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"Universal Soldier"(English) Universal Soldier listen)) is a 1992 science fiction action film. It stars Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren in the lead roles. The plot tells about American soldiers killed in Vietnam, who have been revived in the present and turned into universal soldiers - practically invulnerable and fearless cyborgs, ideal machines for performing special operations. Two of them - Luke Devereaux and Andrew Scott - partially regain their memory, and they go out of control.

Plot

Vietnam, 1969 at the height of the war. Private Luke Devereaux discovers that Sergeant Andrew Scott has gone mad (paranoia), kills civilians and his own soldiers, accusing everyone of betrayal, and collects their ears and wears them as a necklace around his neck. Luke tries to convince the sergeant to go with him, but he kills the captured Vietnamese guy and orders Luke to kill the girl, Luke tries to save her, fights with the sergeant, and they shoot each other. Arriving reinforcements discover the bodies of the dead soldiers, they are taken away, overlaid with ice, and recorded as missing.

Desert Nevada, today. Terrorists have captured the Hoover Dam and demand the release of their accomplices, threatening to blow up the dam and shoot all the hostages. A team of universal soldiers arrives at the dam, consisting of GR-44 (Luke Devereaux) and GR-13 (Andrew Scott). The team successfully destroys the terrorists and frees the hostages, while GR-44 sees a couple of Vietnamese among them, remembers the events of the war and stops responding to calls. Reporters bombard Colonel Perry with questions, but he refuses to answer, citing secrecy. The Universal Soldiers at their mobile base chill in the freezer and receive an injection to erase their memory. At this time, journalist Veronica Roberts, along with her cameraman, enters the base, takes several photographs and tries to escape, but they are stopped by GR-44s and GR-13s. GR-13 kills the operator, GR-44 remembers Vietnam again, disarms GR-13 and takes Veronica away from the base, while trying to follow the commands given by the colonel until Veronica rips off his headphones, depriving him of communication with the base. There is a commotion at the base, information about the animated dead is about to leak to the press. A few hours later, the runaways' car runs out of gas, Luke gets out and pushes the car at over 30 miles an hour, to Veronica's shock.

Day 2. Ash fork. Arizona. Veronica and Luke rent a motel room, Veronica learns that she is wanted. The hatch is overheated and needs to be cooled down, and he is placed in an ice bath where his wounds heal before his eyes. The command organizes a raid on the fugitives, they hide under the blankets of their lovers in the next room and leave in their car. At the gas station, Luke asks Veronica to find a tracking sensor on his body and rips open his calf muscle, Veronica pulls out the sensor. Arriving Unisols storm the gas station on a signal from the sensor, but fall into a trap. Hidden Luke and Veronica leave in the same car, the GR-13 hiding in it grabs Luke, but he manages to get rid of him. Later, Colonel Perry gives the order to return, but GR-13 realizes that he is US Army Sergeant Andrew Scott, kills the colonel and several program employees and declares himself in charge. Thus, Scott is now engaged in a personal vendetta with an old enemy.

Day 3 Tyler State of Utah. The surviving base doctors try to erase Scott's memory, but Scott kills one of them. He asks the citizens about the fugitive Devereux, at which time the remaining doctor sets up an explosion at the base. Scott drags the bodies of GR-76 and GR-55 into the freezer at the supermarket. He couldn't revive the 55th, but he still had the 76th. Scott tells the customers about the traitors and shoots the cops who arrive. Luke remembers Dr. Christopher Gregor, the creator of the Universal Soldier program. They visit him in Veterans Town, and he tells them both about the program itself and about the traumatic memories that drove Scott and Devereaux crazy. Later, Luke puts Veronica on the bus, but she leaves the bus and they are both arrested and taken away by the police. On the way, they are attacked by Scott at the mobile base (trailer), Luke kills the driver of the GR-76 with a pistol, the trailer with Scott falls into the abyss and explodes.

Day 5. Mero. Louisiana. Veronica brings Luke to his parents, and she decides to leave, but she is taken hostage by Scott. Luke goes to talk with the sergeant, a struggle takes place between them. Scott throws a grenade at Veronica. The grenade explodes, Veronica falls. Luke thinks she is dead and, in a rage, kills Scott with an unknown model shredder machine.

Cast

Actor	Role
Jean-Claude Van Damme	Luke Devereux / Luke Devereux / GR44
Dolph Lundgren	Andrew Scott / Andrew Scott / GR13
Ellie Walker	Veronica Roberts Veronica Roberts CNN reporter
Ed O'Ross	Perry Colonel Perry
Jerry Orbach	Christopher Gregor Dr. Christopher Gregor
Leon Rippy	woodworth woodworth
Tico Wells	Garp Garp
Ralph Möller	GR76
Tommy "Tiny" Lister	GR55
Simon Rea	GR61
Eric Norris	GR86
Lilian Chauvin	Devereux Mrs. Devereux
Michael Jai White	soldier
Kamel Crifa	H T H T
Christopher Van Varenberg	Luke Devereaux young Luke Devereaux

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- Fine! - said a young man in a militia uniform, whom Julie called "mon chevalier" [my knight] and who went with her to the Lower.
In Julie's society, as in many societies in Moscow, it was customary to speak only Russian, and those who made mistakes in speaking French words paid a fine in favor of the donation committee.
“Another fine for Gallicism,” said the Russian writer, who was in the living room. - “The pleasure of not being Russian.
“You do no favors to anyone,” Julie continued to the militia, not paying attention to the writer’s remark. “I am to blame for the caustique,” ​​she said, “and I am crying, but for the pleasure of telling you the truth, I am ready to pay more; I am not responsible for Gallicisms,” she turned to the writer: “I have neither money nor time, like Prince Golitsyn, to take a teacher and study in Russian. Here he is, said Julie. - Quand on ... [When.] No, no, - she turned to the militia, - you won’t catch. When they talk about the sun, they see its rays, ”said the hostess, smiling kindly at Pierre. “We were only talking about you,” Julie said with the freedom of lies characteristic of secular women. - We said that your regiment, right, will be better than Mamon's.
“Ah, don’t tell me about my regiment,” Pierre answered, kissing the hostess’s hand and sitting down beside her. - He bored me so much!
"Are you sure you'll be in charge of it yourself?" - said Julie, exchanging sly and mocking glances with the militia.
The militia in the presence of Pierre was no longer so caustique, and his face expressed bewilderment at what Julie's smile meant. Despite his distraction and good nature, Pierre's personality immediately stopped all attempts at ridicule in his presence.
“No,” Pierre answered, laughing, looking at his big, fat body. “It’s too easy for the French to hit me, and I’m afraid that I won’t get on a horse ...
Among the people being sorted out for the subject of conversation, Julie's society fell on the Rostovs.
“Very, they say, their deeds are bad,” said Julie. - And he is so stupid - the count himself. The Razumovskys wanted to buy his house and the suburban area, and all this is dragging on. He is valued.
- No, it seems that the sale will take place one of these days, - someone said. – Although now it’s crazy to buy anything in Moscow.
- From what? Julie said. – Do you really think that there is a danger to Moscow?
- Why are you going?
- I? That's strange. I'm going because ... well, because everyone is going, and then I'm not John d "Arc and not an Amazon.
- Well, yes, yes, give me more rags.
- If he manages to conduct business, he can pay all the debts, - the militia went on about Rostov.
– Kind old man, but very pauvre sire [bad]. And why do they live here for so long? They have long wanted to go to the village. Natalie seems to be well now? Julie asked Pierre with a sly smile.
“They are waiting for a younger son,” said Pierre. - He entered the Obolensky Cossacks and went to Belaya Tserkov. A regiment is formed there. And now they have transferred him to my regiment and are waiting every day. The count has long wanted to go, but the countess will never agree to leave Moscow until her son arrives.
- I saw them the third day at the Arkharovs. Natalie got prettier and happier again. She sang one romance. How easy it is for some people!
- What's going on? Pierre asked indignantly. Julie smiled.
“You know, Count, that knights like you only exist in the novels of Madame Suza.
What knight? From what? – blushing, asked Pierre.
- Well, come on, dear count, c "est la fable de tout Moscou. Je vous admire, ma parole d" honneur. [All Moscow knows this. Really, I'm surprised at you.]
- Fine! Fine! the militiaman said.
- OK then. You can't say how boring!
- Qu "est ce qui est la fable de tout Moscou? [What does all of Moscow know?] - Pierre said angrily, getting up.
- Come on, Count. You know!
“I don’t know anything,” said Pierre.
- I know that you were friendly with Natalie, and therefore ... No, I am always friendly with Vera. Cette chere Vera! [That sweet Vera!]
- Non, madame, [No, madam.] - Pierre continued in an unhappy tone. - I did not take on the role of the knight of Rostov at all, and I have not been with them for almost a month. But I don't understand cruelty...
- Qui s "excuse - s" accuse, [Whoever apologizes, he blames himself.] - Julie said smiling and waving lint, and in order for her to have the last word, she immediately changed the conversation. - What is it like, I found out today: poor Marie Volkonskaya arrived in Moscow yesterday. Did you hear she lost her father?
- Really! Where is she? I would very much like to see her,” said Pierre.
“I spent the evening with her last night. Today or tomorrow morning she is going to the suburbs with her nephew.
- Well, how is she? Pierre said.
Nothing, sad. But do you know who saved her? It's a whole novel. Nicholas Rostov. She was surrounded, they wanted to kill her, her people were wounded. He rushed and saved her...
“Another novel,” said the militiaman. - Decisively, this general flight is made so that all the old brides get married. Catiche is one, Princess Bolkonskaya is another.
“You know that I really think she is un petit peu amoureuse du jeune homme. [slightly in love with the young man.]
- Fine! Fine! Fine!
- But how can I say it in Russian? ..

When Pierre returned home, he was served two posters of Rostopchin brought that day.
The first said that the rumor that Count Rastopchin was forbidden to leave Moscow was unfair and that, on the contrary, Count Rostopchin was glad that ladies and merchant wives were leaving Moscow. “Less fear, less news,” the poster said, “but I answer with my life that there will be no villain in Moscow.” These words for the first time clearly showed Pierre that the French would be in Moscow. The second poster said that our main apartment is in Vyazma, that Count Wittgsstein defeated the French, but that since many residents want to arm themselves, there are weapons prepared in the arsenal for them: sabers, pistols, guns, which residents can get at a cheap price. The tone of the posters was no longer as playful as in Chigirin's previous conversations. Pierre thought about these posters. Obviously, that terrible thundercloud, which he called upon with all the forces of his soul and which at the same time aroused involuntary horror in him, - obviously, this cloud was approaching.
“To enter the military service and go to the army or wait? - Pierre asked himself this question for the hundredth time. He took a deck of cards lying on his table and began to play solitaire.
“If this solitaire comes out,” he said to himself, mixing the deck, holding it in his hand and looking up, “if it comes out, then it means ... what does it mean? .. - He did not have time to decide what it means, when a voice the eldest princess, asking if it is possible to enter.

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Russian name	Universal Soldier
original name	Universal Soldier
Genre	fantasy, action
Director	Roland Emmerich
Producer	Mario Kassar Craig Baumgarten Allen Shapiro
Screenwriter	Richard Rothstein Christopher Leitch Dean Devlin
actors	Jean-Claude Van Damme Dolph Lundgren
Operator	Carl Walter Lindenlaub
Composer	Christopher Franke
Company	Tri Star Pictures
Budget	$ 23 000 000
Fees	$ 101 200 000
The country	USA
Time	106 min.
Year	1992
next movie	Universal Soldier 2: Return (1999)
imdb_id	0105698

"Universal Soldier"(en Universal Soldier) is a 1992 science fiction action movie. It stars Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren in the lead roles. The plot tells about American soldiers killed in Vietnam, who have been revived in the present and turned into universal soldiers - practically invulnerable and fearless cyborgs, ideal machines for performing special operations. Two of them - Luc Devereux (Jean-Claude Van Damme) and Andrew Scott (Dolph Lundgren) - have partially regained their memory, and they are out of control.

Plot

Vietnam, 1969, the height of the war. Private Luke Devereaux discovers that Sergeant Andrew Scott has gone mad, kills civilians and his own soldiers, accusing everyone of betrayal, and collects their ears and wears them around his neck. Luke tries to convince the sergeant to go with him, but he kills the captured Vietnamese guy and orders Luke to kill the girl, Luke tries to save her, fights with the sergeant, and they shoot each other. Arriving reinforcements discover the bodies of the dead soldiers, they are taken away, lined with ice, and recorded as missing.

Desert Nevada, today. Terrorists have captured the Hoover Dam and demand the release of their accomplices, threatening to blow up the dam and shoot all the hostages. A team of universal soldiers arrives at the dam, consisting of GR-44 (Luke Devereaux) and GR-13 (Andrew Scott). The team successfully destroys the terrorists and frees the hostages, while GR-44 sees a couple of Vietnamese among them, remembers the events of the Vietnam War and stops responding to calls. Reporters bombard Colonel Perry with questions, who refuses to answer, citing secrecy. The Universal Soldiers at their mobile base chill in the freezer and receive an injection to erase their memory. Journalist Veronica Robberts, along with her cameraman, infiltrates the base, takes several photographs and tries to escape, but they are stopped by GR-44s and GR-13s. GR-13 kills the operator, GR-44 remembers Vietnam again, disarms GR-13 and takes Veronica away from the base, at the same time trying to follow the commands given by the colonel. Veronica rips off his headphones and cuts off communication with the base. There is a commotion at the base, information about the animated dead is about to leak to the press. A few hours later, the runaways' car runs out of gas, Luke gets out and pushes the car at over 30 miles an hour, to Veronica's shock.

In this series, the universal soldier will have to go through all the stages of the conscript's path: from the draft board to the military unit. Can an ordinary young man who has...

Day 2. Arc fork. Arizona. Veronica and Luke rent a motel room, Veronica learns that she is wanted. The hatch is overheated, it needs cooling, it is placed in an ice bath, its wounds are healing before our eyes. The command organizes a raid on the fugitives, they hide under the blankets of their lovers in the next room and leave in their car. At the gas station, Luke asks Veronica to find a tracking sensor on his body, rips open his calf muscle, Veronica pulls out the sensor. Arriving Unisols storm the gas station on a signal from the sensor, but fall into a trap. Hiding Luke and Veronica leave in the same car, the GR-13 hiding in it grabs Luke, but he manages to get rid of him. Later, Colonel Perry gives the order to return, but GR-13 realizes that he is US Army Sergeant Andrew Scott, kills the colonel, cuts off his ears and some of the program personnel, and declares himself in charge. Thus, Scott is now engaged in a personal vendetta with an old enemy.

Day 3 Tyler State of Utah. The surviving base doctors try to erase Scott's memory, but Scott kills one of them. He asks the citizens about the fugitive Devereux, at which time the remaining doctor sets up an explosion at the base. Scott drags the bodies of GR-76 and GR-55 into the freezer at the supermarket. He couldn't revive the 55th, but he still had the 76th. Scott tells the customers about the traitors and shoots the cops who arrive. Luke remembers Dr. Christopher Gregor, the creator of the Universal Soldier program. They visit him in Veterans Town, and he tells them both about the program itself and about the traumatic memories that drove Scott and Devereaux crazy. Later, Luke puts Veronica on the bus, but she leaves the bus and they are both arrested and taken away by the police. On the way, they are attacked by Scott at the mobile base (trailer), Luke kills the driver of the GR-76 with a pistol, the trailer with Scott falls into the abyss and explodes.

Day 5. Moreau. Louisiana. Veronica brings Luke to his parents, and she decides to leave, but she is taken hostage by Scott. Luke goes to talk with Scott, they fight. Scott throws a grenade at Veronica. The grenade explodes and Veronica falls. Luke thinks Veronica is dead and, in a rage, kills Scott with a shredder machine.

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• At the eighteenth minute of the film, a young couple can be seen reacting to the incident at the Hoover Dam. They are also shown close up. At the very beginning of the film, in a scene in Vietnam, the same couple appeared.
• The original version of the script depicted the United States of America from a much darker side. In particular, their military forces. In this version of the scenario, the actions proceeded as follows: the colonel who was in charge of the Universal Soldier project ordered the character of Dolph Lundgren to ruthlessly kill all civilian witnesses, and therefore the character of Jean-Claude Van Damme hunted him. The colonel also informed the scientist that the terrorists at the dam were actually mercenaries hired by the army to fake justify the Universal Soldier project. In the final version of the picture, these scenes were deleted, and therefore the civilians remained intact, and the militants killed at the dam really posed a terrorist threat. The Colonel and his men are real heroes who just want to get the multi-million dollar Universal Soldier project back to normal. The picture came out in 1992, and by that time the reputation of the armed forces of the United States of America was extremely high. Therefore, it is very unlikely that the audience would be able to adequately accept what was written in the original script.
• Tommy "Tiny" Lister made his eyepiece to order, as the design of a conventional eyepiece overlapped his good eye.
• Although they must all be American citizens, the Universal Soldiers are played by a Belgian (Jean-Claude Van Damme), a Swede (Dolph Lundgren), and a German (Ralf Møller).
• The Vietnam scene was actually filmed at a golf course in Kingman, Arizona. They just added artificial foliage and gas station decorations.
• The studio originally hired director Roland Emmerich, who had just finished working on the low-budget Luna 44 (1990), and screenwriter Dean Devlin for a completely different project. The team was to create the sci-fi film Isobar, starring Sylvester Stallone and Kim Basinger. Moreover, Emmerich was the second director involved in the project, after Ridley Scott refused to participate in it due to disagreements with the studio and producers. But Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin also had problems with this project. Sylvester Stallone did not accept the script, which Devlin rewrote, and insisted that Stephen De Souza act as screenwriter. The studio ended up canceling the film, with an estimated budget of ninety million dollars. Now Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin had to work on the film "Universal Soldier" (1992).
• This is the last movie that was made using CDS technology, low quality digital audio (when compared to further technological advances). Since 1993, sound engineers have mastered DTS technology, which has a higher sound quality. Since then, it has been used in most cinemas to this day.
• The Grand Canyon Bus Chase was later re-released as material on the Fred Olen Ray compilation Critical Mass (2001), produced by Andrew Stevenson and Phoenician Entertainment. This company is known worldwide for its work in the field of low-budget action films.
• The Universal Soldiers use two primary weapons throughout the film, the Magnum Research Inc.357 and the Magnum Desert Eagle.
• A small patch on the left chest of many Universal Soldiers is the United States Army Airborne Badge. It means that this person is a graduate of the air force school.
• At the eighth minute of the film, the Aero Spacelines Mini Guppy transport aircraft (registration number 422AU, serial number 15937) can be seen. As of 2012, this make and model was only featured in this art painting. The Mini Guppy shown on the big screen was supplied by Erickson Air Crane until 1995. Now these aircraft can only be seen in the Museum of Naval Aviation in Tillamook, Oregon.
• The film's trailer uses music that was also featured in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991).
• The Kingman Police Department provided officers as extras for the scene where Luke and Veronica are surrounded on all sides by cops.
• In the original version of the script, the picture was called "Crystal Knights".
• A large set was specially erected for the house scene at the Peck's Lake golf course in Clarkdale, Arizia. Next to it is the Clark Mansion, which was built for one of the sons of Senator William Clark, who died in a plane crash nearby in 1932. The mansion itself burned down under mysterious circumstances in June 2010.
• Ralph Möller and Dolph Lundgren took part in the filming of the film "Universal Soldier" (1992) together. Sputsya a few years, both actors auditioned for the role of Hagen in the film "Gladiator" (2000). Dolph Lundgren was not accepted because Ridley Scott did not like his game, but Ralf Möller was approved.
• In fact, the picture had some influence on the concept of the offensive weapon system for the United States Special Operations Command. It was initiated in 1989. At that time, weapons were acquired for offensive purposes, and not for purely defensive use. Apparently, someone from the top leadership saw this film and decided to equip the pistols with lasers and a suppression system. After conducting a huge number of tests, they adopted the Heckler & Koch Mk 23 .45 caliber pistol. It was equipped with an additional day / night light module, as well as an infrared laser sight. In addition, each weapon was equipped with a suppression system. The first deliveries of weapons occurred in 1996, but due to their clumsy size and weight, they did not become very popular within the armed forces. A little more time passed, and another pistol that used similar technology, the HK 34 Compact, began to be massively used by the military of the United States of America.
• The street where Luke and Veronica were surrounded by police is named after actor Andy Devine, who grew up in Kingman, Arizona.
• The scene in which Luke rescues Veronica and then the characters escape in the Blazer was filmed at the Mojave County airport. Some of the back rooms at this airport were used to store the film's sets.
• After the picture was released, many critics and viewers noted that its plot is very reminiscent of the film "Robocop" (1987).
• The highly specialized equipment worn by the Universal Soldiers was custom-made by Eagle Industries. The list of weapons was as follows: a hip holster for a Desert Eagle .357 Magnum pistol; harness for attaching a holster on the shoulder; two holsters for the H&K MP5K submachine gun and the H&K P9S pistol; additional magazines and grenades. On the other thigh of each universal soldier is a folding baton "PR-24".
• Jean-Claude Van Damme and Ralph Möller previously worked together on the film Cyborg (1989).
• Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren worked well together on the set and became good friends as a result.
• The helicopter shown during the Universal Soldiers deployment scene at the Hoover Dam is the Sikorsky S-58T.
• Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren have master's degrees in martial arts.
• The film takes place in 1969 and 1994.
• Sergeant Andrew Scott is full of namesake British actor Andrew Scott.
• Five years before this picture was released, Dolph Lundgren played He-Man in Masters of the Universe (1987). A sequel was even written for this film, but for unknown reasons, they decided to abandon it. Albert Pyun decided to rewrite the script, and so work began on Cyborg (1989), starring Jean-Claude Van Damme. The actor played Gibson Rickenbacker.
• The idea for eyepieces worn by Universal Soldiers was borrowed from Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987). In it, all people, as well as other races that have been assimilated into cyborgs, wear eyepieces. In the film, the universal soldiers are the dead soldiers who were reanimated and brought back to life in the form of cyborgs.
• In the unreleased first cut of the film, the final battle between Luke and Andrew did not include the barn scene. It was decided to shoot it only a few months after the first test screenings. Also, that version showed the death of Luke's mother. Plus, there was a scene in which Luke almost dies from his injuries while trying to resuscitate him.
• The film bears an uncanny resemblance to the Italian action film Vendetta dal Futuro (1986). In it, a soldier who has become a cyborg recovers some of his memories, escapes from his owners and falls in love with a woman who helps him.
• The Australian version of the painting ends with Dolph Lundgren impaled on farm equipment. Accordingly, the film received an "M" rating, which is similar to "PG-13". But when the picture was released in cinemas in other countries, as well as on video, the scene was expanded. Now the hero of Jean-Claude Van Damme turned on the agricultural machine and crushed the hero of Dolph Lundgren. Accordingly, the film received an "R" rating, which is similar to "NC-17".

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Mistakes in the movie

• At the one hour and twenty-one minute mark, the heroes take a police car, on the side of which there is a light stripe with the inscription "Sheriff" on the rear fender. It takes quite a bit of time, and the heroes arrive in Louisiana. Now there is no light strip or inscription on the car.
• Luke shows the Universal Soldiers a wooden sign that reads "Gas Station Attendant". A little time passes, and when the truck stops, the plate is still in the place where it was at the initial moment. Some more time passes, and as soon as the universal soldiers approach the gas station, the sign disappears.
• At Devereux's parents' house, a pendulum clock shows the time at 8:20 when the viewer first sees them. A few minutes of screen time passes, and the clock still shows 8:20.
• Luke's hair keeps changing during the showdown with Andrew. They become up to laid and tidy, then extremely dirty.
• At the one hour and twenty-eight minute mark, the position and size of the vomit around Veronica's mouth when the autopsy occurs is constantly changing depending on the camera angle.
• At the forty-one minute mark, the amount of ammunition on Andrew Scott's M-60 belt is constantly changing. This is especially noticeable when he comes close to the hotel.
• In the final battle scene between Luke and Andrew, the hero slams his opponent's head against the car window. The viewer is shown in close-up that blood begins to flow from it. She then disappears and reappears between frames of the same scene.
• At the very beginning of the film, when Sergeant Andrew Scott is filming the Vietnamese boy, he is wearing a green shirt. A little time passes, and when we see the main character from behind (at this moment a bullet hits him), his shirt turns blue.
• In the canyon, towards the end of the picture, the weather looks a bit cloudy. However, when the mobile command center falls off the cliff, the sky turns clear blue. Then, in the next scene, the sky is still clear, but outside, the time is approaching evening, even though it was a clear day a second ago.
• At the forty-second minute of the film, when Luke is driving, you can see part of the set used in this scene.
• At a certain point in the film, Andrew kills the prison bus driver. Accordingly, the vehicle loses control. During one of the scenes, when the viewer is shown the bus shaking back and forth, a stuntman can be seen driving it.
• The farm at the end of the film is supposedly in Louisiana, but mountains are clearly visible in the background.
• The Colonel in command of the Universal Soldiers wears his green Special Forces beret incorrectly. The officer is required to wear the insignia on the front of the beret, while the colonel wears the insignia like a regular soldier.
• Luke and Scott are sent to apprehend Veronica. The problem is that literally a few minutes ago the soldiers were completely naked, and they were given memory injections. By the time everything was ready, the heroine would have already managed to escape, and there would simply be no chance of her capture.
• At the forty-second minute of the film, when Luke and Veronica escape from the motel, they drive through the office and interrupt the motel owner's mother, who is quietly reading the newspaper. How realistic is this scene, if just a few minutes ago the motel was shot by four armed men?
• The police prefer the element of surprise. How else to explain the fact that they do not arrest and handcuff Luke and Veronica. Accordingly, the heroes can safely escape by bus.
• When Veronica steps back from the harvester, the way the blades flex makes it very clear that they are made of rubber.

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Plot

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The film is set towards the end of the United States' participation in the Vietnam War. A military detachment is ordered to secure the village from North Vietnamese troops. Private Luke Devereaux is sent to find the members of his squad as well as the surviving locals. Former colleague of the hero, Sergeant Andrew Scott went crazy. He kills the villagers and cuts off their ears. In addition, the villain has a girl and a boy in his hands. Devereaux tries to argue with Scott, saying that the war is over. Scott becomes enraged and shoots the boy in front of him, then orders the protagonist to shoot the girl to prove his loyalty.

Devereaux refuses and stops Scott from shooting the girl. The girl tries to run away, but Scott throws a grenade at her and kills her. Luke and Scott shoot each other at the same time, and therefore die too. The next morning, a US SWAT team finds their bodies. The commander orders the bodies to be packed and frozen. In addition, he gives orders that no one should ever discuss the events that have taken place.

Actions are transferred to modern times. A group of terrorists took over the Hoover Dam. Several civilians were killed during the takeover. In addition, police officers who tried to rescue them were killed. As the terrorists made their demands, they shot another hostage to make it sound as convincing as possible.

The police were ordered not to intervene and not to try to save the hostages, otherwise it would only get worse. Instead, two "universal soldiers", an elite counterterrorism unit, were called in to help. Among them: Andrew Scott and Luke Devereux. The heroes have been brought back to life, but the memory of their past is completely absent. Devereaux remembers only fragments.

Devereaux and Scott are sent to take down several terrorists, with Devereaux using effective means of combat while Scott uses brute, even excessive force. The feeds from the cameras built into them are sent back to the command post, raising concern among technicians. They suggest that even though Scott does not feel any emotions, he still enjoys the process of torment.

After the area is cleared and secure, Devereux begins to regain his memory of his former life after seeing two hostages that look like the villagers he tried to rescue in Vietnam. Turning around, he looks at the face of Scott (who also experiences the same memories), since he is a universal soldier, the hero does not say anything. Both heroes ignore control commands for a while.

Back at the Mobile Command Center, the Universal Soldiers' tech team is trying to figure out what happened during the Hoover Dam incident. Viewers are shown that Universal Soldiers have enhanced healing abilities and superior strength, but also tend to overheat and shut down. They are also found to be given neural serum to keep their minds in check and suppress previous memories. All Universal Soldiers are then ordered to return to their cooling devices and inject themselves with the serum. Because of the glitch, Woodward, one of the project's technicians, thinks it might be best to remove Scott and Devereaux from the team until they can be further reviewed. But Colonel Perry, the commander, says the mission will proceed as planned.

TV news journalist Veronica Roberts is trying to get a story about the Universal Soldier Project in an attempt to get her job back, as she was fired early due to her coverage of the Hoover Dam news. After communicating with representatives of the project, the heroine receives only vague answers. She later sneaks into the base with a camera to investigate the project further. The girl discovers the body of the Universal Soldier, who is mortally wounded but appears to be still alive.

Veronica tries to escape, but Devereaux and Scott are ordered to bring her back. She runs to her operator's car, and a chase begins that ends in an accident. Scott ruthlessly kills the operator, and is already aiming at the girl, but Devereaux stops him in time.

After the girl escapes, along with Deveraux, Scott quietly mutters to himself that his former partner is a traitor. Colonel Perry decides to pursue the reporter and Devereux across the country in order to prevent the spread of information about the universal soldiers not only to the general public, but also to the government of the United States of America.

While the heroes are hiding, Veronica Roberts turns on the TV to understand how society reacted to the death of the cameraman. Suddenly, Scott's old personality begins to emerge. The hero kills everyone around, and the remaining team of technicians of the Universal Soldier project has to leave the complex in order to survive. Scott takes control of the other soldiers for himself.

Devereaux and Roberts travel in search of more information about the Universal Soldier project. The heroes meet Dr. Gregor, the creator of the project, who tells the whole story. Devereux remembers his past. Now he wants to go home to meet his family in Louisiana as soon as possible.

Scott finds the hero and Veronica Roberts, and also takes civilians hostage. A vicious fight ensues, during which Scott beats Deveraux mercilessly for having muscle enhancers. Roberts manages to escape from captivity, and escape from a grenade explosion that would have claimed her life. Scott continues to win until Devereaux injects himself with the serum and masters the muscle boosters. Now the heroes fight on equal terms. Devereux fights back with his new power and impales Scott on the spikes. Next, the hero throws the villain into a giant meat grinder, where there is not a trace of it left. Finally, the protagonist checks on Veronica, who managed to escape the explosion. At the end of the picture, Devereux and Roberts hug each other.

Director Producer Operator

Carl Walter Lindenlaub

Composer Film company Duration Budget Fees The country

USA

Year IMDb The release of the film "Universal Soldier" (original title - Universal Soldier)

"Universal Soldier"(English) Universal Soldier listen)) is a 1992 science fiction action film. It stars Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren in the lead roles. The plot tells about American soldiers killed in Vietnam, who have been revived in the present and turned into universal soldiers - practically invulnerable and terrible cyborgs, ideal machines for performing special operations. Two of them - Luc Devereux (Jean-Claude Van Damme) and Andrew Scott (Dolph Lundgren) - have partially regained their memory, and they are out of control.

Plot

Vietnam, 1969, the height of the war. Private Luke Devereux discovers that Sergeant Andrew Scott has gone insane, killing civilians and his own soldiers, accusing everyone of betrayal. Luke tries to convince the sergeant to go with him, but he kills the captured Vietnamese guy and orders Luke to kill the girl, Luke tries to save her, fights with the sergeant, and they shoot each other. Arriving reinforcements discover the bodies of the dead soldiers, they are taken away, but recorded as missing.

Desert Nevada, today. Terrorists have captured the Hoover Dam and demand the release of their accomplices, threatening to blow up the dam and shoot all the hostages. A team of universal soldiers arrives at the dam, consisting of GR-44 (Luke Devereaux) and GR-13 (Andrew Scott). The team successfully destroys the terrorists and frees the hostages, while GR-44 sees a couple of Vietnamese among them, remembers the events of the Vietnam War and stops responding to calls. Reporters bombard Colonel Perry with questions, who refuses to answer, citing secrecy. The Universal Soldiers at their mobile base chill in the freezer and receive an injection to erase their memory. Journalist Veronica Robberts, along with her cameraman, infiltrates the base, takes several photographs and tries to escape, but they are stopped by GR-44s and GR-13s. GR-13 kills the operator, GR-44 remembers Vietnam again, disarms GR-13 and takes Veronica away from the base, at the same time trying to follow the commands given by the colonel. Veronica rips off his headphones and cuts off communication with the base. There is a commotion at the base, information about the animated dead is about to leak to the press. A few hours later, the runaways' car runs out of gas, Luke gets out and pushes the car at over 30 miles an hour, to Veronica's shock.

Day 2. Arc fork. Arizona. Veronica and Luke rent a motel room, Veronica learns that she is wanted. The hatch is overheated, it needs cooling, it is placed in an ice bath, its wounds heal before our eyes. The command organizes a raid on the fugitives, they hide under the blankets of their lovers in the next room and leave in their car. At a gas station, Luke asks Veronica to find a tracking sensor on his body, rips open his calf muscle, Veronica pulls out the sensor. Arriving Unisols storm the gas station on a signal from the sensor, but fall into a trap. Hiding Luke and Veronica leave in the same car, the GR-13 hiding in it grabs Luke, but he manages to get rid of him. Later, Colonel Perry gives the order to return, but GR-13 realizes that he is US Army Sergeant Andrew Scott, kills the colonel and some of the program personnel and declares himself in charge. Thus, Scott is now engaged in a personal vendetta with an old enemy.

Day 3 Tyler State of Utah. The surviving base doctors try to erase Scott's memory, but Scott kills one of them. He asks the citizens about the fugitive Devereux, at which time the remaining doctor sets up an explosion at the base. Scott drags the bodies of GR-76 and GR-55 into the freezer at the supermarket. He couldn't revive the 55th, but he still had the 76th. Scott tells the customers about the traitors and shoots the cops who arrive. Luke remembers Dr. Christopher Gregor, the creator of the Universal Soldier program. They visit him in Veterans Town, and he tells them both about the program itself and about the traumatic memories that drove Scott and Devereaux crazy. Later, Luke puts Veronica on the bus, but she leaves the bus and they are both arrested and taken away by the police. On the way, they are attacked by Scott at the mobile base (trailer), Luke kills the driver of the GR-76 with a pistol, the trailer with Scott falls into the abyss and explodes.

Day 5. Moreau. Louisiana. Veronica brings Luke to his parents, she decides to leave, but she is taken hostage by Scott. Luke goes to talk with Scott, they fight. Scott throws a grenade at Veronica. The grenade explodes and Veronica falls. Luke thinks Veronica is dead and in a rage, he kills Scott with the chopper machine. Luke and Veronica hug.

Cast

• Jean-Claude Van Damme - Luke Devereux / GR44
• Dolph Lundgren - Andrew Scott / GR13
• Ellie Walker - Veronica Roberts, CNA reporter
• Ed O'Ross - Colonel Perry
• Jerry Orbach - Dr. Christopher Gregor
• Leon Rippy - Woodward
• Tico Wells - Garth
• Ralph Möller - GR76
• Tommy "Tiny" Lister - GR55
• Simon Rea - GR61
• Eric Norris - GR86
• Lilian Chauvin - Mrs John Deveraux
• Michael Jai White - soldier
• Kamel Krifa - H T
• Christopher Van Varenberg - young Luke Devereux

Notes

• The truck from the film flashes in the series "Chinese policeman" in episode 18 at 37 minutes in a landfill.

Links

• Filming video:
• "Universal Soldier" at the Internet Movie Database

Films by Roland Emmerich
1980s	Franzmann Escape to the Universe