A robot soldier named Solo escapes after learning he will be deprogrammed and helps a village who are under attack by rebels.
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Cast verified as complete
| Mario Van Peebles | ... |
Solo
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| Barry Corbin | ... |
General Clyde Haynes
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| William Sadler | ... |
Colonel Frank Madden / Improved Solo
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| Jaime Gomez | ... |
Sgt. Lorenzo
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| Demián Bichir | ... |
Rio
(as Damián Bechir)
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| Seidy Lopez | ... |
Agela
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Abraham Verduzco | ... |
Miguel
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| Joaquín Garrido | ... |
Vasquez
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William Wallace | ... |
Thompson
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| Adrien Brody | ... |
Dr. Bill Stewart
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Brent Schaeffer | ... |
Communications Officer
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Lucas Dudley | ... |
Helmsman
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| Christopher Michael | ... |
Flight Deck Officer
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Rafael Velasco | ... |
Justos
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Abel Woolrich | ... |
Lazaro
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| Farnesio de Bernal | ... |
Father Cerna
(as Fernecio de Bernal)
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| Socorro Avelar | ... |
Abuelita
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| Álvaro Carcaño | ... |
Elder #1
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Carlos Quintero | ... |
Elder #2
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William Ungerman | ... |
Bayne
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| Greg Collins | ... |
Scanion
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Randy Reyes | ... |
Locke
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Sid Belk | ... |
Pierson
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Kevin Cole | ... |
Hawkins
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Charlie Tuitavuki | ... |
Stone
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| Norberto Barba | ... |
Rebel Soldier
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| John Flock | ... |
Lab Tech
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Julian Bucio | ... |
Rebel in Church
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Directed by
| Norberto Barba | ||
Written by
| Robert Mason | ... | (novel "Weapon") |
| David L. Corley | ... | (screenplay) (as David Corley) |
Produced by
| Joseph Newton Cohen | ... | producer |
| John Flock | ... | producer |
| Jose Ludlow | ... | co-producer |
| Gina Resnick | ... | co-producer |
Music by
| Christopher Franke | ||
Cinematography by
| Christopher Walling | ||
Editing by
| Scott Conrad | ||
Editorial Department
| Joe Delia | ... | second assistant film editor |
| Roger Greene | ... | first assistant film editor |
| Mato | ... | color timer |
| Philip Steinman | ... | first assistant editor |
Casting By
| Karen Rea | ||
Production Design by
| Markus Canter | ||
Art Direction by
| José Luis Aguilar | ||
Set Decoration by
| Jorge Lara Sánchez | ||
Costume Design by
| María Estela Fernández | ||
Makeup Department
| Carmen de la Torre | ... | key hair assistant |
| Rebecca Fulton | ... | special makeup effects assistant |
| Esther Lomeli | ... | key hair assistant (as Esther Lomeli Munguía) |
| Martin L. Mercer | ... | key special makeup effects artist |
| Alfredo Mora | ... | key makeup artist |
| Everardo Mora | ... | makeup artist: Vera Cruz |
| Mike J. Regan | ... | special makeup effects assistant |
| Mario Sarazua | ... | makeup assistant: Vera Cruz |
| David Selvadurai | ... | special makeup effects assistant |
| Gary J. Tunnicliffe | ... | robotic and special makeup effects designer |
| Leopoldo Vallejo | ... | second assistant makeup |
| Claire Jane Vranian | ... | special makeup effects assistant (as Claire-Jane Deacon) |
| Mario Zarazua | ... | assistant makeup artist |
| Esther Álvarez Mestres | ... | key hair stylist |
Production Management
| Javier García Mata | ... | unit manager: Mexico |
| Linda Madden | ... | post-production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| A. Hugo Gutierrez Cuellar | ... | first assistant director: Vera Cruz (as Hugo Gutierrez) / second assistant director: Mexico (as Hugo Gutierrez) |
| Batan Silva | ... | first assistant director (as Sebastián Silva) |
| Joaquin Silva | ... | first assistant director: Mexico |
| Batan Silva | ... | second unit director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Juan Belmont | ... | greensman |
| Steve Cruz | ... | storyboard artist |
| Juan De La Fuente | ... | on-set dresser |
| Jorge Lara | ... | set dresser: Vera Cruz |
| Joel Lopez Gonzalez | ... | construction coordinator |
| Hugo Olvera | ... | assistant set decorator: Vera Cruz |
| Celso Peña | ... | property assistant |
| Issac Pineda | ... | lead man |
| Jorge Rodríguez | ... | property assistant |
| Claudio Romo | ... | assistant construction coordinator |
| Benjamin Suarez | ... | property master: Vera Cruz |
| Bernardo Trujillo | ... | assistant art director |
| Manolo Carmona | ... | assistant leadman (uncredited) |
| Pilar De Burgos | ... | sculptor of the pyramids (uncredited) |
| Erick Monroy Soto | ... | junior set designer (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Suzanne Angel | ... | adr editor |
| David Bach | ... | sound effects editor |
| Oliver Barth | ... | adr editor |
| Sarah Brady | ... | adr supervisor |
| John Brasher | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Greg Conway | ... | sound effects editor |
| Salvador de la Fuente | ... | sound recordist |
| Ansi Elagoz | ... | adr assistant |
| Salvador Enríquez | ... | boom operator: "b" camera unit |
| Michael Ferdie | ... | dialogue editor |
| Sean Garnhart | ... | sound effects editor |
| Eric Hoeschen | ... | adr mixer |
| Marty Hutcherson | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Carlos Isais | ... | foley recordist |
| Adriane Marfiak | ... | sound effects editor |
| Peggy McAffee | ... | sound effects editor |
| Pedro Mejía | ... | boom operator: Vera Cruz |
| Bruce Murphy | ... | dialogue editor |
| Hugo Noriega Valencia | ... | sound recordist: "b" camera |
| Santiago Núñez | ... | cable person / sound mixer: Veracruz |
| Laurence Puchalsky | ... | assistant dialogue editor (as Lorenzo Puchalsky) |
| Doug Reed | ... | foley artist / foley editor |
| Hari Ryatt | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Brian Smith | ... | foley mixer |
| Sean Sullivan | ... | assistant dialogue editor |
| Elmo Weber | ... | sound designer |
| Linda Wehde | ... | adr assistant |
| Nancy Lee Bleisch | ... | assistant post-production sound coordinator (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Luis Eduardo Ambriz Martinez | ... | special effects assistant (as Luis E. Ambriz Martínez) |
| Alfredo Antonio | ... | special effects assistant |
| Gabriel Béjar | ... | special effects assistant |
| Alejandro Castillo Barros | ... | special effects assistant |
| Carlos Cervantes | ... | special effects assistant |
| Federico Farfán | ... | special effects supervisor |
| Enrique Gómez Lara | ... | special effects assistant |
| Enrique Gómez | ... | special effects: Vera Cruz |
| Sergio López | ... | special effects assistant (as Sergio Lopez Ruiz) / special effects assistant: Vera Cruz |
| Jaime Ramírez Guerrero | ... | special effects assistant (as Jamie Ramírez Guerrero) |
| Martín Zúñiga Farfán | ... | special effects assistant (as Martín Zúñiga) |
Visual Effects by
| Cheryl Bainum | ... | computer graphics producer: POP Film |
| Charles Darby | ... | digital matte artist |
| Brad Kuehn | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Anthony Mabin | ... | digital effects compositor: Cinesite |
| Karen M. Murphy | ... | digital effects coordinator |
| John E. Sasaki | ... | digital compositor |
| Kurt E. Soderling | ... | visual effects camera operator (as Kurt Soderling) |
| Bill Gilman | ... | digital compositor: Cinesite Hollywood (uncredited) |
| Bob Lyss | ... | digital compositor (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Balo Bucio | ... | stunts (as Wilebardo Bucio) / stunts: Vera Cruz (as Wilebardo Bucio) |
| Julian Bucio | ... | stunt coordinator: Vera Cruz / stunts |
| Jose Luis Corso | ... | stunts: Vera Cruz |
| Monty Cox | ... | stunts |
| Buddy Joe Hooker | ... | stunt coordinator: Vera Cruz |
| Ernie Johnson | ... | stunts |
| Javier Lambert | ... | stunts |
| Mauricio Martínez | ... | stunts: Vera Cruz |
| Tom Muzila | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Jeff Rhodes | ... | stunts: Vera Cruz |
| Kevin Swigert | ... | stunts: Vera Cruz |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Edgar Ambriz | ... | electrician |
| Richard Clark | ... | video playback supervisor |
| Fernando Díaz Torres | ... | assistant camera (as Fernando Diaz) / second assistant camera |
| Javier Enríquez | ... | best boy electric |
| Miguel Enríquez | ... | first assistant camera: Vera Cruz |
| Miguel A. Garcia | ... | electrician |
| Carlos García | ... | grip |
| Jorge García | ... | video assist operator |
| Raúl Hernández | ... | generator operator |
| José Dolores Herrera | ... | electrician: Vera Cruz / grip |
| José Luis Herrera | ... | grip: Vera Cruz |
| Luis Horcasitas | ... | camera loader: Vera Cruz |
| Gerardo Manjarrez | ... | first assistant camera |
| Octavio Mendez | ... | video playback assistant |
| Fabián Monroy | ... | assistant camera |
| Felipe Morales | ... | generator operator: Vera Cruz / grip |
| Marco A. Morales | ... | grip |
| Fernando Moreno | ... | gaffer: Vera Cruz |
| Israel Orozco | ... | camera remote |
| Armando Paez | ... | generator operator |
| Raúl Palacios | ... | electrician |
| José Isabel Peña | ... | electrician (as Jose I. Peña) |
| Israel Páez | ... | second assistant camera/cam remote operator |
| Jesus Rodriguez Jr. | ... | grip: Vera Cruz / key grip |
| Jesús Romero | ... | dolly grip / key grip: Vera Cruz |
| Raybeth Sandoval | ... | assistant camera / camera technician: Vera Cruz |
| Steve Sass | ... | assistant camera: aerial unit |
| Jeffrey D. Smith | ... | camera operator / director of photography: Vera Cruz second unit |
| Kurt E. Soderling | ... | camera operator: aerial unit |
| Antonio Sánchez Romero | ... | electrician: Vera Cruz (as Antonio Sánchez) / grip (as Antonio Sánchez) |
| Rico Torres | ... | still photographer |
| Santiago Torres | ... | video playback assistant |
| Jaime Trejo | ... | electric technician (as Jaime Trejo Jesus) |
| Miguel Urbina | ... | camera operator: Vera Cruz / first assistant camera |
| Antonio Uruñuela | ... | second assistant camera: Vera Cruz |
| Checco Varese | ... | Steadicam operator / additional camera operator / cinematographer: aerial unit |
| Julián Álvarez | ... | generator operator |
| Miguel Álvarez | ... | video playback technician |
| Kurt E. Soderling | ... | aerial director of photography (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Claudia Becker | ... | casting: Mexico |
| Alejandro Cairo | ... | extras casting |
| Jorge Rodrigo Torres | ... | extras casting assistant |
| Bianca Cioffi-Zaring | ... | casting associate (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| María José Cebral | ... | wardrobe assistant |
| Dario Cruz | ... | wardrobe assistant |
| Gabriela Fernandez | ... | wardrobe assistant |
| María de Jesús Lina | ... | wardrobe assistant |
| Inés Liverato | ... | wardrobe assistant: Vera Cruz (as Ines Liverato) |
| Esther Melendez | ... | wardrobe assistant |
| Arturo Núñez | ... | wardrobe assistant |
| Ambar Palacios | ... | wardrobe assistant |
| Leticia Pichardo | ... | wardrobe assistant |
| Ruth Zermeño | ... | wardrobe head / wardrobe: Vera Cruz |
Location Management
| Ricardo Del Río | ... | location manager: Vera Cruz |
| Terry Fernández | ... | locations |
| Pancho Fletes | ... | location assistant |
Music Department
| Edgar Rothermich | ... | music producer / music recordist |
Script and Continuity Department
| Rebecca Fulton | ... | script supervisor |
| Bridgette Kelley | ... | script supervisor (uncredited) |
Transportation Department
| Arturo Curiel | ... | transportation coordinator |
| Hector Curiel | ... | set captain transportation dispatcher |
| Jesús Sánchez | ... | transportation captain |
| Alberto Vázquez Córdoba | ... | transportation captain |
| Ricardo Gallarzo Jr. | ... | transportation captain: second unit (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Adriana Aimo | ... | production coordinator: Mexico |
| Antonio Barrdeta | ... | production assistant |
| Pedro Barroeta | ... | coordinator: aerial unit |
| Travis Bauer | ... | assistant: Mr. Cohen |
| Susana Camarena | ... | assistant accountant |
| Alexei Chevez | ... | production assistant |
| Hunberto Dominguez | ... | production assistant |
| Antinea Espinoza | ... | assistant accountant |
| Ramiro González | ... | assistant: aerial unit |
| Kristi Lake | ... | post-production accountant |
| Linda Madden | ... | production coordinator: Los Angeles |
| Adriana Mondragon | ... | production assistant |
| Laura Moreno | ... | production secretary |
| Tom Muzila | ... | fight choreographer / technical advisor: military |
| Juan Luis Obregón | ... | production assistant |
| Lissette Ortega | ... | production assistant: Vera Cruz |
| Mike J. Regan | ... | prosthetics: Vera Cruz |
| Adriano Rodriguez | ... | production assistant / production coordinator: Vera Cruz |
| Arturo Romero | ... | assistant accountant |
| Carlos Romero | ... | production assistant |
| Ricardo Romero | ... | production assistant |
| Rick Shuster | ... | helicopter pilot |
| Charlie Tuitavuki | ... | armorer |
| William Ungerman | ... | technical advisor: military / weapons specialist |
| Henry Urgoiti | ... | helicopter pilot coordinator |
| Dana Kristen Vahle | ... | helicopter pilot (as Dirk Vahle) |
| Miguel Angel Vizcaina | ... | helicopter pilot |
| Gerardo Yubero | ... | production accountant |
| Greg Whiteside | ... | video and computer playback operator (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Triumph Films (presents)
- Orpheus Films (presents)
- Van Peebles Films (in association with)
- Kinema Films de Mexico
- American Entertainment Investors
- Triumph Enterprises Inc.
Distributors
- Sony Pictures Releasing (1996) (United States) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Films (1997) (France) (theatrical)
- Columbia Tristar Films of India (1997) (India) (theatrical)
- Izaro Films (1997) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (1997) (India) (theatrical) (as Columbia Tristar Films of India)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2000) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (1997) (Germany) (VHS)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2004) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (1999) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (2000) (Netherlands) (VHS) (Take 2 Action) (double feature with "Gunmen")
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (2002) (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (1997) (United States) (VHS)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (2000) (United States) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Video (1997) (Japan) (VHS)
- Videosonic (1997) (Greece) (VHS)
Special Effects
- Cinesite (Hollywood) (visual effects)
Other Companies
- Howard Anderson Digital Effects (opticals)
- Howard Anderson Digital Effects (titles)
- Inter Video (24 frame video playback)
- Magic Film and Video Works (negative cutting)
- Motion Picture Association (MPA)
- Reeltime Creative (trailer music)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Mario Van Peebles stars as an android killing weapon designed by the military and utilized to enter into a Latin American war to destroy the rebels - natives fighting simply to maintain their freedom. Contrary to his programming, he develops an affinity for the villagers and decides to help them fight back. This lets his creators bring him back and ultimately leads to one of them being given more powerful circuitry to defeat him.
Written by John Sacksteder |
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| Taglines | Part man. Part machine. Total weapon. Prepare to go Solo! See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $19,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | The program on the TV that the people in the village is The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951). See more » |
| Goofs | The hole in Solo's side dissapears when in a hut, just to appear later again. This continues throughout the movie. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Agent Red (2000). See more » |
| Soundtracks | I Can See The Stars See more » |
| Quotes |
Colonel Madden:
[speaking of the hut Solo's in]
Blow it. Rebel Leader: I've got men in there! Colonel Madden: Not anymore. [Boom!] See more » |