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Gunhed

Name: Gunhed
Genre: Science Fiction, Action
Released: 1989-07-22
Cast: Masahiro Takashima, Brenda Bakke, Eugene Harada, Kaori Mizushima, Randy Reyes

1989 | 100 min | Science Fiction, Action

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for sci-fi fans and action fans. If you loved The Creator or Pacific Rim, start here.
The mood: Exciting.
The pace: Fast-moving, at 1 hr 40 min.
What might put you off: It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

High-concept Sci-Fi adventure about an island that actually is a computer called Kyron 5, itself created to design and manufacture super-advanced robots to be used as slaves for the rest of the world. One day Kyron decides that human beings are unnecessary, so it declares war on the world. But Kyron cannot be tamed, and after many lives are lost in the attempt, mankind decides to leave Kyron to its own devices.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 24K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Masato Harada

Masahiro TakashimaBrooklyn
Brenda BakkeTexas Air Ranger Sgt. Nim
Eugene HaradaSeven
Kaori MizushimaEleven
Randy ReyesGunhed (voice)
James Brewster ThompsonBarabbas
Aya EnjojiBebe
Yousuke SaitoBoxer
Doll NguyenBoomerang
Jay KabiraBombbay