Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
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| Directed by | John R. Leonetti |
| Produced by | Lawrence Kasanoff |
| Screenplay by | Brent V. Friedman Bryce Zabel |
| Story by | Lawrence Kasanoff Joshua Wexler John Tobias |
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Mortal Kombat by Ed Boon John Tobias Midway Games |
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| Music by | George S. Clinton |
| Cinematography | Matthew F. Leonetti |
| Edited by | Peck Prior |
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| Distributed by | New Line Cinema |
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95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $30 million |
| Box office | $51.3 million |
| Mortal Kombat: Annihilation – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |
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| Soundtrack album by various | |
| Released | October 28, 1997 |
| Genre | Electronica, industrial, heavy metal |
| Length | 72:08 |
| Label | TVT |
| Producer | Lawrence Kasanoff Steve Gottlieb |
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Mortal Kombat: Annihilation is a 1997 American martial arts action film directed by John R. Leonetti. Based on the Mortal Kombat series of fighting games, the film is the sequel to 1995's Mortal Kombat. It stars Robin Shou, Talisa Soto, Brian Thompson, Sandra Hess, Irina Pantaeva and James Remar. The storyline was largely an adaptation of Mortal Kombat 3, following a band of warriors as they attempt to save Earth from the evil Shao Kahn. Although the story picks up where the last film left off, only two of the lead actors reprised their roles. It has a 3% approval rating at Rotten Tomatoes and 11/100 at Metacritic.
The evil emperor Shao Kahn opens a portal from Outworld to the Earthrealm and has reclaimed his queen Sindel, who is Kitana's long-dead mother. Earthrealm is therefore in danger of being absorbed into Outworld within six days, a fate which Liu Kang and the others must fight to prevent. Kahn fights and quickly kills Johnny Cage during the confrontation by snapping his neck, and the remaining Earthrealm warriors must regroup and find a way to defeat Shao Kahn.
An emotionally guilt-ridden Sonya Blade enlists the help of her old partner, Jax. Together they destroy Cyrax, and Sonya beats Mileena. Kitana and Liu Kang search for a Native American shaman named Nightwolf, who seemingly knows the key to defeating Kahn. Kitana and Liu Kang destroy Smoke with the aid of Sub-Zero, but Scorpion suddenly appears, attacks Sub-Zero, and kidnaps Kitana.
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