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Total Force

1996 · 94 min

A shambolic low-budget actioner that's more fun to mock than to watch, with wooden acting and incoherent plotting.

Directed by
Steven Kaman
Genres
Science fiction, Action, Thriller
Starring
Timothy Bottoms, Rustam Branaman, J.D. Rifkin
Tagline
Quite possibly the worst movie every made.
Overview
An evil scientist creates a device that controls humans. With a press of the button, the subject will explode. A special forces team called "Total Force" must seek out and destroy the scientist and his lab. Later on in the film they are supported by terrorist Jack O'Hara, played by Frank Stallone. 'Comic relief' is provided by a corrupt senator, whose character is not at all funny.

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Directed by
Steven Kaman
Genres
Science fiction, Action, Thriller
Starring
Timothy Bottoms, Rustam Branaman, J.D. Rifkin
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How it feels

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Tone
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • violence
  • crime
  • corruption
  • survival
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour3
Realism3
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity2
Emotional weight1

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Genres
science fiction, action, thriller
Directed by
Steven Kaman
Written by
Steven Kaman
Starring
Timothy Bottoms, Rustam Branaman, J.D. Rifkin, Morgan Daniel, Frank Stallone Jr., Calista Carradine, Oleg Taktarov, Tom Bresnahan
Music
Barry Coffing
Cinematography
Dwight F. Lay
Runtime
94 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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