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* CrimeOfSelfDefense: Professor Jack Crawley is pitching his "Lazarus Project" to the Mayor and her chief of police when assassins strike. They survive the attempt because the professor had with him the prototype firearm he proposed to arm his reanimated subject with. The chief of police then tries to arrest him for illegal possession of a firearm (only to vetoed by the Mayor).

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* AssholeVictim: When robbing a bank, Mad Dog executes a random man to prove he's serious. What he didn't know was the guy was perving on a [[PaedoHunt little girl]] not five seconds beforehand.



* KickTheSonOfABitch: When robbing a bank, Mad Dog executes a random man to prove he's serious. What he didn't know was the guy was perving on a [[PaedoHunt little girl]] not five seconds beforehand.
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After all firearms are forbidden in an unnamed city, it descends into chaos. At the helm of this is "Mad Dog" Burne, a homicidal maniac out to assassinate the mayor. After undercover cop Alyssa Lloyd gives the police information necessary to thwart his first attempt, Burne manages to mortally wound her. However, she's given a second chance via becoming a cyborg crimefighter, and proceeds to go on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge.

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After all firearms are forbidden in an unnamed city, it descends into chaos. At the helm of this is "Mad Dog" Burne, a homicidal maniac out to assassinate the mayor. After undercover cop Alyssa Lloyd gives the police information necessary to thwart his first attempt, Burne manages to mortally wound her.finds her out and leaves her for dead after a game of Russian Roulette. However, she's given a second chance via becoming a cyborg crimefighter, and proceeds to go on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge.



* NinetiesAntiHero: The title character is a ruthless, revived cyborg woman with GunsAkimbo fragging anyone who gets in the way of her quest for vengeance against those who killed her.
* AttemptedRape: Some thugs try to rape Alyssa in an alley, but she simply lets them rip off her dress to reveal her Demolitionist uniform and promptly demolishes them.
* BigBad: "Mad Dog" Burne, a psychopathic criminal plotting to assassinate the mayor.
* TheCameo: Creator/BruceCampbell appears as a gang member, who is not mentioned in the credits.

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* NinetiesAntiHero: The title character is a ruthless, revived cyborg and bio-modified woman with GunsAkimbo fragging anyone who gets in the way of her quest for vengeance against those who killed her.
* AttemptedRape: Some thugs try to rape Alyssa (in disguise) in an alley, but she simply lets them rip off her dress to reveal her Demolitionist uniform and promptly demolishes them.
* BigBad: "Mad Dog" Burne, a psychopathic criminal plotting to assassinate the mayor.
mayor and take over the city through blood and fire.
* TheCameo: Creator/BruceCampbell appears as a gang member, who however he is not mentioned in the credits.



* FakingTheDead: [[spoiler:After killing Mad Dog, Alyssa and her creator fake her death so she can live a normal life.]]

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* FakingTheDead: [[spoiler:After killing Mad Dog, Alyssa and her creator fake her death so she can live a normal life.life, or at least relatively normal if she needs the daily shots.]]



* {{Nanomachines}}: Alyssa is kept alive by nanomcahines that constantly heal her body. However, she needs a daily reinfection to not decompose.
* NeverGetsDrunk: Alyssa can't get drunk because the nano machines in her blood process it too quickly.

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* {{Nanomachines}}: Alyssa is kept alive by nanomcahines nanomachines that constantly heal her body. However, she needs a daily reinfection injection to not decompose.
* NeverGetsDrunk: Alyssa can't get drunk because the nano machines nanomachines in her blood process it too quickly.



* RevengeBeforeReason: [[spoiler:Alyssa briefly leaves a bomb in a child's hand so she can pursue Mad Dog. This fills her with remorse and causes the mayor to order her shut down, but her creator gives her one last dose of nanomachines so she can finish off Mad Dog for good.]]

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* RevengeBeforeReason: [[spoiler:Alyssa briefly leaves a bomb in a child's hand so she can pursue Mad Dog. This fills her with remorse and causes the mayor to order her shut down, but her creator gives her one 2 last dose doses (one in the injector and one directly) of nanomachines so she can finish off Mad Dog for good.]]



* SleazyPolitician: The mayor only authorizes the Lazarus Project because her approval rates are dropping and she wants to exploit the publicity her crimefighting will bring for reelection.

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* SleazyPolitician: The mayor only authorizes the Lazarus Project because her approval rates are dropping and she wants to exploit the publicity her crimefighting will bring for reelection. The fact that Alyssa's undercover work literally saves her from the assassination attempt probably helped too.
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After all firearms are forbidden in an unnamed city, it descends into chaos. At the helm of this is "Mad Dog" Burn, a homicidal maniac out to assassinate the mayor. After undercover cop Alyssa Lloyd gives the police information necessary to thwart his first attempt, Burn manages to mortally wound her. However, she's given a second chance via becoming a cyborg crimefighter, and proceeds to go on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge.

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After all firearms are forbidden in an unnamed city, it descends into chaos. At the helm of this is "Mad Dog" Burn, Burne, a homicidal maniac out to assassinate the mayor. After undercover cop Alyssa Lloyd gives the police information necessary to thwart his first attempt, Burn Burne manages to mortally wound her. However, she's given a second chance via becoming a cyborg crimefighter, and proceeds to go on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge.



* BigBad: "Mad Dog" Burn, a psychopathic criminal plotting to assassinate the mayor.
* TheCameo: Creator/BruceCampbell appears as a gang member.

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* BigBad: "Mad Dog" Burn, Burne, a psychopathic criminal plotting to assassinate the mayor.
* TheCameo: Creator/BruceCampbell appears as a gang member.member, who is not mentioned in the credits.



* VillainOpeningScene: "Mad Dog" Burn escaping from prison.

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* VillainOpeningScene: "Mad Dog" Burn Burne escaping from prison.
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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Mad Dog's brother takes immense glee in electrocuting the Warden and the priest after they escape execution, causing the two victims to void their bowels. Just as Mad Dog decides it's time to leave, his brother insists on throwing the switch again, but fails to realize he's standing in a puddle of piss, which the current travels through, killing him.
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[[caption-width-right:221:Hell has no fury... like a woman transformed.]]

'''''The Demolitionist''''' is a 1995 {{American|Films}} {{science fiction|Films}} {{action|Genre}} film.

After all firearms are forbidden in an unnamed city, it descends into chaos. At the helm of this is "Mad Dog" Burn, a homicidal maniac out to assassinate the mayor. After undercover cop Alyssa Lloyd gives the police information necessary to thwart his first attempt, Burn manages to mortally wound her. However, she's given a second chance via becoming a cyborg crimefighter, and proceeds to go on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge.
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!!This film contains examples of:

* NinetiesAntiHero: The title character is a ruthless, revived cyborg woman with GunsAkimbo fragging anyone who gets in the way of her quest for vengeance against those who killed her.
* AttemptedRape: Some thugs try to rape Alyssa in an alley, but she simply lets them rip off her dress to reveal her Demolitionist uniform and promptly demolishes them.
* BigBad: "Mad Dog" Burn, a psychopathic criminal plotting to assassinate the mayor.
* TheCameo: Creator/BruceCampbell appears as a gang member.
* DefiniteArticleTitle
* DirtyCop: The chief of police is on Mad Dog's payroll, and promises to give him all the confiscated weapons in the city if he lets him be an equal business partner.
* DoWrongRight: Mad Dog kills one of his men for stealing from him, but then states that anybody who does is fine so long as they don't get caught.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Mad Dog is shown to be enraged when his brother is killed in a prison break.
* FakingTheDead: [[spoiler:After killing Mad Dog, Alyssa and her creator fake her death so she can live a normal life.]]
* ImprobableAimingSkills: Crowley programmed Alyssa to be able to hit perfect targets from absurd distances, especially since in life she was only trained with tasers.
* KickTheSonOfABitch: When robbing a bank, Mad Dog executes a random man to prove he's serious. What he didn't know was the guy was perving on a [[PaedoHunt little girl]] not five seconds beforehand.
* {{Nanomachines}}: Alyssa is kept alive by nanomcahines that constantly heal her body. However, she needs a daily reinfection to not decompose.
* NeverGetsDrunk: Alyssa can't get drunk because the nano machines in her blood process it too quickly.
* ProtagonistTitle
* RedemptionRejection: Mad Dog's EstablishingCharacterMoment is refusing a priest's last rites right before he's supposed to be executed.
* RevengeBeforeReason: [[spoiler:Alyssa briefly leaves a bomb in a child's hand so she can pursue Mad Dog. This fills her with remorse and causes the mayor to order her shut down, but her creator gives her one last dose of nanomachines so she can finish off Mad Dog for good.]]
* ShotInTheAss: The Demolitionist finally finds Mad Dog after shooting a goon in the ass with a TrackingDevice.
* SleazyPolitician: The mayor only authorizes the Lazarus Project because her approval rates are dropping and she wants to exploit the publicity her crimefighting will bring for reelection.
* VillainOpeningScene: "Mad Dog" Burn escaping from prison.
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