Every once and a while, unfortunately not very often, you encounter a film for which you had low or even zero expectations, but then it turns out to be surprisingly enjoyable! I used to always refer to "Scream for Help" as an example for this, but it looks as if I can now also refer to "Steel and Lace" as an example as well! Being a low-budgeted and early 90s Sci-Fi/cyborg rip-off starring a couple of washed up B- movie stars, I just started watching "Steel and Lace" with all my brain functions switched off, but it didn't even take 10 minutes before I sat there with a big and sleazy smile on my face! The very simple but ingenious premise can be described as a hybrid between cyborg flicks like "The Terminator" or "Robocop" and rape & revenge horrors like "I Spit on your Grave". The beautiful and talented Gaily Morton was the victim a gang-rape, but during the trial in court, the nasty culprit Daniel Emerson and his buddies are set free due a lack of evidence. The poor girl can't handle the acquittal and commits suicide by throwing herself from a rooftop. Five years later, Gaily's scientist brother Albert recovered her body and turned her into a hi-tech cyborg with as sole mission to eliminate her assailants one by one. The murders in "Steel and Lace" are downright fantastic! Disguised as femme fatale, she lures them to sleazy hotels or empty meeting rooms and subsequently disembowels, decapitates or viciously castrates them! Enter David Naughton ("An American Werewolf in London") and the ravishing Stacy Haiduk as respectively a police inspector and a freelance reporter; both investigating the murder series and both suspecting a connection with the infamous trial. Particularly the first half of "Steel and Lace" is a lot of fun, with even a handful of hilarious lines as well. Upon discovering the first corpse, who got killed by a drilling device coming out of the cyborg's stomach, Detective Dunn makes the intelligent remark: "It looks like someone dropped a bowling ball right through him". The police doctor's reaction is even better, as he lifts the sheet that is covering the body, looks as him and stoically says: "This man has a hole in him
" The make-up effects are very good, which shouldn't come as too much of a surprise, since director Ernest Farino previously worked in the visual effects department of such classics like "The Terminator", "The Abyss", "The Thing" and "Dreamscape". The second half is less entertaining, since it primarily focuses on Haiduk's private investigation and Gaily's human conscience that slowly develops itself again, but by then "Steel and Lace" already turned into a guilty pleasure for sure.
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Coventry27 May 2017
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merklekranz1 February 2014Out of the all too numerous and all too familiar rape revenge films, "Steel and Lace" emerges as different and clever. This is no "Ms 45", but is definitely better than a lot of lesser exploitation movies. The acting is pretty good, with David Naughton and Bruce Davison best. The story is more than just blood letting, with the rape victim brought back as a cyborg and methodically terminating her tormentors. Her kill methods are somewhat creative, my favorite being decapitation by helicopter blade. Even though this was never intended as anything more than splatter, it has some welcome dark humor in the mix. "Steel and Lace" is a keeper. - MERK
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I went into Steel and Lace (original title "Lady Lazarus" more creative if less of a good sell for VHS) expecting to make a hackneyed "well, how about that Promising Young Cyborg! Huyuck" line, and quickly realized that with Bruce Davison as really the one pulling much of the Sordid and Ultra-Violent Revenge strings this could actually be on a double feature with Ben (1971), which was his breakout role also out for payback (I saw that pretty recently so it's still on my mind). This would likely make the bottom half of the bill, however, as, aside from Davison being in too little of the movie to be we'll defined past basic lines, when the movie isn't having our hard cheekboned blonde badass Wren slaughtering these late 80s-cum-early 90s wannabe Patrick Bateman West coast jerks all but tearing them new a-holes (at least one of the effects sequences comes close to that), we have too much time with (sadly) dull Detective David Naughton not stopping the determined young former Courtroom sketch artist Alison (Haiduk) getting too close to the 5 years gone comeuppance crimes.
That part of the movie isn't entirely bad persay, but it feels draggy and the filmmakers don't do much to make us interested in these two and the very vague sense that they may have a relationship. The real meat of the movie is this vendetta with Davison as the brother of this woman who leaped to her death only to resurrect her and robo-Frankenstein a way for her to not only go in and completely and (believably) all too easily seduce these chodes to their gruesome ends, even as the how of Davison's character managing to... *do* all of this is meant to be explained away by "hey, five years," albeit a soggy exposition dump not being here is kind of nice. Who needs an explanation when good time can be spent with a this Femme Fatale model 001 dispensing justice?;
I think a slightly balsier movie would've had more moral wrangling with the court sketch woman, and Haiduk decent enough in the part she could probably do it. I don't think the director and writers are that interested in depth so much as moving things along so we can get from one set piece to another. In that sense it's also inevitable to compare this to I Spit on Your Grave, though thank God this is more exciting than that. It doesn't do a whole lot to distinguish itself as far as most technical scope aside from the special effects (though director Farino comes from that background), and even in a restored blu ray it looks fairly cheap and drab, but... look it - sometimes seeing a head coming bloodily off a body with what's left of the spine acting as a flailing decrepit member (intentionally? Not? I dunno my Freudian reading of it) is enough for me to give a solid recommendation. -
ninjaalexs6 October 2022Coming hot off the heels of The Terminator and RoboCop. Steel and Lace is another B-Grade cyborg film. This time with a twist it is a female killer getting revenge on yuppie rapists.
The plot is ridiculous, but at least it is original. Clare Wren puts in a great and surprisingly nasty performance. Mainly B-Movie veteran David Naughton is also class. Drawing influence from slasher films there are some gory deaths, but nothing you haven't seen before.
This film is hampered by its budget. Sparse uninspiring sets, dodgy special effects and boring action scenes. The real letdown is an insipid script with workman like dialogue that just drives the plot forward. There's no pizzazz or sparkle like in a Walter Hill script.
The unfortunate thing is I have seen elements of the same thing done better elsewhere. In Hong Kong action cinema you have B-Movie, Black Cat (1991) about a cyborg female assassin while not a masterpiece it delivers on action or the delerious and sexy, Robotrix. Loads of much better Rape & Revenge films Ms. 45, A Gun For Jennifer, even Dirty Weekend is more fun.
The Blu-ray has a slightly subdued colour palette, but is as good as it gets. Also gains a point for great cover art. -
batstandards14 July 2003I first saw this movie in 1991...pretty much the same time it was released to video store. It was a little too violent for me back then and made me a bit uncomfortable (I was just a kid). I just watched it again (I bought the tape through Amazon)...and I have to admit that it has stood up pretty well. It is a rather dark story but it has some rather interesting and creative kill scenes. Also watch for the forensic detective...he has some pretty funny comments about the murders. It is a pretty original movie...definitely B grade but worth a look.
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poolandrews19 October 2006Steel and Lace starts in a Los Angeles courtroom where general all round scumbag Danny Emerson (Michael Cerveris) is on trial for the rape of Gaily Morton (Clare Wren), the verdict is in & Emerson is acquitted due to lack of evidence & the testimony of four of Emerson's friends, Toby (Scott Burkholder), Oscar (Paul Lieber), Norman (Brian Backer) & Craig (John J. York) who all gave him a false alibi. Gaily is devastated, she feels let down, cheap, angry & used as Emerson walks out of court a free man. Gaily makes her way to the courthouse roof & before her brother Albert (Bruce Davison) can stop her she commits suicide by jumping off it. However Albert happens to be a hotshot scientist & manages to bring Gaily back to life as a part human part robot cyborg, with one aim, to gain revenge on Emerson & the men who lied in court for him. Los Angeles detective Dunn (David Naughton) & his artist girlfriend Alison (Stacy Haiduk) are on hand to try & figure out who is responsible for the ever-growing pile of dead bodies...
Directed by Ernest D. Farino I thought Steel and Lace was an OK time-waster but nothing particularly special. The script by Joseph Dougherty & Dave Edison has a neat central premise but it fails to deliver the goods on too many occasions. For starters Emerson is nowhere near villainous enough, we never see him rape Gaily & most of the film he comes across as a slightly dishonest property developer which meant I never really got behind the cybernetic Gaily & her revenge mission as much as I would have liked, his four mates are even worse as beside lying in court for him they don't do anything else at all. I also thought it was too slow & pedestrian between the revenge segments which are few, I'd have liked a much bigger body count. I mean when you look at the plot synopsis & see that it's a film about rape, death, revenge, murder & killer cyborgs you just think that it's going to be slightly more exploitative than it actually is. Basically the rape scene is none existent & the revenge scenes aren't much to shout about either, Death Wish (1974), I Spit On Your Grave (1978) or MS. 45 (1981) this ain't. Having said that it's still watchable, it's reasonably good fun & there are one or two amusing (intentional) comedic moments in it & I quite liked the ending.
Director Farino doesn't do anything special & it sort of looks a bit like a made-for-TV film, it's a bit static & dull to watch. No mention of how Gaily was brought back is made, she just shows up as a killer robot which seems to skip a somewhat major plot point but I doubt anyone is going to watch Steel and Lace for it's writing or intricate plot. There are a couple of decent scenes & some nice gore, someone gets a drill through their chest which leaves a rather big hole, someone is decapitated & a cool Dawn of the Dead (1978) style scene when someone has the top of their head chopped off by the spinning blades on a helicopter.
Technically the film is OK but nothing special, the special effects are actually decent. The acting was alright & there are a couple of familiar faces here.
Steel and Lace is a decent time-waster, it's one of those films which I thought was fine but nothing spectacular & I'd have probably forgotten about it by the end of next week. Worth a watch for sure but don't lose any sleep if you haven't seen it already. -
Steel and Lace is a cool, inventive take on the revenge thriller/gore. Farino has directed a modern gore/thriller. I think this is the Pulp Fiction of its time. New concepts and turns of fate abound in this puzzling film.
A cute blonde lawyer is raped in an alley by a Wall Street Geico type character. He goes to trial and gets off from lack of evidence. He and his 4 buddies own a corporation that has a logo of a hand that is squeezing the world in a claw like grasp. (neat logo) Not being able to cope with the devastating news, the lawyer jumps off a building. Mysteriously, the Wall street crowd is then killed one by one in Ten Little Indians, style.
The director, Francio, really integrates a pastiche of film genres into an action/thriller/gory film that is way above other gore films. A lot of works are derivative to a fault, but this one integrates a lot of genres into a well crafted/shot/edited/music film.
I kept thinking, Death Wish, Gort, Hal, Spit on your Grave, Terminator and other films that were reverently depicted in this surprising film.
The actors and good and production values top notch...considering that this was probably a low budget film, this was an excellent example of good direction and control of the production. I like the way the robot gradually gains awareness about her actions.
Look for it in bargain bin, rental stores, and on cable TV. It is a neat discovery. -
KGB-Greece-Patras16 November 2004OK. This is meant to be taken seriously, so we take it seriously. The FX are great! Gore is realistic, and there are some splatter scenes of killing. The story is quite OK, but something around is still too fake. Dunno.
In the first half, when the story has not unfold, the gore killings are totally not suitable with the rest of the film. I think this film lacks style and coherence.
But its not bad. Something is missing from this one and I suspect its style & atmosphere. GO for it, its not for laughs, its like ****SPOILER???***"robocop meets female rape revenger". Recommended for sci-fi android completest and for its gore. Other than this its OK time killing.... -
A bizarre mix of I spit on Your Grave, crossed with 80s splatter horror films, Terminator-esquire cyborg flicks and journalistic detective stories.
The horror element is made up of the gory deaths the rapists suffer. The deaths are some sick stuff - yet MGM showed it with a 16 rating! There is no way this was made in 1991. I guess this sat on the shelf for at least 5 years. This is pure early to mid 80s. All grey-flecked suits, rolled up sleeves, wide shoulder pads, permed mullets, grey marble, clashing pastels, and bright neon tube lighting. This was made in the 80s and sat on the shelf gathering dust, and no surprise.
There's the occasional laughable B movie dialogue which lifts the film, but the overall grimness of the film makes it hard to watch and stomach. -
JoeB13126 February 2012So the setup is a pianist is raped by a rich guy and his four friends lie for him. She is so upset she kills herself in front of her brother, a creepy NASA robotics scientist.
Who somehow turns his dead sister into some kind of killer cyborg including a death drill and a castrating device in her... well, you just have to watch, as she proceeds to exact revenge on the five guys.
They throw in a cop and his court artist girlfriend so you have some normal people in this film to relate to, I guess.
There's a fairly large continuity error where the Cyborg (which disguises itself as other people until she's ready to strike) takes the role of a secretary in the office. Except she's at her brother's home AND the office where her victim is at the same time. Maybe. Or she just assumed the identity of the secretary (they mention a secretary was killed), but that still didn't make sense since the Brother and the Cyborg would have had to make it to the office before the Court Artist did.
Still, not a bad film, because back in the 1980's, when they did a movie like this, they came up with actual plot ideas rather than just recycling the same tired old Zombie Movie formula. It wasn't a big screen release, it was something for video-stores to put on their shelves. -
larileehah27 February 2009Within the first five minutes, I already knew exactly what would happen in this picture and stopped caring immediately after. This isn't a film so much as it is a glorified vengeance flick. The Bad Guys brutally rape Gaily Morton and get away with it, leaving her brother Albert Morton (who conveniently is working on Artificial Intelligence) to seek revenge after her suicide. After making a sexy robot in his sister's image, he sets out to kill each of the rapists in a manner that is brutal and graphic and, thanks to Robot-Gaily's recording ability, shown several times.
Obviously the budget was spent on special effects as most of the actors dully slog through the script, which has only one bright spot, when Robot-Gaily begins to wonder who she was before. The rest of the movie has the depth of a saucer. The Bad Guys are the worst example of one-dimensional characters I've ever seen, and the court reporter who starts putting pieces together and stands in as the "Good Guy" is not much more developed.
Unless you're in the mood to watch the Bad Guys be slaughtered in the worst possible ways (one evisceration is seen several times as Albert Morton plays it over and over and over) this one is well worth skipping. -
Stars Bruce Davison (X-men), David Naughton (An American Werewolf In London), and Claire Wren as the rape victim/suicide turned killer cyborg. The story is rather unsettling, especially the way it careens back and forth between the dark revenge scenes, over to some fascinating comic bits (such as the forensic scientist who starts to enjoy the creativity of the murders), to dealing with Davison's character, who seems more like a robot than the robot. Perhaps it is unsettling because juxtapositions like that are so often a hallmark of real life as it is lived. The viewer really is kept in suspense about how the next victim will be claimed, and I defy anyone to guess all the deaths correctly beforehand. The dialogue verges on self-parody at times, and elements of several other flicks from Blade Runner to Robocop are borrowed with little attempt at disguise. Yet it all hangs together somehow, perhaps it is the thread of bad romance. A quirky gem.
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Scarecrow-8829 March 2009A brilliant scientist, Albert Morton(..renowned character actor Bruce Davison, providing his usual solid performance)resurrects the memory of his dead sister, Gaily(Clare Wren, cherubic when she isn't giving her victims the cold stare of doom before executing them)who committed suicide after her rapist attacker, Daniel Emerson(Michael Cerveris, perfecting the confident scoundrel)was found not-guilty by a jury due to "insuffient evidence" thanks to the scumbag's four best friends, who testified on his behalf(..and were actually the ones responsible for holding the poor girl down as Daniel molested her), by creating a cybernetic killing machine modeled after her. A sketch artist, who worked Gaily's trial, Alison(Stacy Haiduk, balancing a mousy but hot sex appeal) is coerced by her agent, Duncan(Nick Tate)into returning to her old job, a project dedicated to the ones involved in the trial of Gaily. Alison attempts to rub elbows with old flame, Detective Dunn(David Naughton)hoping he'll help her get close to those who were sketched by her during the trial of Gaily, soon discovering that the ones responsible for the rape are being hunted down and murdered in grisly, unusual ways. Driven and determined, Alison will become obsessed with the case when Duncan is killed during an encounter with Gaily..we come to understand that Albert is behind the scenes commanding her to kill and no one is allowed to interrupt the mission of destroying those responsible for that suicide from five years ago thanks to injustice. Meanwhile, bodies start to pile up with Daniel and those that remain grow more concerned and restless. Can Dunn and Alison stop the blood shed or will Albert complete this cycle of revenge in the memory of his beloved Gaily.
I'm a sucker for the "human cyborg" sub-genre, and this little movie suitably entertained me. The practical effects might seem primitive next to a film like Steven Spielberg's AI, but I admire the imaginative methods of destruction such as a spinning drill that cuts a hole all the way through one victim while another's head is removed from his body. The funniest death isn't really overly gory, but appropriately tongue-in-cheek as one victim's body is sucked dry through his pecker. Fans of Romero's DAWN OF THE DEAD should enjoy one victim's skull getting split apart by a helicopter propeller. As many of these movies used to be, the villains(..Daniel and his cronies, now businessman in suits swindling good people of their property in criminal ways to plant malls where they live)are loathsome and lecherous as you root for their destruction. The pace is excellent, even if the story's formula is familiar(..five thugs, behind a heinous crime they got away with, facing violent death for their actions in bloody fashion)..director Ernest D Farino keeps the film moving, with emphasis on the revenge story wasting no time of needless filler which doesn't contribute to the motivations of the characters and the situation. It's no surprise that this is the kind of film, having a visual effects background, Farino would make, because the story involved hi-tech(..for 1991)devices used on victims. Many would watch STEEL AND LACE now and probably criticize the effects because they don't necessarily hold up to the advancements of this modern age, but if I had watched this as a kid teenager I would've been thrilled. The story is far-fetched(..could Albert really pull off such a concocted plan, and wouldn't Daniel have a security force around him as protection?), but the audience gets to see slime annihilated in very creative ways..a classic story of revenge with a robotic twist on who is conducting the series of murders, a genre movie all the way. Kind of a tragic and sad conclusion that doesn't allow Albert to get away scot-free, and interesting development showing the cybernetic version of Gaily evolving, desiring to understand emotion and feeling. My favorite visual effects sequence would probably be when Albert is opening up the skull of his cybernetic creation, with the director allowed to show off his skills regarding her robotic brain and the inner workings involved with making her function. -
erikwmark9 October 2020Jury trial: flashback to a dumpster. Brother makes robots and is angry at the acquittal, a righteous villain in the making. Guilty party winks as he walks out of court, pops champagne in the limo. Sister suicides.
Some incomprehensible real estate grift and a broken down car. Unaccountably suicide sister lives and has a drill in her chest. Moment of silence for the dear departed.
Agent Spoon is a secret sister. Number two goes down by decapitation. Sister returns home to brother's workshop where he removes her scalp to reveal the mechanisms underneath. Brother's sadism does not compute. Siblings drift.
Number three gets caught in the act and his vital essences drained. Number four was an accident, proper number four helicopter decapitation. Wipe the blood from your face pretty sister. You are not made for killing. But you were. -
Dr. Gore25 February 2005*SPOILER ALERT* *SPOILER ALERT*
I bought this video. There's just something about the tagline, "She's all woman...and all machine.", that speaks to me. Actually, it shouts at me. The video screamed, "Why are you not watching me?!". I had to obey.
"Steel and Lace" is about a Robobabe on the rampage. A hot blonde rape victim kills herself after being denied justice. Her scientist brother won't let those filthy rapists get away with it. He creates a new, hi-tech version of his sister: Robobabe. His robot sister embarks on a mission of truth, justice and dismembering lots of rapists.
I enjoyed this one. A killer woman robot causing havoc. That's enough for me. She had a lot of different options for wasting rapists. I especially enjoyed the weed whacker springing out of her chest so that she could drill for oil in the guy's stomach. Now that's how you take care of business. -
ryan-1007513 April 2018Clare Wren plays Gaily Morton a rape victim, but the rapists in turn get away with the crime. After she commits suicide her brother Albert (Bruce Davison) recreates her into a killing android to exact revenge. Not as good as it could have been and perhaps some changes to the villains and their part of the plot could have made this movie worth your time. The gory deaths and okay effects don't make up the difference. Though there is an interesting death involving a helicopter late in the movie. Also starring David Naughton who plays Detective Dunn who is investigating the murders.
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trashgang17 September 2013Steel And Lace is still one of those horror movies that isn't out on DVD or Blu Ray. It was made in an era when horror was not done but this here does deliver some good moments. The story is very simple, a rape/revenge flick with a sci-fi twist. Being raped by five thugs who are released without conviction, Gaily (Clare Wren) can't take that no justice is being done and decides to jump of a rooftop. Being death her brother Albert (Bruce Davison) resurrect his sister being a robotics expert. Her new body has the capacity to change her face and seduce the victims one by one to prepare them to die. It's the graphic deaths that makes this watchable and even enjoyable. There's a decapitation that's worth picking up. Still this is pure exploitation made as I said earlier in an anti horror era. David Naughton (An American Werewolf In London fame) stars as the detective going out to find what's happening with the victims. Gore combined with some small nudity makes it worth picking up if you still got your good old friend the VHS player at home. Gore 1,5/5 Nudity 1/5 Effects 2/5 Story 3/5 Comedy 0/5
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tarbosh2200029 October 2014When super-evil businessman Emerson (Cerveris) rapes a sensitive concert pianist named Gaily Morton (Wren), and thanks to the false testimony of his buddies/baddies Norman, Craig, Oscar and Toby (Backer, York, Lieber and Burkholder, respectively), Emerson gets off scot-free at the trial, and poor Gaily commits suicide. Luckily, her brother Albert Morton (Davison) is a creepy and obsessive robotics technician. Albert rebuilds Gaily but this time outfits her with cool weaponry and a drive for revenge. She then goes after the team of evildoers that wronged her. Meanwhile, Detective Dunn (Naughton) is on the case of the mutilated men. Thanks to the help of his girlfriend Alison (Haiduk of Yesterday's Target (1996) fame) - who is an artist and was working as a courtroom sketch artist at the time of the original trial - Dunn is closing in fast. But will Dunn stop the Morton siblings from completing their revenge mission? Or will Emerson and his gang get away with it? Find out today! Steel and Lace sports a very cool concept: a cybernetic rape-revenge thriller that crosses Robocop (1987) with I Spit on Your Grave (1978). The whole outing is perfect for the video stores of the early 90's. Movies like The Terminator (1984) and Eve of Destruction (1991) were renting heavily (OK, just go with us on that last example) - so why wouldn't you want to see a beautiful woman getting revenge on some baddies and boring through their chest cavities with a robotic drill? Any teenager would have been thrilled, and now any teenagers-at-heart should equally appreciate what Steel and Lace is trying to do. The end result is entertaining and enjoyable. You gotta love it.
Cerveris is appropriately boo-able and hiss-able as the ponytailed main baddie. As if rape, extortion and racketeering weren't enough, he's just not a very nice guy. It's kind of a dead giveaway that you're evil if the logo for your company is a globe with a sinister-looking hand clutching it, done up in an ominous shade of red. And you spend a lot of time in an "evil boardroom" (you'll know it when you see it). It's all part of the comic book-like fun. Let's not forget we're dealing with a cyber-revenge robot chick. On the side of the good guys we have not just the reliable David Naughton, but there's a wacky M.E. named Herb that almost steals the show. (if there is a wacky M.E. on board, odds are his name will be Herb).
Our hats go off to SOTA FX for creating the robot and gore effects which were, well, effective. Released by Fries Home Video, iff you liked Peacemaker (1990) - which was also put out by Fries - you'll surely like Steel and Lace. We recommend it. -
lastliberal27 November 2009Very good "B" movie directed by Ernest D. Farino. It was his first as a director, having spent most of his career in visual effects. He was visual effects supervisor for such works as "Dune," and "Children of Dune." Unfortunately, he also did the work for Balls of Fury, which is a stain on his career.
The movie stars the lovely Clare Wren, who commits suicide when her rapist gets off. Her brother, played by Bruce Davison (Longtime Companion, "Touched by an Angel", Short Cuts)works for five years to turn her into a cyborg to get revenge on those who raped her.
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Hitch-2626 November 2000***POSSIBLE SPOILER*** I'm sort of surprised that no one else has commented on this movie. It seemed like it was one of those straight to video type movies. I remembering renting this one day simply because I liked the plot. Other than Bruce Davison, who's a minor actor at best, there's no one in this movie who's worth remembering. Thus the acting is not that great. However, the special effects are great and this is a great fantasy movie. Real quickly, Davison plays, I believe a scientist/inventor type, who swears revenge on 4 or 5 jerks who raped his sister, a concert pianist, after a performance one night. These guys lie on the witness stand and get off scott free with the rape. This upsets the woman so much that she commits suicide. However, Davison is able to "rebuild" her into a methodical machine that can do literally about anything. He then sets out to find the guys that raped her and eliminate them one by one. It's really neat how she disguises herself, especially with the first guy. If you can find this movie on TV or in the video store and you have nothing else to do, watch this piece of cheese.
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modgode20 October 2004I've seen quite a few good b-type horror movies - unfortunately, this isn't one of them. In fact, if it wasn't for Stacy Haiduk, this film would be a complete waste of time. The plot as you've probably guessed is pretty simple: a fairly attractive concert pianist gets gang-rapped in a dark alley, the bad guys get acquitted in court and the victim kills herself in effect. Her brother, a scientist and specialist in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, brings his sister back to "life" five years later, turns her into a deadly cyborg - programmed on revenge. The story line hasn't got any exciting twists to it - the rapists go down one by one and even the splatter scenes are hardly imaginative. The performances of most actors involved are average at best, yet some are well below. Especially Clare Wren in her role as Final Exterminator (German title) isn't able to carry the movie. However, there is a ray of light: Alison (played by the gorgeous and most talented Stacy Haiduk), the sketch artist who was present at the trial, turns out to be an interesting character that is fun to watch as she gets involved in the investigation of the strange killings when she reviews her former work for a new book. She's the reason why I enjoyed watching this movie after all.