Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe is a 1990 USA/Canadian co-produced science fiction film starring Jesse Ventura.
Ventura plays Abraxas, a Space Cop whose latest case is close to home: His former partner has escaped prison and is heading to Earth and impregnates a human woman. Five years later, the blackguard escapes prison and seeks his son out in his quest for power.
Has no relation to Gamera: Guardian of the Universe, or to the Santana album Abraxas.
This film contains examples of:
- Arch-Enemy: Abraxas has Secundus, his former partner gone rogue.
- Big Bad: Secundus, Abraxas's rogue partner.
- Big Eater: Secundus eats a diner's entire breakfast menu, along with the bill for said meal.
- The Cameo: James Belushi (as Principal Rick Latimer) makes a quick appearancenote .
- Evil Plan: Secundus seeks to find his Half-Human Hybrid son and kill him to acquire a power source stored in his brain.
- Evil Sounds Deep: Secundus' voice is even deeper than Abraxas'.
- Kids Are Cruel: A group of young lads bully Tommy for his muteness.
- Large Ham: Secundus is quite boisterous and hammy in his evilness.
- Laser-Guided Karma: Secundus seeks Tommy for the Anti-Life Equation, and kills a man by testing him for it, of which an incorrect answer means disintegration. When Abraxas has Secundus at his mercy, Secundus taunts him with the knowledge that he cannot kill a fellow Finder... but fails to realize that it doesn’t mean he can’t be tested for the Anti-Life Equation. Abraxas does so, leading to Secundus’ end.
- Loophole Abuse: See Laser-Guided Karma.
- My Sensors Indicate You Want to Tap That: Abraxas's answer boxnote does this in one scene where he accidentally walks in on Sonia in the shower.
- Product Placement: Pepsi is on display a lot throughout the film.
- Protagonist Title: Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe.
- Role Called: Abraxas is defending the universe from a madman who wants the Anti-Life Equation, which can destroy worlds.
- Shout-Out: Secundus seeks to unlock the Anti-Life Equation. The answer boxes are also rather similar to the Mother Boxes.
