Nemesis (1992 film)
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| Directed by | Albert Pyun |
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| Written by | Rebecca Charles |
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| Music by | Michel Rubini |
| Cinematography | George Mooradian |
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Greenleaf Productions
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| Distributed by | Imperial Entertainment |
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95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $2 million |
Nemesis is an 1992 American cyberpunk action film co-written and directed by Albert Pyun and starring Olivier Gruner, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Brion James, and Tim Thomerson. It is the first installment in the Nemesis film series.
In the near future, illegal androids have become commonplace, and many criminals will enhance themselves with cybernetic components, making them "more than human". Alex Raine (Olivier Gruner) is a disillusioned assassin/bounty hunter for the LAPD. During a routine mission, he is attacked by a group of cyborg freedom fighters known as The Red Army Hammerheads. Nearly killed by the surviving leader, Rosaria (Jennifer Gatti), Alex resists her assertion that he is a mindless robot: "Eighty-six point five percent [of him] is still human."
After months of cybernetic reconstruction and recovery, Alex tracks Rosaria to Old Baja and kills her. His handlers show up, led by his former lover Jared (Marjorie Monaghan), who is an android. Alex decides he has had enough and leaves the LAPD, becoming a freelance hustler and triggerman. However, his LAPD bosses are just letting him run free for a while. After he is shot and badly wounded on a job, his old boss, Commissioner Farnsworth (Tim Thomerson), has him kidnapped and brought in for one final assignment. According to Germaine (Nicholas Guest), Jared has stolen vital security information regarding an upcoming summit between Japan and the United States, and must be stopped before she leaks the plans to the Red Army Hammerheads. Alex is told by Farnsworth that a bomb was implanted in his heart during his latest repairs. He is given three days to find Jared before she meets with the leader of the Hammerheads, Angie-Liv (Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa); otherwise, the bomb will detonate and kill him. After flying to the island of Shang-Lu in the Pacific Rim, he is turned loose as bait for Jared.
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