Eliminators (1986)

User Rating:

2.8/10   

Director:

Peter Manoogian

Writers:

Paul De Meo (written by)
Danny Bilson (written by)

Release Date:

31 January 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi | Adventure

Tagline:

Mandroid. Mercenary. Scientist. Ninja. Each one a specialist. Together they are ELIMINATORS!

Plot:

A former pilot rebels against his creator, teaming up with the scientist responsible for android technology, her pet robot Spot, a rough-and-tumble riverboat guide, and a martial arts warrior.

Plot Keywords:

Time Machine | Mexico | Time Travel | Cyborg | Fantasy

Cast

Andrew Prine	...	Harry Fontana
Denise Crosby	...	Nora Hunter
Patrick Reynolds	...	Mandroid
Conan Lee	...	Kuji
Roy Dotrice	...	Abbott Reeves
Peter Schrum	...	Ray
Peggy Mannix	...	Bayou Betty
Fausto Bara	...	Luis
Tad Horino	...	Takada
Luis Lorenzo	...	Maurice
José Moreno	...	Neanderthal Shaman (as Pepe Moreno)
Charly Bravo	...	Bartender
Miguel de Grandy	...	Chief Guard (as Miguel de Grandi)
Gabino Diego	...	Young Guard (as Gabino Diego Solis)

Directed by
Peter Manoogian

Writing credits
Paul De Meo		(written by)
Danny Bilson		(written by)

Produced by
Charles Band	....	producer
Debra Dion	....	associate producer
Alicia Rivera Frankl	....	line producer (as Alicia Alon)

Original Music by
Bob Summers

Cinematography by
Mac Ahlberg		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Andy Horvitch

Casting by
Anthony Barnao

Production Design by
Philip Dean Foreman		(as Philip Foreman)

Art Direction by
Gumersindo Andrés		(as Gumersindo Andrés Lopez)

Costume Design by
Jill M. Ohanneson		(as Jill Ohanesson)

Makeup Department
Everett Burrell	....	special makeup effects artist
Carlos Paradela	....	makeup artist
Mar Paradela	....	hair stylist (as Maria del Mar Paradela Ruiz)
Dolores Ruiz	....	assistant makeup artist (as Dolores Ruiz Rosles)

Production Management
Brad Arensman	....	executive in charge of post-production
Carlos Aured	....	executive in charge of production: Spain (as Carlos Aured Alonso)
Dennis Murphy	....	executive in charge of production: USA
Vicente Ortega	....	assistant unit manager (as Vincente Ortega Pardo)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Yousaf Bokhari	....	additional assistant director (as Yousaf Bokhari Bustamante)
Toni Capella Trobat	....	additional assistant director
José Luis Escolar	....	additional assistant director (as Jose Luis Escolar)
Francisco Lara Polop	....	additional assistant director (as Francisco Lara)
Betsy Magruder	....	first assistant director
Nacho Rodríguez Marín	....	dga trainee (as Nacho Rodriguez)

Art Department
Ángel Arzuaga	....	additional assistant art director (as Angel Arzuaga Verguizas)
Jose Luis Bernal	....	set construction crewman
Becky Block	....	props coordinator: USA
Federico del Cerro	....	property master (as Federico Del Cerro Fabuel)
Angel Diaz	....	set construction crewman
Faustino Fernández	....	set construction crewman (as Fausto Fernandez)
Luis Flores	....	set construction crewman
Víctor García	....	props coordinator: Spain (as Victor J. Garcia Munoz)
Gonzalo Gonzalo	....	assistant art director (as Gonzalo Gonzalo Palacios)
Angel Neira	....	set construction crewman
Juan Manuel Puerto	....	chief set construction (as Juan Puerto)

Sound Department
Gary Alexander	....	sound re-recording mixer
Joel Berkovitz	....	sound effects editor
Antonio Bloch	....	sound mixer (as Antonio Bloch Rodriguez)
José María Bloch	....	boom operator (as Jose Maria Bloch Rodriguez)
Noah Blough	....	sound effects editor
Baird Bryant	....	sound effects editor
Dane A. Davis	....	special sound effects (as Dane Davis)
Lee Dragu	....	sound effects editor
Simon Gittins	....	sound effects editor
Tom Hammond	....	assistant sound effects editor
Chris Jenkins	....	sound re-recording mixer
Susan M. Kaufer	....	assistant sound effects editor
Jorge Ruiz	....	second boom operator (as Jorge Marcelino Ruiz Baya)
Andrew Silver	....	assistant sound effects editor
Larry Stensvold	....	sound re-recording mixer
Daniel Tripoli	....	sound effects editor (as Dan Tripoli)
Robert Ulrich	....	sound effects editor
Randy Vandegrift	....	sound effects editor
Richard Villa	....	sound effects editor
Monona Wali	....	sound effects editor
Fred Wasser	....	sound effects editor
Cathy Welch	....	assistant sound effects editor
Marian Wilde	....	sound effects editor

Special Effects by
John Carl Buechler	....	special effects makeup designer (as John Buechler)
John Carl Buechler	....	special effects makeup supervisor
John Carl Buechler	....	special effects makeup (as John Buechler)
William Butler	....	special effects assistant (as Bill Butler)
Michael Deak	....	special effects assistant (as Mike Deak)
Mitch Devane	....	special effects makeup supervisor
Mitch Devane	....	special mechanical effects
Philip Dean Foreman	....	special effects assistant (as Philip Foreman)
Ignacio Gómez	....	special effects assistant (as Ignacio Gomez Garcia)
Cleve Hall	....	special effects assistant
Jim Holland	....	special effects assistant
Michael Hood	....	special effects props
Michael Hood	....	special electronic effects
David Kindlon	....	special effects assistant
Juan Ramón Molina	....	special effects chief (as Juan Ramon Molina)
Alberto Nombela Núñez	....	special effects assistant (as Alberto Nombela Nuñez)
Don Oliveira	....	special effects assistant
John Riley	....	special effects assistant
Desiree Vaughn-Soto	....	special effects assistant (as Desiree Soto)
John Vulich	....	special effects assistant

Visual Effects by
Tony Alderson	....	effects animator
Tony Alderson	....	visual effects rotoscoper
Dave Allen	....	special optical effects
Chris Beckman	....	optical effects: Quick Silver FX/Studio
Betzy Bromberg	....	optical effects: Quick Silver FX/Studio
Peggy Collen	....	optical effects: Quick Silver FX/Studio
Joshua Cushner	....	optical effects: Quick Silver FX/Studio
Steven Elliott	....	optical effects: Quick Silver FX/Studio
Julia Gibson	....	optical effects: Quick Silver FX/Studio
Holly Hudson	....	optical effects: Quick Silver FX/Studio
Frank H. Isaacs	....	effects animator (as Frank Isaacs)
Frank H. Isaacs	....	visual effects rotoscoper (as Frank Isaacs)
Judith Larsen	....	optical effects: Quick Silver FX/Studio
Donna Tracy	....	optical effects: Quick Silver FX/Studio
Gene Warren Jr.	....	optical effects: Quick Silver FX/Studio
Randy Weeks	....	optical effects: Quick Silver FX/Studio
Arnie Wong	....	optical effects: Quick Silver FX/Studio

Stunts
Paco Alvez	....	stunts (as Francisco Alvez)
Sergio Atanes	....	stunts
Tabare Carballo	....	stunts (as Tabare Carvallo)
Ignacio Carreño	....	stunts (as Ignacio Carreno)
Alicia F. Cavada	....	stunts
José Luis Chinchilla	....	stunt coordinator (as Jose Luis Chinchilla)
Solier Fagundez	....	stunts (as Solier Facundez)
Pedro Fraile	....	stunts
Javier Gallego	....	stunts (as Francisco Javier Gallego)
José María García	....	marine stunts (as Jose Maria Garcia)
Luis M. Gutiérrez Santos	....	stunts (as Luis Gutierrez)
Gabriel Laguna	....	stunts (as Gabriel Laguna Guerrero)
Domicio Melero	....	stunts (as Domicio Meleno)
José Panizo	....	stunts (as Jose Panizo)
Pedro Parra	....	stunts
Enrique Plata	....	stunts
Álvaro Quiroga	....	stunts (as Alvaro Quiroga)
José Sacristán	....	stunts (as Jose Sacritan)
Jeronimo San Juan	....	stunts
Robert Seaquist	....	marine stunts (as Roberto Seaquist)
Ignacio Sequeira	....	marine stunts
Camilo Vila	....	stunts
José Luis Chinchilla	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
José Luis Arcos	....	electrician (as Jose Arcos Agudo)
David Boyd	....	first assistant camera
Luis Cuevas	....	second assistant camera (as Luis Angel Cuevas)
Emiliano Merino	....	electrician (as Emiliano Merino Maldonado)
Emiliano Merino	....	grip
Santos Merino Pascual	....	gaffer
David Ramos	....	camera operator (as David Ramos Cambon)
Alfonso Sáiz	....	key grip (as Alfonso Saiz Barambio)
José Salvador	....	still photographer (as Jose Salvador Sanchez)
Víctor Manuel Santos	....	best boy (as Victor Manuel Santos Martinez)

Casting Department
Estelle Rodkoff	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Pilar Álvarez	....	wardrobe coordinator (as Pilar Alvarez Alonso)
Robin Burton	....	costume assistant
Harold O'Neal	....	costume assistant
Milagros Valderrama Castaner	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Lola Domínguez	....	assistant editor: Spain (as Lola Dominguez Minguez)
Claudia Hoover	....	assistant editor
James Knight	....	associate editor
Teressa Longo	....	assistant editor
Laura McCuistion	....	apprentice editor

Music Department
Richard Band	....	music consultant
Don Perry	....	music producer: title song
Don Perry	....	music supervisor
Bob Summers	....	music producer: title song
Tom Villano	....	music editor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Fernando de Torres Peralta	....	transportation coordinator
Scott Miller	....	picture car coordinator

Other crew
Juliet Avola	....	assistant: Mr. Arensman
Teresa Balaguer Duenas	....	production secretary
Liz Wartenberg Brown	....	assistant production coordinator (as Liz Wartenberg)
Bennah Burton-Burtt	....	assistant: Charles Band
Francisco Javier Diaz	....	production assistant: Spain
Patricia Dubose	....	production assistant: USA
Jose Ignacio Gallego Soret	....	production assistant: Spain
David García	....	production assistant: Spain (as David Garcia Sancho)
Jane Goe	....	production accountant
Conan Lee	....	fight choreographer (as Conan 'Hutch' Lee)
Conan Lee	....	weaponry: Kuji (as Conan 'Hutch' Lee)
Betty Martin Mallin	....	production controller
Ignacio Martínez	....	production assistant: Spain (as Ignacio Martinez Gargallo)
Karen Morgan	....	production coordinator: Spain
Eva Muslera	....	assistant accountant (as Eva Muslera Gomez)
Leandro Muslera	....	accountant
Hope Perello	....	production coordinator: USA
Emilio Rebollo	....	armorer (as Emilio Rebollo Huete)
Isabel Ruiz Capillas	....	script supervisor (as Isabel Ruiz-Capillas)
Antonio Sanchez Diaz	....	location catering
Enrique Sánchez	....	location doctor (as Enrique Sanchez)
Antonio Sanchez Rubio	....	production assistant: Spain
José Luis Santillana	....	production assistant: Spain (as Jose Luis Santillana)
Paula Stein	....	production assistant: USA
Andrew P. Teitel	....	executive controller

Production Companies

• Empire Pictures

Distributors

• Empire Pictures (1986) (USA) (theatrical)
• Cineplex-Odeon Home Video (1986) (Canada) (video)
• Altar Productions
• CBS/Fox Video (1986) (Belgium) (video)
• CBS/Fox Video (1987) (New Zealand) (VHS)
• Fox Video (1994) (USA) (VHS)
• Pan-Canadian Film Distributors (Canada)
• Playhouse Home Video (video)

Special Effects

• Mechanical and Makeup Imageries (special effects makeup design)

Other Companies

• B & B Sound Studios  adr recording
• Broggie Elliott Animation  mandroid tank builder
• David Allen Productions  special optical effects
• Quicksilver FX/Studio  special optical effects
• Visual Concept Entertainment (VCE)  main title design

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA | Spain

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Norway:15 | UK:15 | USA:PG | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Spain

Company:

Empire Pictures

Quotes:

Harry Fontana: What is this? Some kinda comic book? We got robots, we got cave men, we got kung fu!

Movie Connections:

Features "The Jetsons" (1962)

What a great recipe!

OK..... mix in a bit of Frankenstein, some time travel and the potential damage of meddling with the past, a ninja (!) a materialistic, seemingly selfish but actually kind hearted charter boat captain (shades of Han Solo anyone?) and a feisty, pre-Star Trek: TNG Annette Crosby and you have Eliminators – a highly likable yet almost forgotten gem of 1980's Sci-Fi!

The plot is quite obviously far too ambitious in scope for the budgetary constraints and yet somehow it all works so well, not least of all because of the highly likable characters featured in this (Andrew Prine's laid back character is especially fun to watch) There's also an excellent realisation of the 'mobile unit', a mode of transport whereby the Mandroid (bear with me on this) removes his legs (!) and rides around with the unit (a sort of miniature tank) on his lower half (presumably most of the budget was spent on this!)

What can I say? If you're at all a fan of 80's Science Fiction TV and/or movies then like me, you'll probably lap this up, it all makes perfect sense on screen and is highly enjoyable throughout. Great nostalgic fun!