Mandroid (1993)
Mandroid (1993), directed by Jack Ersgard, starring Mircea Albulescu and Radu Minculescu.
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Synopsis
In his hidden laboratory deep in Russia, Dr. Karl Zimmer has invented the Mandroid, a humanoid robot which follows the motions of a man in a special control suit. He has offered the invention to the USA, who have sent Smith and Wait from the CIA for inspection. However Zimmer's partner Drago has different plans, wants to sell Mandroid to the military. The night he tries to steal Mandroid, he becomes exposed to the highly toxic Superconn. But he can flee and won't give up on Mandroid, even though he's terribly disfigured.
- Vlad PăunescuCinematography, Producer
- Jack ErsgardDirector
- Barry ZetlinEditing
- Mark S. ManosEditing
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About the film
Mandroid is a 1993 film directed by Jack Ersgard starring Robert Symonds and Curt Lowens.
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Mandroid is a 1993 film directed by Jack Ersgard starring Robert Symonds and Curt Lowens.
Plot
In his hidden laboratory deep in Russia, Dr. Karl Zimmer (Symonds) has invented the Mandroid, a humanoid robot which follows the motions of a man in a special control suit. He has offered the invention to the United States, which has sent Agent Joe Smith and Dr. Wade Franklin from the CIA for inspection.
However, Zimmer's partner Drago (Lowens) has different plans and wants to sell Mandroid to the military, the night he tries to steal Mandroid, he becomes exposed to the highly toxic Superconn and is terribly disfigured. However, during the struggle, Zimmer's assistant Ben Knight also becomes exposed as he begins to turn invisible.
Drago enslaves a homeless mute and partially fixes his face, but the mute has to make him a metal mask. Using the Mandroid, Drago kidnaps Smith. Drago demands that Zimmer give him the Superconn in exchange for Smith.
Zimmer, Zana and Wade retrieve the Superconn, meanwhile Smith is revealed to be in cahoots with Drago. The chief of police arrives at the trade with a squad of police officers.
Through Mandroid, Drago reveals Smith's duplicity and fatally shoots Zimmer, then shoots Smith, as Zana mourns her father, the rest of them go after Drago and the Mandroid. Mandroid kills all of the police. Smith atones by killing the mute but dies from his injuries.
Wade destroys the Mandroid, Drago shoots Wades legs crippling him. Wade causes the building to collapse on him.
Wade and Zana start a relationship. Drago is revealed to be alive.
Cast
Brian Cousins as Wade
Jane Caldwell as Zanna
Michael Della Femina as Benjamin
Robert Symonds as Karl Zimmer
Curt Lowens as Drago
Patrik Ersgård as Joe
Ion Haiduc as The Mute
Mircea Albulescu as Doctor
Costel Constantin as Chief of Police
Adrian Pintea as Killer
Radu Minculescu as Policeman
Jake McKinnon as Mandroid (uncredited)
Production
The project originally was to be called "Mindmaster". Some early concept art was done by Jack Kirby.
Reception
Dennis Schwartz gave the film a grade C+ and wrote: "The film disappoints because the story is slight, the acting is wooden, the cheap special effects are not special and there's no pay-off."
Sequel
A sequel, entitled Invisible: The Chronicles of Benjamin Knight followed the same year.
References
External links
Mandroid at IMDb
Mandroid at Rotten Tomatoes
Review of the movie at internalbleeding.net
Text from Mandroid (film) on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandroid_(film)
Trivia
- It premiered on August 18, 1993, a Wednesday.
- It runs 1h21 — short for a feature film.
- It is film 2 of 2 in the Benjamin Knight Filmreihe franchise.
- This film's quiz has 13 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.
Production
- StudiosCastel Film, Full Moon Features, Full Moon Entertainment
- CountriesRomania, United States
- LanguagesEnglish
- StatusReleased
Cast
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Mircea Albulescu
Doctor - Radu Minculescu Policeman
- Jane Caldwell Zanna
- Michael Della Femina Benjamin
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Robert Symonds
Karl Zimmer -
Curt Lowens
Drago - Patrik Ersgård Joe
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Ion Haiduc
The Mute -
Costel Constantin
Chief of Police -
Adrian Pintea
Killer -
Brian Cousins
Wade
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Crew
- Vlad Păunescu Cinematography
- Jack Ersgard Director
- Barry Zetlin Editing
- Mark S. Manos Editing
- Oana Păunescu Producer
- Vlad Păunescu Producer
- David Arkenstone Original music
- Richard Band Original music
- C. Courtney Joyner Writer
- Earl Kenton Writer
- Jackson Barr Writer
Questions about this film
What is Mandroid about?
Mandroid: In his hidden laboratory deep in Russia, Dr. Karl Zimmer has invented the Mandroid, a humanoid robot which follows the motions of a man in a special control suit. He has offered the invention to the USA, who have sent Smith and Wait from the CIA for inspection. However Zimmer's partner Drago has different plans, wants…
Who directed Mandroid?
Mandroid was directed by Jack Ersgard in 1993.
Who stars in Mandroid?
The cast of Mandroid includes Mircea Albulescu, Radu Minculescu, Jane Caldwell, Michael Della Femina and Robert Symonds.
How long is Mandroid?
Mandroid runs for 81 minutes, or 1h21.
What is the correct order of the Benjamin Knight Filmreihe films?
The Benjamin Knight Filmreihe franchise has 2 films in the catalogue. In release order: Invisible: The Chronicles of Benjamin Knight; Mandroid.
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