Universal Soldier: The Return (1999)

Director:

Mic Rodgers

Writers (WGA):

Richard Rothstein (characters) &
Christopher Leitch (characters) ...

Release Date:

20 August 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Prepare to become obsolete

Plot:

The "universal soldiers" must fight the whole army. When the military's supercomputer S.E.T.H gets out of control

Plot Keywords:

Cellar | Hospital | Invulnerability | Martial Arts | Computer

Cast

Jean-Claude Van Damme	...	Luc Deveraux
Michael Jai White	...	S.E.T.H.
Heidi Schanz	...	Erin Young, KTXD
Xander Berkeley	...	Dr. Dylan Cotner
Justin Lazard	...	Captain Blackburn
Kiana Tom	...	Maggie
Daniel von Bargen	...	General Radford
James Black	...	Sergeant Morrow
Karis Paige Bryant	...	Hillary Deveraux
Bill Goldberg	...	Romeo / UniSol 2500
Brent Anderson	...	Technician #2
Brent Hinkley	...	Squid
Woody Watson	...	RL Gate Guard
Jacqueline Klein	...	Betty Wilson
Maria Arita	...	Kitty Anderson, KTXO

Also Known As:

Universal Soldier IV (USA) (informal alternative title)

MPAA:

Rated R for nonstop strong violence, and for language and nudity.

Runtime:

82 min | Argentina:89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba) | Brazil:16 | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Finland:K-16 | Iceland:16 | Canada:AA (Ontario) | South Korea:18 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | France:-12 | Germany:18 | New Zealand:M | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:NC-16 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | Philippines:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Caddo Lake, Texas, USA

Company:

Baumgarten-Prophet Entertainment

Trivia:

The role of Romeo was originally intended for WWF wrestler "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the "control room" battle, the regeneration chamber computer flashes "HEALING COMPLETE" during the shot showing the code has been broken - but later, the healing is not yet complete.

Quotes:

S.E.T.H.: When I was a man I longed to be a machine. Now I'm better than both.

Movie Connections:

References "Star Trek" (1966)

Soundtrack:

I Don't Want To Be Alone Anymore

Why does everyone hate this movie?

I must say when I first saw this movie I'd only seen bits of the first one and hadn't seen the 2nd or 3rd which are made for TV, so didn't really get the overall plot although I knew this one basically follows on from the 1st as it features Van Damme whilst the 2nd and 3rd don't, so I thought thats good enough for me.

Anyway, I sat down and watched it and must say I was very, very impressed. Even though it barely lasts, (it goes on for just over an hour), I must say some of the action in this movie is truly spectacular and right up there with some of the best i've ever seen, and believe me I've seen a hell of a lot of action movies even though i'm only 16. In this movie there are some brilliant fights, gun fights, explosions (especially the one at the very end) and chases.

Also Bill Goldberg is brilliant in his movie debut as the main Unisol, and Van-Damme (although slightly beginning to fade) is still preety much on top throughout. Heidi Schanz is also likable as his unlikely sidekick. I even chuckled at one or two rare comedy scenes in the movie. The plot is a bit weird and virtually the whole movie takes place over the space of one night, but if you want to watch a movie and be entertained or your a die-hard action fan, then this is the one for you. I found out on here that this movie was in the bottom 100 on IMDb, which is very unfair because as far as i'm concerned because there isun't a huge amount wrong with this movie and I've seen way worst movies than this. Actually, this isun't a bad movie at all.

So I'm going to give this movie and 8 out of 10 because I was never bored, thoroughly entertained and it had some truly spectacular action scenes. My only complaint would be it being a little too short and a slightly better background on Van-Damme's character.