortal Kombat 2

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for non-stop martial arts violence.

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Canada:14A (Ontario) | Netherlands:12 | Iceland:14 | Iceland:16 (video rating) | South Korea:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | UK:15 (cut) | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:18 | Mexico:B | Netherlands:16 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | USA:PG-13 | Hong Kong:IIB | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Ayuthaya, Thailand

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

Both Deron McBee (Motaro) and Lynn 'Red' Williams (Jax) are former "American Gladiators" (1989), and they have a fight scene in this film together.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In the mud pit, Jax beats up the demon that comes out of the ground. As said demon retreats into the earth, watch as its right horn simply disappears from the shot halfway down into the ground.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Rayden: [narrating] Mortal Kombat is not about death, but rather the preservation of life. Liu Kang and a few chosen fighters from the Earth realm defeated Outworld sorcerer Shang Tsung. According to the rules of Mortal Kombat, their victory preserved the safety of the Earth for one more generation. Our chosen ones were returned to Liu Kang's home on Earth, only to enjoy a brief period of peace... for someone from Outworld has a different point of view.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Repli-Kate (2002)

Soundtrack:

Theme from Mortal Kombat (Encounter the Ultimate)

You got to be kidding me!

I have been a big fan of MK since the beginning, although I must admit I lost interest in the game series after part III.

Buying MK Deception this past Christmas renewed my interest in the series.

This movie was crap and I can't believe I bought this mess.

Good thing I found it for 9.99 at the used bin, so I wasn't out of much.

I was expecting to see a REAL sequel to the first movie, which I found fairly entertaining.

I thought the first film was very good and does the game upon which it is based some justice.

Not the case with MKA.

The first problem is that they tried to fuse too much of MK2 with MK3.

Then, if you're going to replace a character with another actor (Christopher Lambert), then at least make sure the new actor does a batter job than the first. The first Raiden was a hard-ass, and you knew not to mess with him. The second Raiden was a wuss and every time we saw him he was going through a wall.

Weak portrayals of major MK characters was another flaw.

The actress who portrayed Sonya Blade was nowhere near as good as Bridgette Wilson (the first Sonya).

Same could be said with Cage (Linden Ashby).

What was the point of even having Ermac and Rain in the movie if they weren't going to be referred to? A very weak portrayal of Sindel, Kitana's mother and the actress who played her isn't fit to act in soap operas.

Line example: Kitana: "My mother is dead." Sindel: "As will be her daughter!" Gimmie a break! Stick with the first.