It wasn’t an under appreciated gem ever.
The movie was huge when it came out. Huge on vhs, quoted in schools, and was seen by damn near everyone between the ages of 12 and 30 during the mid 90’s.
You think anyone in the 90s wasn’t going to see a movie with Sandra Bullock, Wesley Snipes, Sylvester Stallone, and Dennis Leary?
It brought in like $160,000,000 at the box office, which was pretty good back in 1993 money and for like 5 years you couldn’t go a week without it showing on one cable channel or the other.
hitmyspot@aussie.zone 1 year ago
Sandra bullock was not famous when it came out. This was her break. Denis Leary was never a draw for movies.
I agree, though, it was a big movie at the time, a moderately successful hit and is not forgotten. These articles are more about nostalgia and are designed to be read by those that remember the movie, not to introduce it to modern audiences.
ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 1 year ago
No, but just a year later was when her breakout megahit “Speed” was released and that definitely got more people to see demolition man on TV and VHS.