Judge Dredd (1995)

Director:

Danny Cannon

Writers (WGA):

John Wagner (characters) and
Carlos Ezquerra (characters) ...

Release Date:

30 June 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

One man is Judge, Jury, AND Executioner.

Plot:

In a dystopian future, Dredd, the most famous judge (a cop with instant field judiciary powers) is convicted for a crime he did not commit while his murderous counterpart escapes.

Plot Keywords:

Box Office Flop | Prosthetic Limb | Authoritarianism | Good Versus Evil | Psychopath

Awards:

1 win & 5 nominations

Cast

Sylvester Stallone	...	Judge Joseph Dredd
Diane Lane	...	Judge Hershey
Armand Assante	...	Rico
Rob Schneider	...	Herman Ferguson (Fergie)
Jürgen Prochnow	...	Judge Griffin (as Jurgen Prochnow)
Max von Sydow	...	Chief Justice Fargo
Joanna Miles	...	Judge Evelyn McGruder
Joan Chen	...	Ilsa
Balthazar Getty	...	Olmeyer
Maurice Roëves	...	Warden Miller
Ian Dury	...	Geiger
Christopher Adamson	...	Mean Machine
Ewen Bremner	...	Junior Angel
Peter Marinker	...	Judge Esposito
Angus MacInnes	...	Judge Silver

MPAA:

Rated R for continuous violent action.

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS (8 channels)

Certification:

South Korea:15 | USA:R (certificate #33904) | Philippines:PG-13 | Iceland:16 | Finland:K-15 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Germany:16 | Norway:15 | Peru:18 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 (cut)

Filming Locations:

Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK

Company:

Hollywood Pictures

Trivia:

The Welsh rock group Manic Street Preachers were supposed to compose the title song for the film, but after the disappearance of one of their members, they chose not to go on with the production and the project was abandoned. In 2003 they finally released the song, titled "Judge Yr'self".

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: When Judge Dredd First arrives at the scene, he tells the other judges he's safe because he's the lethal range of the fired round, yet before his arrival, we see at least one man being killed on the street.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Narrator: It is the third millenium. The world has changed. Climate, Nations, all were in upheaval. the Earth transformed into a poisonous, scorched dessert, known as "The Cursed Earth". The world's population has crowded into a few Megacities, where it created a voilence so powerful, the justice system could not control. Law as we knew it, colapsed. From the decay, rose a new order, a new style of justice enforcers. They were the police, jury and executioner all in one. They were, The Judges.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Be Kind Rewind (2008)

Soundtrack:

SUPERCHARGER HEAVEN

Classic Stallone action movie.

Firstly, I am not a reader of the Judge Dredd comic books, so I have nothing to compare Stallone's Judge Dredd to, but honestly, I loved this movie and cannot imagine any other actor playing this role. I've heard people say that Dredd should not remove his helmet, but that did not bother me one bit. The action in the movie ranks along side some of Stallone's best and the movie is entertaining from start to finish. I think that Rico is a good villain, played to perfection by Armand Assante and Diane Lane is superb as Judge Hershey, providing all of the emotion and human qualities that are devoid from Judge Dredd, therefore intensifying the character of Dredd. Fergie is also a good character, played well by Rob Schneider who creates a sense of humour, making the film not just about raw action. Judge Dredd, as a popcorn movie is superb, it was never going to win Oscars, but at the end of the day, that is not the point of the film. It is intended to be pure Stallone-fuelled entertainment and on this level it is a resounding success.