Eve of Destruction (film)
| Eve of Destruction | |
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| Directed by | Duncan Gibbins |
| Written by | Duncan Gibbins Yale Udoff |
| Produced by | David Madden |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Alan Hume |
| Edited by | Caroline Biggerstaff |
| Music by | Philippe Sarde |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Orion Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 100 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $13 million |
| Box office | $5,451,119 |
Eve of Destruction is a 1991 American
Plot
EVE VIII is a military android 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
- Kevin McCarthy as William Simmons (uncredited)
Reception
The film received negative reviews from critics, having a 20% "rotten" score on RottenTomatoes.com.[2] Vincent Canby gave a negative review in The New York Times, calling the film "an undistinguished, barely functional action-melodrama."[3]
Box Office
The movie opened with $2.5 million.[4] It finished its run with a total of $5,451,119 against a $13 million budget, making it a box-office bomb.
Home media
Eve of Destruction released on VHS on August 8, 1991, from
References
- ^ "Eve of Destruction".
- ^ Eve of Destruction at Rotten Tomatoes
- ^ "Review/Film; Secret Robot Runs Amok In a Miniskirt," Vincent Canby, The New York Times, January 19, 1991
- ^ "'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.
