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'''''Universal Soldier: The Return''''' is a 1999 American [[Science fiction film|science fiction]] [[action film]] directed by Mic Rodgers made his directorial debut, and starring [[Jean-Claude Van Damme]], [[Michael Jai White]], professional wrestler [[Bill Goldberg]], Heidi Schanz, [[Kiana Tom]] and [[Xander Berkeley]] as Doctor Dylan Cotner.
'''''Universal Soldier: The Return''''' is a 1999 American [[Science fiction film|science fiction]] [[action film]] directed by Mic Rodgers his directorial debut, and starring [[Jean-Claude Van Damme]], [[Michael Jai White]], professional wrestler [[Bill Goldberg]], Heidi Schanz, [[Kiana Tom]] and [[Xander Berkeley]].


It is the second theatrical film in the [[Universal Soldier (1992 film)|Universal Soldier]] series, following two made-for-TV movies, ''[[Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms]]'' and ''[[Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title= Van Damme in Engaging Battle in Sleek 'Universal Soldier' Sequel |publisher= The Los Angeles Times|date=August 23, 1999|url= http://articles.latimes.com/1999/aug/23/entertainment/ca-2821|accessdate=2010-08-23}}</ref>
It is the second theatrical film in the [[Universal Soldier (1992 film)|Universal Soldier]] series, following two made-for-TV movies, ''[[Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms]]'' and ''[[Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title= Van Damme in Engaging Battle in Sleek 'Universal Soldier' Sequel |publisher= The Los Angeles Times|date=August 23, 1999|url= http://articles.latimes.com/1999/aug/23/entertainment/ca-2821|accessdate=2010-08-23}}</ref>
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*[[Bill Goldberg]] as Romeo
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Universal Soldier: The Return
Original 1999 theatrical poster
Directed byMic Rodgers
Written byWilliam Malone
John Fasano
Produced byDaniel Melnick
Michael I. Rachmil
Jean-Claude Van Damme
Allen Shapiro
StarringJean-Claude Van Damme
Michael Jai White
Kiana Tom
Bill Goldberg
CinematographyMike Benson
Music byDon Davis
Distributed byTriStar Pictures
Release date
August 20, 1999
Running time
82 minutes
LanguageEnglish
Budget$45 million[1]
Box office$10,937,893[1][2]

Universal Soldier: The Return is a 1999 American science fiction action film directed by Mic Rodgers his directorial debut, and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Michael Jai White, professional wrestler Bill Goldberg, Heidi Schanz, Kiana Tom and Xander Berkeley.

It is the second theatrical film in the Universal Soldier series, following two made-for-TV movies, Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms and Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business.[3]

Plot

Seven years after the events in the first film, Luc Devereaux (Van Damme), now an ordinary human, is a technical expert who is working with the government with his partner Maggie (Kiana Tom), who has been through countless hours of combat training with him, in order to refine and perfect the UniSol program in an effort to make a new, stronger breed of soldier that is more sophisticated, intelligent, to spare using living soldiers in the battlefield. All of the new UniSols, which are faster and stronger than the original UniSols, are connected through an artificially intelligent computer system called S.E.T.H. (voice of Michael Jai White), a Self-Evolving Thought Helix.

When S.E.T.H. discovers that the Universal Soldier program is scheduled to be shut down because of budget cuts, it takes matters upon itself to protect its life.

Killing those who try to shut off his power, and unleashing his platoon of super soldiers, led by the musclebound Romeo (Bill Goldberg), S.E.T.H. spares Devereaux, only because Devereaux has the secret code that is needed to deactivate a built-in program that will shut S.E.T.H. down in a matter of hours. With the help of Squid (Brent Hinkley), a rogue cyberpunk, S.E.T.H. is able to put his program in a UniSol which Squid made superior to any of the newer models (White).

Not only must Luc contend with ambitious reporter Erin Young (Schanz), who will not leave his side, but Luc must also contend with General Radford (Daniel von Bargen) who wants to take extreme measures to stop S.E.T.H.. S.E.T.H. has arranged Romeo to kidnap Luc's injured 13-year-old daughter Hillary (Karis Paige Bryant), killing Maggie in the process.

Luc is the only person who can rescue Hillary, because Luc knows firsthand how a UniSol thinks, feels, and fights. Luc infiltrates the UniSol building, but finds Maggie, now revived as one of the UniSols. S.E.T.H is able to figure out the code himself, decides to kill Luc and raise Hillary himself, who he has healed using UniSol technology. During the fight Luc covers S.E.T.H. in liquid nitrogen then shatters S.E.T.H.'s frozen body. Luc then engages into a fight with Romeo, which ends when Maggie finally rebels against the UniSols by shooting Romeo, and allows Luc and Hillary to get out of the building on time. However, the bomb that General Radford had placed was deactivated by S.E.T.H.. As Romeo and the platoon of Universal Soldiers start to march out for battle, Luc fires at the explosive charge blowing up the building, killing all the Universal Soldiers.

Cast

Reception

The movie did poorly at the box office debuting at No.4.[4] Universal Soldier: The Return grossed $10 million in the United States. Reviews were mostly negative, with the film earning a 6% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[5] James Berardinelli gave the film a score of one and a half stars out of four

Soundtrack

A film soundtrack was released by Trauma.

Track listing

  1. "Crush 'Em" – Megadeth
  2. "Remain Calm" – One Minute Silence
  3. "Awake" – Clay People
  4. "Crazy Train" – The Flys
  5. "Bled For Days" – Static-X
  6. "Fueled" – Anthrax
  7. "Majic, No. 3" – Jact
  8. "Hatred" – D Generation
  9. "Securitron (Police State 2000)" – Fear Factory
  10. "Eureka Pile" – Ministry
  11. "Chaos" – Tim Skold
  12. "Saddam A-Go-Go" – Gwar
  13. "Target: Devereux" – Don Davis
  14. "Supernova Goes Pop" – Powerman 5000

DVD release

On July 1, 2002, DVD was released in Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment at UK.

On September 20, 2010, Jean-Claude Van Damme ten movie collection DVD was released and including nine films they were: No Retreat, No Surrender, Nowhere to Run, Hard Target, Street Fighter, Sudden Death, The Quest, Double Team, Knock Off and Desert Heat.

On October 4, 2010, Universal Soldier Trilogy DVD was released.

References

  1. ^ a b "Universal Soldier: The Return". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  2. ^ "Universal Soldier II: The Return". The Numbers. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  3. ^ "Van Damme in Engaging Battle in Sleek 'Universal Soldier' Sequel". The Los Angeles Times. August 23, 1999. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
  4. ^ "As 'Sixth Sense' Sizzles, Newcomers Feel a Chill". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
  5. ^ http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/universal_soldier_the_return/ Universal Soldier: The Return] on Rotten Tomatoes
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