Mortal Kombat

1995
PG-13
1h 41m

IMDb RATING

5.8/10

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Three unknowing martial artists are summoned to a mysterious island to compete in a tournament whose outcome will decide the fate of the world.

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Three martial artists are forced to battle demonic adversaries in another dimension with the fate of the world hanging in the balance.Three martial artists are forced to battle demonic adversaries in another dimension with the fate of the world hanging in the balance.Three martial artists are forced to battle demonic adversaries in another dimension with the fate of the world hanging in the balance.

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IMDb RATING

5.8/10

127K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

2,518

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 3 nominations total

Trivia
Chris Casamassa was hired to work as a stunt ninja. At the audition the producers were so impressed that he got the part of Scorpion.

Goofs
(at around 46 mins) During the fight scene in the woods between Johnny Cage and Scorpion, a white car is seen driving in the background on the left of the set.

Quotes
Johnny Cage: [while fighting Goro] Those were $500 sunglasses, asshole.

Crazy credits
The closing credits contain symbols. These are a secret video game code (known in the series as a "Kombat Kode") that if used in the order they appear will obtain a special effect in Mortal Kombat 3 (1995).

Alternate versions
The TBS Superstation version removes some of the more violent sound effects, e.g. bones crunching or arms twisting, and also two bad words... The "I smell something" comment is followed by silence and the obscenity can only be seen being said. Also, complete removal of the offensive word after, "Those were $500 sunglasses", which worked out fine.

Connections
Edited into Top 5 Best/Worst: Top 5 Worst Michael Bay Movies (2017)

Soundtracks
Techno-Syndrome (7-inch Mix)
Written by Olivier Adams (as Oliver Adams)
Performed by The Immortals
Courtesy of Vernon Yard Recordings,
A Division of Virgin Records America, Inc.

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Review

Featured review

5/10

54%

PROS:

To be fair to this movie it stays faithful to the video games, it delivers nice fan service on that front.

Depending on the mindset you have going into this movie, it can be a fun watch.

CONS:

The action looks very staged and therefore the choreography is quite poor.

The special effects are awful, especially with the actors having no idea what is happening in front of them. They didn't have the resources to pull off the amount of CGI things they attempted successfully.