Mandroid (film)

Mandroid
Mandroid
	VHS cover art
Directed by
Written by	;
Produced by	Charles Band; ; ; Lara Porzak
Starring	Robert Symonds; Curt Lowens
Cinematography
Edited by	;
Music by	David Arkenstone
Production; company	Full Moon Features
Distributed by	Full Moon Entertainment
Release date	1993;
Running time	81 min
Country	United States
Language	English

Mandroid is a 1993 film directed by starring Robert Symonds and Curt Lowens.

Plot[]

In his hidden laboratory deep in Russia, Dr. Karl Zimmer (Symonds) has invented the Mandroid, a humanoid robot which follows the motions of a man in a special control suit. He has offered the invention to the United States, which has sent Agent Joe Smith and Dr. Wade Franklin from the CIA for inspection.

However, Zimmer's partner Drago (Lowens) has different plans and wants to sell Mandroid to the military, the night he tries to steal Mandroid, he becomes exposed to the highly toxic Superconn and is terribly disfigured. However, during the struggle, Zimmer's assistant Ben Knight also becomes exposed as he begins to turn invisible.

Drago enslaves a homeless mute and partially fixes his face, but the mute has to make him a metal mask. Using the Mandroid, Drago kidnaps Smith. Drago demands that Zimmer give him the Superconn in exchange for Smith.

Zimmer, Zana and Wade retrieve the Superconn, meanwhile Smith is revealed to be in cahoots with Drago. The chief of police arrives at the trade with a squad of police officers.

Through Mandroid, Drago reveals Smith's duplicity and fatally shoots Zimmer, then shoots Smith, as Zana mourns her father, the rest of them go after Drago and the Mandroid. Mandroid kills all of the police. Smith atones by killing the mute but dies from his injuries.

Wade destroys the Mandroid, Drago shoots Wades legs crippling him. Wade causes the building to collapse on him.

Wade and Zana start a relationship. Drago is revealed to be alive.

Cast[]

as Wade
as Zanna
Michael Della Femina as Benjamin
Robert Symonds as Karl Zimmer
Curt Lowens as Drago
as Joe
as the Mute
Mircea Albulescu as Doctor
as Chief of Police
Adrian Pintea as Killer
as Policeman
as Mandroid (uncredited)

Production[]

The project originally was to be called "Mindmaster". Some early concept art was done by Jack Kirby.^[1]

Reception[]

Dennis Schwartz gave the film a grade C+ and wrote: "The film disappoints because the story is slight, the acting is wooden, the cheap special effects are not special and there's no pay-off."^[2]^[3]

Sequel[]

A sequel, entitled followed the same year.

References[]

^ Collected Jack Kirby Collector, p. 113, at Google Books
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-12-13. Retrieved 2020-10-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Dennis Schwartz (2015-11-03). "Mandroid". Dennis Schwartz Reviews. Archived from the original on 2017-12-13.

External links[]

Mandroid at IMDb
Mandroid at Rotten Tomatoes
Review of the movie at internalbleeding.net

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[1] Collected Jack Kirby Collector, p. 113, at Google Books

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-12-13. Retrieved 2020-10-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] Dennis Schwartz (2015-11-03). "Mandroid". Dennis Schwartz Reviews. Archived from the original on 2017-12-13.

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