Brandon's Cult Movie Reviews: DEATH MACHINE
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Time for some 90's cyberpunk action with "Death Machine" (1994) starring Brad Dourif!
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Got to love Brad Dourif. He never, ever half arses a performance.
The film/TV show/videogame could be a piece of shit, but he's always reliable.
"Getting Killed by a shark in a office building is a little suspicious . " Do ya think ? Knock, knock who is it ? Land shark :D
Candy-gram!
Hey, wait a minute! This was no office accident!
"Candy-Gram"!
Snl lol
"Oh, thank God, the criminals are here".
That got me.
Brad Dourif is like Jeffrey Combs, they can make pretty much any movie work just by playing a crazy character in it.
fun fact. Brad Dourif was Tim Burton's originally choice to play the Joker
I thought Willem DeFoe was lined up to play the Joker
weldonwin he was on the list as well. I think Dourif would have been a better choice that Dafoe, but Nicholson was my favorite
I wish he had gotten to see that
He could do a voice over in a dc animated movie
I didn't know that, but always thought they missed the boat when they didn't cast Defoe as he was born to play Joker. Nicholson basically played Nicholson.
Gotta respect Brad Dourif, an once academy award nominee who started to play any role as long as they were bizarre just for the fun of it.
He got raped by Powers Boothe with the help of his prayer warriors in that Jim Jones the Guyana Tragedy movie. And that was based on a true story so I'm guessing there's more actual weirdness out there than Dourif will ever get to portray.
@@skylx0812 what? like for real or he had to act that out because other wise wow no wonder he can act crazy so easily
@@wilmagregg3131 he's acting?
@@bentonmarcum8924 I heard he's voicing Chucky in Season 2 of CHUCKY this Fall on SyFy/USA network
@@davidroarty7192 WHAT??? Chucky is still around and is a TV Series? We are talking about the stupid doll right? How do you make a entire season out of that, let alone two?
The Machine POV shots in this movie were some of the best, most frantic depictions of a merciless machine tracking its prey.
Great SFX too.
Brad Dourif needs to be in way more movies. He is amazing absolutely amazing.
I like how when ever the death machine kills someone with it’s hands it looks like it’s trying to tickle them and failed
How the fuck- you know what? Never mind.
@@copperhead577 That's Ed Scissorhead beta version "cheeki cheekoo cheeki cheekoo cheeki cheekoo!!! :3... oh fuck... I killed that one too... :(" x'''D
Oh great now I see it as a bad prototype for Edward Scissorhands. Hugs a tickles for everyone.
He's tickling their bones
8:05 - 8:11 The director: "Okay Brad, now talk like you're an evil Sylvester the Cat"
DeepEye1994 HA! I heard it but Daffy Duck might be a better pick for Brad.
Mel Blanc stated that Sylvester's voice is pretty much Daffy's, only with a more exaggerated, slobbery lisp.
But even then yeah, Brad's character is definitely deTHHHHHPRRHHHicable!
"Sufferin' Succatash!!!"
Im late to the party but: the gun with the life rounds that was used in the elevator scene was DANTES gun. You even see the marking it has on the side. Thats why it was loaded with real bullets
When it was showed in Thailand, they changed the title of the film from "Death machine" to "Iron Alien".
niiiice
Actually Iron Alien sounds like a bad ass comic series.
I mean it does look like a robotic xenomorph
When you said “Porkins is not pleased with the situation” and I thought I had gotten the Stars Wars reference and then it hit me that it really was the actual Porkins from Star Wars and there was another level to the joke. Genius 👍
Brad Dourif doesn't get the fame he deserves as one of the two craziest villain character actors ever.
You missed that Robocops mates are named weyland and yutani
what really? i know thats just a refrence but id find it funny as hell if this was canon and weild sends a modernized death machine after a xenomorph
So he wasn't to far off when he referenced Blade Runner.
Fun fact, this is the first movie Rachel Weisz was in.
Brad is so great because no matter how high class or how low class that his role is, he simply CRUSHES it every time. He only knows 100%!
Brad Dourif is such an underrated actor. Without him this movie would have been quite mediocre. Give this man more villain roles!
kap3r0n Brad is a great universal actor. And he is a linchpin in all low budget movies.
loved him in exorcist 3
agreed
@@flyingcardinal Also in Dune and he was in Voyager as well, he played both parts quite well..
Completely agree.
Oooh MAN! Never seen this movie, BUT an office death explained as Shark Attack!? THAT is amazing writing.
Brad Dourif is absolutely fantastic and always a joy to watch. His voice work as Chucky is great. In this film when he says "god that was stupid" he sounds exactly like Chucky :P
This movie was awesome when it came out! Everything was about either robots or cyborgs in the mid 90s and so is this flick. Brad Dourif definitely steals the show but others are good as well (didn't know William Hootkins was in Hardware!) and the Death Machine itself is freakin' creepy with its large metal teeth.
Man I miss the 90s!
jacobson084 agree with you. We saw this movie in the mid of 90. I still think its a great movie. Thanks to Brad. But i dunno what this movie lacks to gain a cult status.
I think the biggest thing that kept this movie from cult status was its heavy reliance on references to other movies or their directors. A good reference is fun to throw in here and there, but naming a major character "John Carpenter" "Sam Raimi" or "Scott Ridley" is a bit ridiculous. The movie is entertaining but its writing could have been better. That's just my opinion.
There's definitely some great movies from the Ninties
@@ig-8892 No I think that gives it cult status even more. The silyness. The problem is its not an US movie. its British - Japanese movie and it wasnt widely distributed in USA. This is why its not that known.
Brandon's wearing a "Game of Thrones" t-shirt yet doesn't mention that the actor playing Scott Ridley (Richard Brake) played the Night King on seasons 4 and 5. He was also Joe Chill in "Batman Begins" and Doom-Head in "31".
Wait that was him?!
"F*** THE WILDLINGS! F*** THE WALL! F*** THE NIGHTSWATCH! "
:)
So Worm Tongue killed the Night King. Better than Arya.
Was Brad Dourif's performance in this movie one of Heath Ledger's inspirations for The Joker?
Brad Dourif is absolutely bonkers in this movie and it is a thing of beauty.
Brad Durif is a great actor! Can't decide weather I liked him better in Two Towers or that episode of X Files
You should watch him in Millennium, Season 1 Ep 13 - he is once again, excellent.
I was on the set of death machine for a day, had a friend who worked at pinewood studios at the time 😎👍
This was filmed in Pinewood studios? Nice
@@ig-8892 I think some was filmed in LA, but I was there when they did several scenes at pinewood…..remember seeing them film a scene in a corridor and also helped throw some small bits of paper in front of a fan when they were filming a close up of the robot attacking! 😊 I remember the director was very stressed and shouting a lot 😂
Did you see the titular machine?
@@simeonellinger2064 I did 😊….but it was a smaller version….probably about 3 foot tall….i’m not sure if they made a full size version, but it wasn’t on set when I was there! The one I saw was on a table being painted if I remember correctly!
God, I love Brad Dourif in this. His performance is so delightfully unhinged it's positively mesmerizing.
Brad Dourif even in a role as a good person like a Babylon 5 episode he was in, he still is creepy and kind of serial killer and he was playing a Holy man! Who loved helping others and giving gifts, still freaky as hell. But he did act the shit out of that part.
Babylon 5 was actually a good show
A young Brad Dourif playing Tommy Wiseau.
That might actully work and he would even do a better job then Tommy Wiseau playing Tommy Wiseau
This has a a real Carnasour Vibe. Man the early 90s where the golden age of we have a couple of coridor sets an opressive soundtrack and some B actors...lets make a movie.
I have to say, I like this movie quite a bit.. albeit with a caveat.
The "99 minute" version is okay, as it is fairly straightforward and has nothing but references to Stephen Norrington's heroes. *But* ... the version to watch is the 120 minute extended version, which alters the movie from fanboy wankery akin to NIGHT OF THE CREEPS (which I also adore regardless of the plethora of name dropping in that movie as well) to something along the lines of THE TWILIGHT ZONE, as one of the major plot lines cut from the 99 minute cut involve Ely Pouget's character being so adamant against CHAANK hurting children because she accidentally killed her baby in a garbage disposal. So the Death Machine turns from an "Alien Queen/ Terminator" hybrid into the vengeful spirit of her dead baby (or her guilt) relentlessly pursuing her for punishment for her carelessness.
PS: the 120 minute cut was released last year on blu-ray by Turbine in Germany, along with the CD soundtrack. Really nice HD picture too!
The 120-minute version was also released on VHS in Australia, after being banned from theatrical release.
Fokker TISM it’s a shame about the uncut version of *Razorback* only existing on VHS.
That explains the baby crying sound effect they left in at the end without any explanation whatsoever. Thank you
Yea if This film had a soundtrack I can see it having some awesome industrial metal and industrial rock bands. Like Rammstein, NIN, KMFDM, Ministry, Godflesh and Die Krupps.
You're actually describing the MK2: Annihilation OST.
To answer your question, this film actually _does_ have a soundtrack, which was released with a limited blu-ray release in Germany.
This film reaaaally needs a Blu Ray release for America...
The secret weapon is Robocop....I also would've accepted Universal Soldier.
The part where raimi shoots against the death machine at 9:55 but he was shooting blanks at 11:14
Haven't seen u since ur MK videos with Dashie
I'm so grateful that I was able to acquire the director's cut of this film on Blu-ray. So far the only version that was available was in Germany by Turbine Studios. Sadly they stopped producing the Blu-ray a year ago. It is absolutely criminal that the US has not acquired a Blu-ray release of this. This is something that Arrow videos should definitely release
I remember watching this on TV once late at night! Thought is was a fever dream or something.
Let us not forget the late and great William Hootkins, who was none other than Porkins himself. He also played Zarkov's assistant (and plane fodder) in FLASH GORDON, as well as one of the "top men" in RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK. He was also the creepy pedo in HARDWARE who gets his eyes boinked out by another death machine.
okay that last one sounds like a bad way to go
13:20
"Gonna cut your eye off!"
...Brad Dourif is a national treasure
Holy Donuts
oh I remember this movie. When I was much younger it was one of the first movies that put me onto robotic styled movies right alongside robocop. I loved it then, and i love it now.
Anyone else want to see Brad Dourif play the Joker? In like, anything?
He's a little old 4 Joker now but I do think he would make a great Ventriloquist/Scarface :)
@@JayDee284 beautiful
@@JayDee284 oh my god yes an underrated actor playing an underrated villain
I love this dumb movie.
Also I might suggest "The Demolitionist" (1995).
It's another cyberpunk cheesefest that you'll enjoy.
Lot of good one liners in that one
The guy who played Scott Ridley was also the bar manager in Kingsman who tests Eggsy by tying him to the underground tracks.
I had this as a kid. It still holds up.
for me is cult classsic. it contain so many amazing things. characters, directing, death machine, amazing visuals, and creepy exciting atmosphere of future and kind of smart setting of action in this movie.
I remember seeing this about 96 I think. My friends and called this one a B+ film
I think Brad Douriff's character was actually named after a character in Raising Caine, also named Jack Dante, which came out a couple of years earlier.
Incidentally, the "Directors Cut" is basically just an extended workprint. The European version, available on UK DVD, is the difrectors preffered version. The US DVD cuts out an entire sub plot and trims the gore.
I remember watching this on HBO when I was a teen. It's the movie that got me to start renting movies from the rental stores that weren't just produced for theaters. Always loved the design of the Death Machine, and the weird ass joints the guys rolled.
7:13 Actually, the other two guys' names are Weyland and Yutani.
For a low-budget, direct-to-video Alien/Diehard/Robocop/Terminator clone, this actually isn't bad. It's surprisingly artsy, and you can see some flashes of real talent in Stephen Norrington's direction. It was obvious he would go on to do bigger and better things. It's unfortunate that directing The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen was such a horrible experience that it caused him to retire from the movie business. Damn that movie! I'd rather watch this movie 50 times than watch LXG once.
This movie is criminally underrated. Granted some scenes are a little goofy and the acting isn't always the best but it's still awesome and so much fun. Brad Dourif, as always, is fantastic and the death machine/warbeast is so bad ass. I love every bit of this movie regardless of how corny it can be at times lol.
Awesome to see such a fun review of my favorite movie! Great work, dude. :D That part where you mentionned Dourif spitting all over the place had me in tears. Partly because, not even kidding, i've read the script, and the spitting actually *is* written in there. Amazing. (...Nitpicking fangirl moment: the reason the gun Carpenter uses to threaten Cale, Raimi and Yutani in the elevator has actual bullets in it is because that gun belonged to Dante! It has Dante's little logo drawn on the muzzle :D)
"Grimo wormtongue" .... LMAO! That was freaking hilarious!
The Death Machine looks like the Five Nights At Freddy's animatronics with the fur burned away.
Cause it's a animatronic!
She got hit in the face with a sound effect
16:09 I'm guessing Baxter Stockman is in that movie's universe because the Death Machine looks like a more lethal version of a Mouser or whatever it's called.
I watched this film on VHS back in the day and for a film made on a 6.5 mil budget... it's actually pretty good despite the scripting in certain parts. Brad has all the best lines in this film and basically steals the show.
Brad dourif is awesome he knows how to act without taking it to serious he acts for fun
I know this review is old-ish but one thing I am really surprised over is that Brandon himself did not make a Terminator joke at all, and Raimi did it himself.
My friend and I was smashing our heads against the wall trying to remember the name of this.thanks
I actually kind of feel sorry for Jack Dante. He's being acted by Brad well enough that even though he's clearly a terrifying horrible person, he also very clearly has a major crush on Cale but has no idea how to express it in a socially appropriate manner, which he finds a source of great misery. And I never watched this movie, I based it off the clips of Brad Dourif's performance in this review.
i really love this movie - it's like scream for the action-sci-fi genre. but one thing im absolutely sure about: heath ledger must have seen this and let himself be inspired by dourifs interpretation of dante for his joker. the scene in the office when dante meets the girl for the first time, screams joker all way through.
this movie is great :)
its amazing that u said this...i saw some ledger joker in dante's performance!
CBU 2029 actually Heath was inspired by a musician.
We must petition to have The Room 2 made with Dourif as the lead immediately!
He could be Tommy Wiseau's unhinged twin brother!
You missed the excellent scene where Dante instead of pulling out the knife - rips his hand through the knife.
"YOu better SHut The FUCK up" I love that delivery to an almost unreasonable degree
I had this on VHS at one point.
You should see Brad Dourif in the video game MYST 3. It's something else. XD
+Thisithis ithis Fun Fact the reason Dourif agreed to perform in MYST 3 was because he was big fan of the 1st MYST :)
JayDee284
Nice. :)
9:50 I cant get enough of that little laugh Brad Dourif had. XD
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THANK YOU! I saw a DVD for this so long ago and it looked cool but I had no money. I forgot the title and could only recognize it by the cover art and screenshots on the back. I'll have to watch it now.
Absolutely LOVE this movie, this dourif, this junkies, this girl and this Machine. zang-zang-clang-clang wzzz!! watched it 5 times since 90ths
Finally, another movie I've actually watched. And own. I love this movie. It is so delightfully cheesy. And, as the review stats, Brad Dourif is wonderfully over the top on it.
For the record, one place to find it is in the "Best of Sci-Fi DVD" set - assuming you can find THAT anymore. Which is where I obtained my copy. Sadly, the rest of the set was stolen (which is a shame, because I bought the set for Evolver), but this movie wasn't with the set when that happened.
I recall renting this movie and popping it into the VCR on a friday evening, while lighting up a blunt. It was pretty good actually. If someone figured out a way to make a functional robot that looked like that, it would be a terrifying death for sure. It's jaws opened and closed so rapidly that it would turn you into chunky pudding. I never could recall the name of it until I ran Into this TH-cam video. Thanks for the reminder.
Brad Dourif could play a character based on Mr. Rogers and still be the scariest goddamn thing in the movie.
Agreed. He is very underrated as an actor in my opinion.
No wonder he was Tim Burton’s original choice for joker
Thanks for ruining my cherished memories o0f Mr. Rogers. 🤣
Would love to see your take on some 70s-80s Disaster movies, Earthquake, Airport '75, Starlflight 1, etc! Keep up the great work.
Maybe Brad Dourif's most insane role. A lot of fun.
I love this movie have watched it 3 times on TH-cam. would love to see Death Machine vs Hardwares murder Bot
Death Machine would win too easily. The Hardware robot was killed by a shower, for pity's sake.
Well Brandon - you definitely chose a good film to review: It's got interesting visuals, decent characters and Brad Duraf is always a delight to see - if only to see him be his crazy-ass self.
Can't wait to see what movie you review next
Not a bad one, Brad Dourif is awesome in it.
"In downtown blade runner" lmfao
I've said it before Brendon's videos should all have millions of views. Spread this mans content.
This isnt a bad film. I never saw it originally on VHS back in the day. Those had amazing covers. Brad Dourif, has he ever done a bad job? I want to see him and Jeffrey Combs act together.
The film doesnt have enough actors. It needed extras otherwise there is no explanation why you have so few people in a major companion's headquarters. The last part of the movie could have been enlarged with quite a few cop cars coming in to blockade the building after the breakin is reported only for the titular monster to attack them. The Monster itself is prety good, but its neck bothers me. I think it should look more like a werewolf skeleton and the neck(when you can see it) makes me think of Hungry Hungry Hippos.
ChaosTicket give the monster this at least it's an actual robot instead of a goofy suit
combs is incredible as weyound in ds9
Wow, Dourif and Combs together, I'd definitely pay to see that.
What if they dumped the body in the ocean after he died in the building? That way, the cops ruling it a shark attack isn't so stupid, especially if he was supposed to have been killed by the title monster.
William Hiers what if they have a shark tank
Joseph Ochoa Ha ha... it is to laugh
11:55 Quick someone do IHE reference!
brad doing the world and chaos thing was my favorite part
bro you had me dead with the "oh hi Mark" joke
Cant believe I didn’t get the joke when he said it 🤣. Thanks
The guy with the red face paint is named Yutani and the long haired bound guy was named Weyland. Named for Weyland Yutani corporation in the Aliens film.
This was such an awesome movie..... i've watched such a long time ago, i've nearly forgotten all about it. Time to track it down again!
"Realizing a guy getting killed by a shark in an office building is a little suspicious, Kale decides to find out more..."
Love it.
THIS MOVIE IS GREAT! DO NOT ARGUE!
It's worth arguing about, however I agree with you about it being great.
I love that line lol.
@Mr. Lumiss That's incorrect. Woosh is used for people who don't get a joke. You see any jokes here? Neither did I.
@IG-88 DO NOT ARGUE! is the joke, the OP was obviously referring Raimi's goofy shouting.
this was either on tnt or usa back when i was like 7-8 at like 3-6 am, i fuckin love you dude
11:37 I assume that's the gun Dante had.
I picture the Death Machine as the love child of ED-209 and a xenomorph.
Those damn inner office shark attacks.
I think the handgun they got pulled on them in the elevator is supposed to be the one Dante had or something
Speaking of Hardware, is that another film you intend to review at some point?
I also find it to be very overlooked, and the planned sequel sounds like it could've been a real hit!
Porkins got the weapon from Dante, the Desert Eagle was one of many they took from him. But my choice would be the deadliest weapon of all, the rubber chicken.
"Well, this is not a boat accident! And it wasn't any propeller; and it
wasn't any coral reef; and it wasn't Jack the Ripper! It was a shark."
Great... now every time I watch the Transformers: Prime episode "Plus One," I'm going to be left wondering if Knock Out's line about humans "interfacing" is also a reference to this movie...
Plot twist: brad dourif was the death machine the whole time and the robot was just misdirection
He should do the movie MOON TRAP with Walter Koenig and Bruce Cambell
I remember watching that as a little kid, and was confused as to why CHekov didn't have a Russian accent. Hey, as a little kid, I thought Koenig was a Russian name.