Eve of Destruction is a 1991 American science fiction action thriller film. The film is about a nuclear armed prototype android named EVE gone amok while being field tested by the military in a big city. The film stars Gregory Hines as Col. Jim McQuade and Dutch actress Renée Soutendijk (in her first U.S. film) with the dual roles as the robot's creator Dr. Eve Simmons, and the robot Eve herself.
| Eve of Destruction | |
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| Directed by | Duncan Gibbins |
| Written by | Duncan Gibbins Yale Udoff |
| Produced by | David Madden |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Alan Hume |
| Edited by | Caroline Biggerstaff |
| Music by | Philippe Sarde |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Orion Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 100 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $13 million |
| Box office | $5,451,119 |
Plot
editEVE VIII is a military android created to look and sound exactly like her creator, Dr. Eve Simmons. When the robot is damaged during a bank robbery, it accesses memories it was programmed with by her creator. The memories used, though, are dark and tragic ones.
The robot is also programmed as a killing machine if anyone tries to stop her mission. Colonel Jim McQuade is tasked with eliminating the unstoppable machine. With the help of Dr. Simmons, he tries to outthink the intelligent and emotional robotic doppelgänger.
Cast
edit- Gregory Hines as Col. Jim McQuade
- Renée Soutendijk as Dr. Eve Simmons/EVE VIII
- Kurt Fuller as Bill Schneider
- Michael Greene as General Curtis
- John M. Jackson as Peter Arnold
- George P. Wilbur as Trooper
- Kevin McCarthy as William Simmons (uncredited)
Reception
editThe film received negative reviews from critics, having a 20% "rotten" score on RottenTomatoes.com.[2] Vincent Canby gave a negative review in The New York Times, calling the film "an undistinguished, barely functional action-melodrama."[3]
Box office
editThe movie opened with $2.5 million.[4] It finished its run with a total of $5,451,119 against a $13 million budget, making it a box-office bomb.
Home media
editEve of Destruction released on VHS on August 8, 1991, from New Line Home Video. Also, MGM Home Entertainment released Eve of Destruction on DVD on July 15, 2003.
References
edit- ^ "Eve of Destruction".
- ^ Eve of Destruction at Rotten Tomatoes
- ^ "Review/Film; Secret Robot Runs Amok In a Miniskirt," Vincent Canby, The New York Times, January 19, 1991
- ^ "'Home Alone' Fends Off Yet Another 'Intruder' : Box Office: Vietnam War film opens to mediocre business as comedy remains on top for 10th week. After four weeks of release, 'Godfather Part III' drops to 12th". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-06-03.