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"Quotes"
"We make
pop-
corn movies. We
love popcorn
movies. When
you have that
kind of passion
for the films you
make, there's a
chance that that
passion may
become
infectious."
-- Dean Devlin
"...Emmerich
and
producing partner
Dean Devlin --
two guys who
know how to
crank out an
event movie..."
-- Entertainment
Weekly magazine
"Very
difficult.
Very difficult.
Never comes out
of his trailer.
Also, like, where
do you park his
trailer? I love
that problem."
-- Roland
Emmerich on the
problems with
accomodating a
giant lizard on
a movie set.
"He does
have
the biggest
trailer. I was
pretty upset by
that. But, you
know, who's
gonna go tell
him?"
-- Hank Azaria on
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the other actors
towards Godzilla
on the movie set.
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What's Next?
July, 2000:
Dean Devlin will be
making his debut as a
director for a movie
called "Cellular". The
plot centers around a
man who receives a
call on his cell phone
from a strange woman
who is being held
hostage. He has until
her phone battery runs
out to find her and
save her life. It's a
unique concept that
could translate into a
big box-office hit with
a relatively low budget.
April,
2000:
Cinescape Online
described this
"different" project that
Centropolis is going to
be involved in:
Centropolis
Entertainment is teaming
up with Village
Roadshow and Warner
Bros. for a giant
monster movie called
Arac Attack. The film,
which Centropolis had
been developing, will
have a budget of $30M.
According to Variety,
the eventual pic will tell
the story of a toxic waste spill that results
in the creation and
rampage of giant
spiders. Described as a
comedy thriller, the film
will be directed by Ellory
Elkayem (They Nest)
and will shoot on
location in Australia.
Production is scheduled
to start in September.
Dean Devlin and Roland
Emmerich will produce
the project. Centropolis
Effects will handle the
film's effects.
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the plot During the Vietnam War, two American soldiers kill each other after one of them goes psycho on his entire platoon. Shortly after their deaths, they are re-animated after being genetically altered by scientists in a top-secret government project. Fast-forwarding to the present, the two soldiers, along with numerous other soldiers, are part of a successful anti-terrorist team, their new genetic make-up supplying them with increased strength, endurance, durability and no memories of their past. But during an operation, memories of the past are again awakened and Jean-Claude Van Damme, along with the help of Ally Walker, find themselves on the run from the Universal Soldier team. Shortly after, Dolph Lundgren also begins to remember the past events that led to himself and Van Damme killing eachother. Motivated by a desire to finish what he had started back in the Vietnam War, Lundgren takes over the team and uses them and their resources to relentlessly hunt down Van Damme and Walker. When he finally catches up to them, the two soldiers settle things the old-fashioned way -- one on one. the good
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U.S. box office receipts for "Universal Soldier" totalled $36.3 million.
commentary
If it weren't for Jean-Claude Van Damme, "Universal Soldier" might have come and gone without so much as a peep. Of course, I'm not insinuating that his acting saved this movie. Rather, it was his presence as an established action movie star that attracted some attention to the film. If the acting had been better, then maybe it would have enjoyed more success at the box office. As it stands, this would be considered Devlin and Emmerich's first major, big-budget film that they collaborated on as a team. And the results, while they reveal some inexperience, are generally impressive considering what little they had to work with. This would soon become a trademark of the duo -- the ability to create a movie that has a big-budget look and feel without the big-budget. This ability ultimately landed them the job to revive "Godzilla", their estimated budget for the film having been significantly lower than the budget proposed by director Jan DeBont ("Speed" and "Twister"). But despite this fact, they are somehow able to churn out entertaining movies of above-average quality. And "Universal Soldier" would prove to be only a glimpse of greater things to come...
