History Film / DeathMachine

* ShoutOut: Numerous and obvious, such as character names ([[JoeDante Jack Dante]], [[RidleyScott Scott Ridley]], JohnCarpenter, [[{{Alien}} Weyland, Yutani]]) and direct quotes such as Raimi's [[Film/{{Terminator}} "I'll be back"]] complete with Austrian accent, that leaves the other characters baffled.

* BFG: And how! Huge machine guns designed for the Hardman project, carrying an obscene amount of ammunition, but with no apparent way to reload so they have to be discarded as they run dry.

* HellIsThatNoise: Death machine's clanging footsteps.

* Powered Armor: A surprisingly realistic depiction, with an exoskeleton very similar looking to current prototypes such as HULC, although with addition of vision system that doubles as Cool Shades.

* ShoutOut: Numerous and obvious, such as character names (Jack Dante, Scott Ridley, John Carpenter, Weyland, Yutani) and direct quotes such as Raimi's "I'll be back" complete with Austrian accent, that leaves the other characters baffled.

* TheJuggernaut: Death machine

* BetterThanItSounds

* AwesomenessByAnalysis: In a comedic fashion. When death machine confronts two heavily armed protagonists ready to open fire on it, from its POV it assesses their threat level as being "00:000%"

* AwesomenessByAnalysis: In a comedic fashion. When death machine confronts two heavily armed protagonists ready to open fire on it, its POV shows their threat assessment as being "00:000%"

At the center of the story is a conflict between the new Chief executive Hayden Cale (played be Ely Pouget) and the resident genius mad scientist Jack Dante (Brad Dourif), with a group of pacifist humanitarian eco-warriors and other executives thrown into the mix. Then there is the titular death machine which closely resembles what a terminator based on Alien queen anatomy would look like. There are also child experiments, brain-wiped combat vets and combat exoskeletons all for good measure. Finally, the story itself plays out in the office of the corporation - a 50-something story skyscraper, providing a fittingly claustrophobic backdrop. In a nutshell, what you would get if you take Die Hard, add some Robocop and Terminator, a dash of Alien and mix it with some Raimi-style humor on a low budget but with an eye for style.

* TheJuggernaut: Death machine

* ShoutOut: Numerous and obvious, such as character names (Jack Dante, Scott Ridley, John Carpenter, Weyland, Yutani) and direct quotes such as Raimi's "I'll be back" complete with Austrian accent, that leaves the other characters baffled.
* StoicWoobie: After nearly escaping death and being impaled through his thigh, a character needs a bandage, but none is readily available. He reaches down his trousers and with a few martial-artist grunts rips his underwear out to use as an improvised bandage.

At the center of the story is a conflict between the new Chief executive Hayden Cale (played be Ely Pouget) and the resident genius mad scientist Jack Dante (Brad Dourif), with a group of pacifist eco-warrior humanitarian terrorists and other executives thrown into the mix. Then there is the titular death machine which closely resembles what a terminator based on Alien queen anatomy would look like. There are also child experiments, brain-wiped combat vets and combat exoskeletons all for good measure. Finally, the story itself plays out in the office of the corporation - a 50-something story skyscraper, providing a fittingly claustrophobic backdrop. In a nutshell, what you would get if you take Die Hard, add some Robocop and Terminator, a dash of Alien and mix it with some Raimi-style humor on a low budget but with an eye for style.

* DeathFromAbove: A minor character gets squished when death machine decided to jump down from the top of the building.

* PsychoPrototype: Films opens with a roadside diner that looks like it's in a middle of a warzone, with everybody around and inside of it killed killed by a runaway Hardman.
Comments by the recovery team indicate that it is a rather common occurrence with this project.

* RoboSpeak: A subversion. One of the terrorists donning a powered exoskeleton after a complimentary combat brain-wipe starts violently yelling out every word in drill sergeant-like manner, but coupled with Robocop-like manner to move.

* SuperPersistentMissile: Hardman-launched tracking missile, that found its target through a virtual rat maze of a utility hallway, having to make 90-degree turns along the way, all in Raimi Vision.

* StoicWoobie: Same character as quoted above, after nearly escaping death and being impaled through his thigh needs a bandage, but none is readily available. He reaches down his trousers and with a few martial-artist grunts rips his underwear out to use as a bandage.

* ExtendedDisarming: Dante wears a black leather trench coat, that conceals at least 5 Desert Eagles, a few knifes, brass knuckles, nunchaku, throwing stars... and a rubber chicken for good measure.

* ActionGirl

* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: In attempt to slow down the impending doom protagonists decide to trigger the fire alarm and close the blast doors all over the building. Anybody got a light? "Not me... But I do have thermic detonator".

A 1994 low budget sci-fi by the director of League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Stephen Norrington, who also worked on special effects for Aliens and Split Second.

At the center of the story is a conflict between the new executive Hayden Cale (played be Ely Pouget) and the resident genius mad scientist Jack Dante (Brad Dourif), with a group of pacifist eco-warrior humanitarian terrorists and other executives thrown into the mix. Than there is the titular death machine which closely resembles what a terminator based on Alien queen anatomy would look like. There are also child experiments, brain-wiped combat vets and combat exoskeletons all for good measure. Finally, the story itself plays out in the office of the corporation - a 50-something story skyscraper, providing a fittingly claustrophobic backdrop. In a nutshell, what you would get if you take Die Hard, add some Robocop and Terminator, a dash of Alien and mix it with some Raimi-style humor on a low budget but with an eye for style.

* BFG: And how! Huge machine guns designed for the Hardman project, carrying an obscene amount of ammunition, but with seemingly no way to reload so they have to be discarded as they run dry.

* HandCannon: One of the Harman guns that fires explosive rounds. It is even painted in black and yellow OSHA stripe!
* MadScientist: Jack Dante. A sex-obsessed stalker with a creepy crush on his company's executive, tasked with creating war robots in his "vault", walls of which are plastered with pornography, action toys and monitors playing violent cartoons.

* Powered Armor: A surprisingly realistic depiction, with an exoskeleton very similar looking to current prototypes such as HULC, although with addition of Cool Shades and no obvious power source.

* EverythingsBetterWithSamurai: Yutani, the stoic who has a Japanese flag motif tattooed into his face and carved into his hair, quotes one of the founders of Buddhism, and generally has Asian-influenced mannerisms.

* RoboCam: Death Machine's POV, that also uses arcade game sound effects, directional arrows and big flashing messages for currently performed actions.

* EverythingsBetterWithSamurai: Yutani, the stoic who has a Japanese flag motif tattooed into his face and carved into his hair, quotes one of the founders of Buddhism, and generally has Asian-influnced mannerisms.

* RoboSpeak: A subversion. One of the terrorists donning a powered exoskeleton after a complimentary combat brain-wipe starts violently yelling out every word in drill sergeant-like manner, but coupled with robocop-like manner to move.
* RoboCam:EverythingsBetterWithSamurai Death Machine's POV, that also uses arcade game sound effects, directional arrows and big flashing messages for currently performed actions.

At the center of the story is a conflict between the new executive Hayden Cale (played be Ely Pouget) and the resident genius mad scientist Jack Dante (Brad Dourif), with a group of pacifist eco-warrior humanitarian terrorists and other executives thrown into the mix. Than there is the titular death machine which closely resembles what a terminator based on Alien queen anatomy would look like. There are also child experiments, brain-wiped combat vets and combat exoskeletons all for good measure. Finally, the story itself plays out in the office of the corporation - a 50-something story skyscraper, providing a fittingly claustrophobic backdrop. In a nutshell, what you would get if you take Die Hard, add some Robocop and Terminator, a dash of Alien and mix it with some Raimi-style humor.

* BottomlessMagazines: Titular BFGs seemingly go on shooting for minutes at a time.

* Powered Armor: A suprisingly realistic depiction, with an exoskeleton very similar looking to current prototypes such as HULC, although with addition of Cool Shades and no obvious power source.

* PoweredArmor: A suprisingly realistic depiction, with an exoskeleton very similar looking to current prototypes such as HULC, although with addition of Cool Shades and no obvious power source.

* RoboCam: Death Machine's POV, that also uses arcade game sound effects, directional arrows and big flashing messages for currently performed actions.

* StoicWoobie: Same character as quoted above, after nearly escaping death and being impaled through his thigh needs a bandage, but none is readily available. He reaches down his trousers and with a few martial-artist grunts rips his underwear out to use as a bandage.
* WalkingArmory: Dante wears a black leather trench coat, that conceals at least 5 Desert Eagles, a few knifes, brass knuckles, nunchaku, throwing stars... and a rubber chicken for good measure.

At the center of the story is a conflict between the new executive Hayden Cale (played be Ely Pouget) and the resident genius mad scientist Jack Dante (Brad Dourif), with a group of pacifist eco-warrior humanitarian terrorists and other executives thrown into the mix. Than there is the titular death machine which closely resembles what a terminator based on Alien queen anatomy would look like. There are also child experiments, brain-wiped combat vets and combat exoskeletons all for good measure. Finally, the story itself plays out in the office of the corporation - a 50-something story skyscraper, providing a fittingly claustrophobic backdrop.

* PoweredArmor: A suprisingly realistic depiction, with an exoskeleton very similar looking to current prototypes such as HULC, although with addition of Cool Shades.
* RoboSpeak: A subversion. One of the terrorists donning a powered exoskeleton after a complimentary combat brain-wipe starts violently yelling out every word in drill sergeant-like manner, but couples with robocop-like manner to move.
* RoboCam: Death Machine's POV, that also uses arcade game sound effects, and big flashign messages for currently performed actions.
* SuperPersistentMissile: Hardman-launched tracking missile, that found its target through a virtual rat maze of a utility hallway, having to make 90-degree turns along the way, all in Raimi Vision.

At the center of the story is a conflict between the new executive Hayden Cale (played be Ely Pouget) and the resident genius mad scientist Jack Dante (Brad Dourif), with a group of pacifist eco-warrior humanitarian terrorists and other executives thrown into the mix. Than there is also the titular death machine which closely resembles what a terminator based on Alien queen anatomy would look like. There is also child experiments, brain-wiped combat vets and combat exoskeletons all for good measure. Finally, the story itself plays out in the office of the corporation - a 50-something story skyscraper, providing a fittingly claustrophobic backdrop.

* CoolButInefficient: Titular Death Machine, aka Frontline Morale Destroyer - scary looking bipedal robot with alien-escque spin-capable head and huge claws, designed to track by fear pheromones. Supposedly would be helpful in scaring the bejesus out of the troops on the front line. Either by way of being a prototype or simply bad design it has exposed hydraulic lines all over it, and can only track you if you are scared in the first place.

At the center of the story is a conflict between the new executive Hayden Cale (played be Ely Pouget) and the resident genius mad scientist Jack Dante (Brad Dourif), with a group of pacifist eco-warrior humanitarian terrorists and other executives thrown into the mix. Than there is also the titular death machine which closely resembles what a terminator based on Alien queen anatomy would look like. Finally, the story itself plays out in the office of the corporation - a 50-something story skyscraper, providing a fittingly claustrophobic backdrop.

* CoolButInefficient: Tital Death Machine, aka Frontline Morale Destroyer - scary looking bipedal robot with alien-escque spin-capable head and huge claws, designed to track by fear pheromones. Supposedly would be helpful in scaring the bejesus out of the troops on the front line.

* RoboSpeak: A subversion. One of the terrorists donning a powered exoskeleton after a complimentary combat brain-wipe starts violently yelling out every word in drill sergeant-like manner, but couples with robocop-like manner to move.