Judge Dredd

6/30/19951h 36m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ In the future, one man is the law. ~

Overview:

In a dystopian future, Dredd, the most famous judge (a cop with instant field judiciary powers) is convicted for a crime he did not commit while his murderous counterpart escapes.

Director:

Danny Cannon

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$90,000,000.00

Revenue:

$113,493,481.00

Key words:

corruption
judge
dystopia
superhero
post-apocalyptic future
villain
trial
based on comic
cyberpunk
police officer
revenge motive
justice
based on graphic novel
frame up
law enforcement
framed for murder
gene
prosthetic limb
dna testing
domineering
futuristic city
action hero
good versus evil
ridiculous

Cast

Sylvester Stallone

~ as ~

Judge Joseph Dredd

Diane Lane

~ as ~

Judge Hershey

Armand Assante

~ as ~

Rico

Rob Schneider

~ as ~

Herman 'Fergee' Ferguson

Jürgen Prochnow

~ as ~

Judge Griffin

Max von Sydow

~ as ~

Chief Justice Fargo

Christopher Adamson

~ as ~

Mean Machine

Joanna Miles

~ as ~

Judge Evelyn McGruder

Joan Chen

~ as ~

Dr. Ilsa Hayden

Balthazar Getty

~ as ~

Cadet Nathan Olmeyer

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Reviews (2)

Gimly
Written 7 year(s) ago
5
The story is the weak link in what is otherwise a marvellously fun chain. Unfortunately, when it comes to the film industry, the plot-link is kind of the most important one, so I can't really call Judge Dredd a success. And although the general premise is strong, this is not to the credit of the movie, seeing as it sources its material from the comic books of the same name, and 2000 AD.

Sylvester Stallone (the titular Dredd) and Rob Schneider (his offsider) are perhaps poor casting options. But they aren't so terrible as to make Judge Dredd unwatchable, especially seeing as there are a quite a few good choices to balance this out.

Despite being made in '95, it shares that intrinsically 1980's vision of a dystopian future, where all the buildings are black, all the signs are neon, and all the residents are androgynous punks and goths. Which to be honest I'm a huge sucker for, so this earns Judge Dredd some points (though again, not for originality).

It's perhaps not the sort of description you'd expect of a violence-heavy, guilty-pleasure dodgy sci-fi, but Judge Dredd is just so cute! The ABC Warrior I have a particular soft spot for, but even overall, the piece is enjoyable to not take seriously (though taking it seriously is probably impossible).

Yes it's true that Judge Dredd is enjoyable in a laughing at it kind of way rather than a laughing with it one, but that's still enjoyable in my books.

51%

-Gimly
JPV852
Written 3 year(s) ago
6
I AM... THE LAW!