American Cyborg: Steel Warrior
1992 film directed by Boaz Davidson
American Cyborg: Steel Warrior is a 1993 American science fiction action film directed by Boaz Davidson and released by Global Pictures. John Ryan plays the android assassin in the future to kill Mary, a woman who was able to give life to a fetus played by Nicole Hansen. Joe Lara plays Austin, a mercenary who is actually a cyborg, but vows to protect Mary.
American Cyborg: Steel Warrior was the 3rd to last film to be theatrically released by Cannon, before Hellbound and Chain of Command.
Premise
After World War III, people are sterile and ruled by the artificial intelligences they created in this violent world. The only woman who was able to give life to a fetus has to take it through the dangerous city of Charleston, South Carolina to the port where a ship is on its way to Europe. She is followed by an android assassin through all the dangers, and only one man tries to help her survive and protect her from the killing machine.
Cast
Joe Lara as Austin (cyborg)
Nicole Hansen as Mary
John Saint Ryan as Android Assassin (John Ryan)
Yosef Shiloach as Akmir
Uri Gavriel as Leech Leader
Hellen Lesnick as Carp
Andrea Litt as Arlene
Jack Widerker as Dr. Ben Buckley
Kevin Patterson as Runner Underground Lab Worker
P.C. Frieberg as Starving Old Man
Nicole Berger as Hooker
Allen Nashman as Underground Lab Scientist
Jack Adalist as Main Thug
David Milton Johnes as Paramedic on Rescue Boat
Eric Storch as Main Scavenger
Release
American Cyborg: Steel Warrior was released with the same name in the Philippines by Eastern Films on July 9, 1993. In the United States, the film was released on January 7, 1994.
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