Demolition Man (film) Demolition Man (film) Demolition Man is a 1993 American science fiction action film directed by Marco Brambilla in his directorial debut. The film stars Sylvester Stallone and Wesley Snipes. The film was released in the United States on October 8, 1993. The film tells the story of two men: an evil crime lord and a risk-taking police officer. Cryogenically frozen in 1996, they are restored to life in the year 2032 to find mainstream society changed and all crime seemingly eliminated. Some aspects of the film allude to Aldous Huxley's dystopian novel, "Brave New World". In 1996, psychopathic career criminal
Demolition Man (film) "a significant artifact of our time or, at least, of this week". Richard Schickel of "Time" wrote, "Some sharp social satire is almost undermined by excessive explosions and careless casting." A four-part limited-series comic adaptation was published by DC Comics starting in November 1993. A novelization, written by Robert Tine, was also published in October 1993. Acclaim Entertainment and Virgin Interactive released "Demolition Man" on various home video game systems. The 16-bit versions were shooting games distributed by Acclaim. The 3DO version is a multi-genre game that incorporates Full Motion Video scenes, with both Sylvester Stallone and Wesley Snipes reprising