Judge Dredd (film)

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Judge Dredd

Judge Dredd film poster
Directed by Danny Cannon
Produced by Charles Lippincott,
Beau Marks
Written by Michael De Luca, William Wisher, Jr.
Starring Sylvester Stallone,
Diane Lane,
Armand Assante,
Max von Sydow,
Rob Schneider
Cinematography Adrian Biddle
Distributed by Hollywood Pictures
Cinergi Pictures
Release date(s) June 30, 1995
Running time 96 min.
Language English
Budget US$85,000,000

Judge Dredd is a 1995 action film based on the Judge Dredd strip in the British comic 2000 AD.

Certain elements of the film were altered from the comic series, but it still did not find wide mainstream appeal. Stallone was nominated for the 1995 Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor based on his work in this film and Assassins. From the beginning the film was intended to receive a PG-13 rating. Due to excessive violence the MPAA refused to downgrade the initial R rating despite repeated appeals by the studio and Stallone. Mostly because of schedule constraints the film could not be re-cut and was released with an R rating.

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[edit] Taglines

  • "One man is Judge, Jury, AND Executioner."
  • "In the future, one man is the law."
  • "When there is crime in society, there is no justice." Plato

[edit] Cast

Actor Role
Sylvester Stallone Judge Joseph Dredd
Diane Lane Judge Hershey
Armand Assante Rico
Rob Schneider Herman Ferguson (Fergie)
Jürgen Prochnow Judge Griffin
Max von Sydow Chief Justice Fargo
Joan Chen Ilsa Hayden
Joanna Miles Judge Evelyn McGruder
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
Louise Delamere Locker judge
Phil Smeeton Link Angel
Steve Toussaint Hunter squad leader
Bradley Lavelle Chief Judge Hunter

[edit] Plot

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Judge Joseph Dredd (Stallone) is a street judge in a violent future world where after the earth is reduced to an inhospitable desert world people have been forced into Megacities rife with crime. Framed by Rico (Assante), the major antagonist of the film and Dredd's clone brother, Dredd is convicted of the murder of a major reporter; aided by a prisoner that he previously helped to convict, Dredd attempts to clear his name. Dredd is also assisted by Judge Fargo (von Sydow) for some time. Eventually Dredd is able to kill the insane Rico before he is able to implement his clone army he has been building, and the film ends with Dredd cleared of charges and back on the mean streets of MegaCity.

The film contains several elements that are at odds with the comic series: the face of Judge Dredd is shown in deference to the film's expensive star; a love interest is allowed to develop between Dredd and Judge Hershey (Diane Lane), something that is strictly forbidden between Judges in the comics, (or between Judges and anyone else for that matter) and the movie is largely missing the ironic humour of the original strip.

[edit] Box Office

Although generally regarded as a bad movie by both fans and critics, it still made $US113.5 million dollars worldwide.

[edit] Notable quotes

  • "I'm a ghost..." -Rico
  • "Emotions...there ought to be a law against them." -Dredd
  • "You're under arrest! Throw down your weapons and prepare to be judged!" -Dredd
  • "Guilt and innocence...is a matter of timing." -Rico
  • "The Blind Lady. Justice before your time. We should never have taken justice out of her hands." -Judge Fargo, looking at a statue of Justice with Dredd.
  • "I never broke the law - I am the law!" -Dredd
  • "I knew you'd say that." -Dredd, repeatedly throughout the movie.
  • "The law can't apologize!" -Dredd
  • "That's your answer to everything,isn't it? *mumbles* I YAMM THE LAW" - Herman Ferguson
  • "That's Judge Bitch to you!" -Hershey
  • "Dredd-Schmedd! You wanna be afraid of somebody? Be afraid of me!" -Block Warlord, portrayed by an unbilled James Remar.

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 v • d • e Judge Dredd
Judges: Mega-City One: Judge Anderson • Judge Buell • Judge Castillo • Galen DeMarco • Judge Dredd • Judge Edgar • Chief Judge Fargo • Judge Giant • Judge Goodman • Judge Grice • Judge Griffin • Judge Guthrie • Judge Hershey • Judge Janus • Judge Karyn • Judge McGruder • Mechanismo • Judge Niles • Judge Shenker • Judge Silver • Judge Solomon • Judge Volt

Other: Detective-Judge Armitage • Johnny Woo • Devlin Waugh • Shimura
Villains: Angel Gang • Mean Machine Angel • President Booth • Oola Blint • Judge Cal • Dark Judges • Judge Death • Armon Gill • Morton Judd • Kleggs • Judge Kraken • Stan Lee • PJ Maybe • Nero Narcos • Sov Judge Orlok • Rico Dredd • Jacob Sardini • Shojun the Warlord
Characters: Chopper • Vienna Dredd • Fergee • Minor Characters • Yassa Povey • Otto Sump • Walter the Wobot
Storylines: "America" • "Apocalypse War" • "Block Mania" • "City of the Damned" • "The Cursed Earth" • "Democracy" • "Judge Child" • "Judge Dredd vs. Aliens" • "Judgement Day" • "Judgement on Gotham" • "Mechanismo" • "Necropolis" • "Predator vs. Judge Dredd" • "Origins" • "The Robot Wars" • "Judge Dredd in Oz"
Spin-offs: Anderson: Psi Division • Banzai Battalion • The Dead Man • Low Life • Red Razors • The Simping Detective
Crossovers: "Judge Dredd vs. Aliens" • "Judgement Day" • "Judgement on Gotham" • "Predator vs. Judge Dredd"
Locations: Academy of Law • Brit-Cit • Ciudad Barranquilla • Cursed Earth • East Meg One • Grand Hall of Justice • Hondo City • Mega-City One • Mega-City Two • Pan-Africa • Statue of Judgement • Undercity
Other media: Judge Dredd film • Dredd vs, Death computer game • Judge Dredd role-playing game
Publications: 2000 AD • Dice Man • Judge Dredd Megazine • Zarjaz
Miscellaneous: 2000 AD crossovers • 2000 AD glossary • Atomic Wars • Chief Judge of Mega-City One • City Block • Council of Five • Diktatorat • Lawgiver • Long Walk • Mayor of Mega-City One • Organizations • Psi Division • Public Surveillance Unit • SJS • Sky-surfer • Technology • Wally Squad
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