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Eve of Destruction

1991 · 99 min

A tense, pulpy sci-fi chase with a campy edge, mixing explosive action and dark psychological undertones.

Directed by
Duncan Gibbins
Genres
Science fiction, Action, Thriller
Tagline
They gave her looks. Brains. Nuclear capabilities. Everything but an "off" switch.
Overview
Eve is a military robot made to look exactly like her creator, Dr. Eve Simmons. When she is damaged during a bank robbery, the robot becomes an unstoppable killing machine. Colonel Jim McQuade is assigned to stop the robot and with the help from Dr. Simmons they have to predict where she will go next.

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Directed by
Duncan Gibbins
Genres
Science fiction, Action, Thriller
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • technology
  • identity
  • violence
  • survival
  • trauma
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror4
Humour3
Realism4
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Genres
science fiction, action, thriller
Directed by
Duncan Gibbins
Written by
Duncan Gibbins, Yale Udoff
Starring
Gregory Hines, Renée Soutendijk, Michael Greene, Kurt Fuller, John M. Jackson, Loren Haynes, Nelson Mashita, Greg Collins
Music
Philippe Sarde
Cinematography
Alan Hume
Runtime
99 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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