Demolition Man: Movie Ahead of its Time?
OK, the 1993 movie Demolition Man was not that great of a movie, though Wesley Snipes was pretty cool and Stallone was a lot less stiff than usual. And the shell gag was pretty funny. The highlight, however, was the debut (I think) of Sandra Bullock in a major picture.
For a number of years, Stallone and Governor Arnold, the two major action movie stars of the time, traded barbs with each other in their flicks. For example, in the 1993's Last Action Hero, Arnold makes a joke about Stallone in a video rental store. In 1994's True Lies (an awesome movie) Jamie Lee Curtis, Arnold's movie wife, says "I married Rambo".
In Demolition Man, it was Stallone's turn. Driving through future-era LA, Stallone is trying to adjust to waking up in the future after being frozen for a fifty years or so. He has this conversation after seeing a large building out his window:
Stallone: "Hold it! The Schwarzenegger Library?"
Bullock: "Yes, the Schwarzenegger Presidential Library. Wasn't he an actor?"
Stallone: "Stop! He was President?"
Bullock: "Yes. Even though he was not born in this country, his popularity at the time caused the 61st Amendment"¦"
After which Stallone looks like he is going to puke. At the time, in 1993, this was a ridiculous joke, the stupidest thing you could imagine. Now, ?
PS, how did I ever leave True Lies off this list? Gotta add it.
