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Judge Dredd movie storyline. In the year 2139, the Earth has changed into a virtually uninhabitable place called the Cursed Earth. All of the Earth’s population have crowded into the cities across the planet, now known as Mega-Cities. The crimes in these Mega-Cities became so violent and so powerful, that the regular justice system was powerless to contain, then it collapsed completely.
However, a new justice system came from the ashes, there were three justice systems in one (police, jury and executioner), they were called Judges. In Mega-City One (formerly, New York City), there was a Judge, named Joseph Dredd, who was the toughest and most stringent Judge in history. One day, he was charged with murder, and was tried and sentenced to life in prison because of it.
Judge Dredd is a 1995 American science fiction action film, based on the strip of the same name, directed by Danny Cannon, produced by Edward R. Pressman, Charles Lippincott and Beau E. L. Marks, and written by William Wisher Jr. and Steven E. de Souza. The film stars Sylvester Stallone, Diane Lane, Rob Schneider, Armand Assante, and Max von Sydow.
The film takes place in 2080 and depicts a dystopian world and the crime-ridden metropolis Mega-City 1. Following an unspecified disaster that turned Earth into a “cursed” wasteland, the survivors established a corps of Judges whose role combines that of police, judge, jury and executioner. The film follows Judge Joseph Dredd, one of the most dedicated Street Judges who had been framed for murder by his own half-brother; the psychotic Rico.
The film was released on June 30, 1995. Upon release, the film was panned by critics and audiences for the lack of its script, originality, and lack of faith to its material source, the film also was criticized for Stallone’s excessive acting, but received praise for its visual style, effects, stunts and action sequences. Despite being panned by reviews and being considered to be Stallone’s worst film, the film was a box office success grossing more than $113 million worldwide against budget of only $90 million.
Judge Dredd (1995)
Directed by: Danny Cannon
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Armand Assante, Diane Lane, Rob Schneider, Joan Chen, Jürgen Prochnow, Max von Sydow, Balthazar Getty, Joanna Miles
Screenplay by: William Wisher, Jr., Steven E. de Souza
Production Design by: Nigel Phelps
Cinematography by: Adrian Biddle
Film Editing by: Harry Keramidas, Alex Mackie
Costume Design by: Emma Porteous
Set Decoration by: Peter Young
Art Direction by: Don Dossett, Kevin Phipps, Leslie Tomkins
Music by: Alan Silvestri
MPAA Rating: R for continuous violent action.
Distributed by: Buena Vista Pictures
Release Date: June 30, 1995
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