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In the year 2032, vicious 20th-century criminal Simon Phoenix escapes from suspended animation and begins to wreak havoc. In order to combat this menace, the government defrosts Phoenix's old nemesis, 20th-century cop John Spartan. The two battle it out against a peaceful, futuristic backdrop in this jokey sci-fi adventure.
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Demolition Man (1993)
115 min
In 1996, brash L.A. detective John Spartan and maniac killer Simon Phoenix are both sentenced to decades in a cryogenic prison as punishment for a rescue mission gone wrong. When Phoenix escapes 36 years later to wreak havoc on the future, Spartan is awakened to capture his nemesis the old-fashioned way.