Eve of Destruction (film)
| Eve of Destruction | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Duncan Gibbins |
| Produced by | David Madden |
| Written by |
Duncan Gibbins Yale Udoff |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Philippe Sarde |
| Cinematography | Alan Hume |
| Edited by | Caroline Biggerstaff |
Production company | |
| Distributed by |
Orion Pictures (film) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (DVD) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $13 million |
| Box office | $5,451,119 |
Eve of Destruction is a 1991 American science fiction action drama film. The film is about a gynoid named EVE VIII, designed in secret by the United States military for undercover operations. 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.
Plot
EVE VIII is a military gynoid 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
- 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
- Loren Haynes as Steve the Robot
Reception
Vincent Canby gave a negative review in The New York Times, calling the film "an undistinguished, barely functional action-melodrama."[1] As of March 2014, the film has a 10% "rotten" score on RottenTomatoes.com.[2]
Box Office
The movie opened with $2.5 million.[3]
References
- ↑ "Review/Film; Secret Robot Runs Amok In a Miniskirt," Vincent Canby, The New York Times, January 19, 1991
- ↑ Rotten Tomatoes.com web page for Eve of Destruction
- ↑ "'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.
External links
- Eve of Destruction at the Internet Movie Database
- Eve of Destruction at AllMovie
- Eve of Destruction at Box Office Mojo