Freejack (1992) User Reviews (90)

Far from great, but not as bad as its reputation....

[callanvass · 5/10 · 17 April 2015]

I lap up anything with Emilio Estevez. I've always thought he was extremely underrated. Sometimes, he picks the silliest scripts. I did have some fun with this movie, but It's far from a good movie. The futuristic storyline has been done to death, and nothing really stands out about it. It has some entertaining action, good humor, and a great cast to keep you watching. As much as I love Emilio, he's not really the action star type. That being said, he managed to pull it off with his natural charisma. He borders on cockiness at times, but his charisma manages to keep him likable and easy to root for. Mick Jagger is terrible as the villain. He should have kept his day job, in lieu of dabbling into acting. Anthony Hopkins is here for a paycheck, nothing more. Rene Russo is classy as usual. She takes a one-dimensional part and makes it worthwhile. That's what genuine talent is able to do.

I enjoy it for what it is! Then again, I dig anything that is enjoyably cheesy. This movie falls under that category. They were obviously aiming for much more, but they weren't able to pull it off. Keep your expectations low, and you'll have a decent time

5.5/10

Forgotten delight of 90's action sci-fi

[SkullScreamerReturns · 5/10 · 28 August 2020]

In my mind Freejack has always merged with other 90's sci-fi movies like Johnny Mnemonic and Chain Reaction. All of these had cool poster images that were seen in magazines, but other than the posters I pretty much missed out the actual movies.

Another thing that comes to mind is that the phrase "Freejack Soundtrack" is a thing...maybe even more than the actual movie. That's because I had a phase when I was a huge fan of the band Scorpions, and I remember noticing that the song "Hit Between the Eyes" was featured on the soundtrack album of this movie. So I always thought that someday I'm going to see what this Freejack actually is.

Third notion is that this is the gimmick film with Mick Jagger as an actor. I feared that if he happened to be a bad actor, then that would explain why this movie seems so forgotten. Maybe it was a flop?

All right then, let's take a ride to the danger zone and see does Freejack hit between the eyes or miss completely.

The story is original and interesting. A supposed-dead guy is hijacked to the future to be used as a new body for a dying businessman. But the body accidentally escapes, and right there we have a recipe for an action packed chase adventure.

The cast is interesting. Antony Hopkins is probably the best actor in the film but he doesn't have much screentime so it doesn't make much difference. Then we have of course the rocker Mick Jagger as a tough leader of the bad guys' army. Even though Jagger isn't a seasoned actor he looks good in the role and acts decent enough. The hero is played by Emilio Estevez. I've never really liked him. I always thought he's like a poorman's version of Michael J. Fox. But in the end Estevez redeems the role. He manages to use his blank face to create a puzzled character lost in time. The female lead is played by Rene Russo who's always got class.I just like her whenever she's on the screen. One more mention: Jonathan Banks (Mike Ehrmantraut from Breaking Bad!) is in this movie too. That's awesome!

The budget is not enormous but it's big enough and used effectively. I really like the comic book vibe of the visual style, the "futuristic" vehicles that actually just are some army jeeps painted red but... hey, it works! The coolest machine is Jagger's techno-truck that unforrtunately is not seen that much.

Overall Freejack might not be a cinematic masterpiece if judged by indiviudyal acting performances, or if you're looking for some deep message that will change your life. But as an action movie it's really entertaining and stylish, and has an diverse cast of actors that just feels...cool. More than the sum of its parts I'd say.

Oh, and last but certainly not least: you can bang your head and play air guitar during end credits when one of the hardest rocking songs from Scorpions starts playing. Yeaaah!

Nibble my ear.

[Hey_Sweden · 5/10 · 17 January 2020]

Veteran writer & producer Ronald Shusett scripted this one (along with Steven Pressfield and Dan Gilroy), inspired by the novel "Immortality, Inc." by Robert Sheckley. It's a far cry from the heights attained by "Alien", which Shusett had concocted with Dan O'Bannon, but at the very least it's mildly amusing, the kind of movie for which the phrase "mindless diversion" was invented. It's silly stuff, but delivers a lot of gunfire and a lot of chases, not to mention a tacky visual approach (Joe Alves, production designer on the first two "Jaws" films and director of the third, was the p.d. here). Most of the cast have been better utilized in other projects, but it's still nice to see a bunch of familiar faces here.

Emilio Estevez, not anybody's image of the ideal action hero but reasonably likeable, is race car driver Alex Furlong. Moments before he would have met his maker in a fiery crash, his body is snatched and transported into the "future" year of 2009. Now, for all the other characters, 17 years have passed, but for him the trip is instantaneous. And now he has to run, run, run, since his body is a prized possession for the person who sponsored his "trip", and he's being pursued by relentless "bone jackers", led by legendary rock star Mick Jagger in a blatant case of stunt casting.

Emilio is ably supported by lovely leading lady Rene Russo (who married Gilroy shortly after the movie was released), a slumming Anthony Hopkins (who literally "phones in" his performance), a highly animated and amusing David Johansen as Alex's shameless "friend" Brad, Jonathan Banks of later 'Breaking Bad' and 'Better Call Saul' fame (at his cold-eyed, contemptuous best), Amanda Plummer (a hoot as a gun-packing, computer-savvy nun), Grand L. Bush, Frankie Faison, Esai Morales, John Shea, and Jerry Hall. But, alas, Jagger is one of those classic "don't give up your day job" type of deals: he's simply boring as the antagonist.

Overall, "Freejack" is plenty dumb, but it's dumb enough, noisy enough, and energetic enough to rate as a true "guilty pleasure". The director is the late, talented Kiwi filmmaker Geoff Murphy, who'd previously guided Emilio in "Young Guns II"; in the 80s he did a picture called "The Quiet Earth" that is much more interesting than this junk.

Kicking off the closing credits with a solid Scorpions tune, "Hit Between the Eyes", was one good idea, in any event.

Five out of 10.

A great idea that is totally wasted.

[planktonrules · 3/10 · 17 September 2021]

"Freejack" is a frustrating film. It starts off well and has an excellent premise. But then, well, it all falls apart after that.

When the story begins, Alex (Emelio Estevez) is starting an auto race. However, something extraordinary takes place. As his car flies out of control and he is about to die, his body is stolen from the future. Why? Because in the future, it's not illegal to retrieve bodies from the past just before they'd die anyway. And what do they do with these retrieved bodies? Well, the rich and powerful pay fortunes to have them for organ transplants and even entire body transplants where the consciousness of the dying rich person is implanted into these retrieved bodies....and someone wants Alex's body.

The problem with this procedure is that normally they electrically lobotomize these people....but an attack on the truck that retrieved Alex enables him to escape. Now, lots of bounty hunters are looking to capture him...alive. And Alex has no idea WHAT is going on here!

So why did it fall apart after Alex arrives in the future? Well, there are MANY reasons. First, he is transported from 1991 to 2009 and simply too much has happened during the interim...way too much. Folks in the future drive cars, retrieve folks from the past, and fire phasers that might work if it was the year 2100. Second, there really isn't a lot of story...just action, action, action....making the film a bit mindless. A few things about this future also make no sense...such as the shotgun wielding and cursing nun (Amanda Plummer)! What?! And, finally, the central premise makes no sense. After all, if the retrievers lose Alex...why not just retrieve some other guy from the past?!?! Why is HE so important?! With many millions of deaths between 1991 and 2009, they surely could have found someone else!

I actually saw this on cable back about 1993 and thought it was a pretty cool movie. Well, I just rewatched it in 2021 and think it's pretty dumb. Times do change as do people. Hmmm....1993 and 2021...kinda like 1991 and 2009!

Doesn't make much sense but what a cast!

[estreet-eva · 25 August 2011]

In 1991's "Freejack", 2009 is a dystopian future where nearly all-powerful corporations rule a ruined environment and a wrecked economy. OK, they got that correct but then again so did the equally cheesy "Robocop". By 2009, humans have mastered the ability to control the space-time continuum to the extent they can draw people forward and replace their minds with another being held in electronic stasis. OK, we haven't really mastered those things yet but damn our telephones have gotten pretty cool. Against this shaky premise "Freejack" puts together a cast that includes the less lunatic of the Sheen brothers, the criminally underused David Johansen, the peerless Anthony Hopkins and, yes, in the Boba Fett role, Mick Jagger. And despite the compelling screen stars, it is Jagger who maintains the audience's eye despite the ridiculous headgear he wears in most scenes and the equally ludicrous haircut beneath. Jagger's charisma nearly carries the film but given that it consists of one extended car (or motorcycle or champagne truck or tricked-out golf car) chase after another after another eventually even his power to charm cannot keep the mind from drifting. During this drifting one wonders why a man with the foresight to run the world's most powerful corporation wouldn't have had a back-up plan to pluck some other body from the past if things didn't work out with the first particularly given that any screw-ups would have meant his death? Anyway, in short, people who like their sci-fi cheap and cheesy or anyone who wishes Mick Jagger and David Johansen had done more movie work will be all-jacked-up by this film.

Jon Monsarrat review: campy but fun

[johnnymonsarrat · 6/10 · 22 August 2002]

OK, I'm a sci-fi movie buff. So I'm the type of person who'd like this film.

But I do have some basic standards, and Freejack is just the right sort of campy flick, sort of a "Blade Runner" gone slumming. It's bad, but it's a good bad, if you're into cult classics.

Who should see this film:

-- sci-fi movie buffs, but don't go out of your way, oh and see Demolition Man too which is similar but better

-- nobody else

I enjoyed the film, but campy special effects and silly plot mean I can only give it a 6 out of 10.

cheesy 90s sci-fi

[SnoopyStyle · 4/10 · 1 February 2016]

Auto racer Alex Furlong (Emilio Estevez) has a horrible crash in front of his girlfriend Julie Redlund (Rene Russo). He is kidnapped by Victor Vacendak (Mick Jagger) at the moment of impact and transported into the future known as a Freejack. The US is a dystopian crime-ridden world with McCandless Corp as the biggest and most powerful company. The head of the corporation Ian McCandless (Anthony Hopkins) had died and transferred his mind into a vast computer called the Spiritual Switchboard. Julie Redlund is now a high-power executive in McCandless. When criminals attack Victor's convoy, Alex manages to escape. Victor must hunt down Alex for Ian McCandless who has 36 more hours to transfer his mind into a body.

This is one of those cheesy 90s sci-fi movies. Lots of money and effort had been spent on making the cars look futuristic. It mostly leaves them looking cheesy. The whole thing is a bit of cheese fest. Mick Jagger is interesting as a villain but he never stops being Mick Jagger. There is plenty of action and some car chases. It all adds up to something that isn't quite up to par but has some memorable cheese.

Mick Jagger gets some satisfaction

[lee_eisenberg · 7/10 · 25 April 2006]

There have been many movies about time travel, but "Freejack" is quite unique. It portrays race-car driver Alex Furlong (Emilio Estevez) getting unwillingly transported to 21st century New York, where some people want to give his young body to aging Ian McCandless (Anthony Hopkins). Estevez, Hopkins, and Rene Russo all do fair jobs with their roles, but it's really impressive seeing Mick Jagger as the villain's henchman Victor Vacendak. I mean, every once in a while, a rock star shows up in a movie, but Jagger is really neat here. Gravitating between menacing and jolly, this must have been a role through which he got some satisfaction.

So, this movie does have an interesting plot, but it's mostly worth seeing just to see Mick Jagger as a bad guy. Really cool. Amanda Plummer, John Shea and Esai Morales also appear.

Running into the future.

[lost-in-limbo · 5/10 · 30 December 2009]

Race car driver Alex Furlong sensationally crashes his car, although he should be dead, but just before the impact he's transported into the future (the year 2009) by some bounty hunters. The catch is that his body was bought by some corporation boss with failing health, and his plan is to do a mind swap. However Alex escapes, as he tries to survive with the bounty on his head getting larger. He's only chance remains with his back then fiancée Julie, who was there at the horrible crash.

What could have been a fascinating story (who knows, as the novel that it's adapted off might be?) turns out to be a likable, but blandly silly futuristic sci-fi chase (quite a long too) thriller. Not bland in the aspect of well placed thrills, but more so in its lack of bite with it unimaginative story-telling (with set pieces melding it together from other sci-fi prototypes) and witlessly lousy dialogues. It's a predictable smörgåsbord where a lot seems to happen/or work out by chance, but it's made easier by its committed performances and few crafty images. Director Geoff Murphy (behind such films as; "The Quiet Earth" (1985) and the 1995 sequel "Under Siege 2: Dark Territory") keeps it mechanical, but rapidly fast. The backdrop demonstrates a scrappy, bleak and sleazy future for New York and the special effects might look rather wonky now, but they are modestly carried out. Emilio Estevez at first seemed miscast, but grew comfortably in the role and Rene Russo held a strong presence. Mick Jagger doesn't look like he's even trying, but comes off enjoyably meaty (thanks to some choice dialogue). Anthony Hopkins pretty much phones in his performance. Also there are small parts by Grand L. Bush and Amanda Plummer as an unforgettably snappy nun.

The forgotten offering "Freejack" could have made better use of the concept, but nonetheless remains passably entertaining.

Interesting

[grahamsj3 · 6/10 · 30 November 2004]

This film has an interesting plot. A race car driver (Emelio Estevez) is about to die in a spectacular crash during a race, but a split second before the car disintegrates, his body is stolen from the car and transported to the future to be used by another person who is dying (played by Anthony Hopkins). Estevez escapes his body snatchers and is now lost in the future. One of the snatchers is portrayed by Mick Jagger (yes, the Rolling Stone). Jagger is not, repeat, NOT, an actor, although his performance in this film is much better than I expected. Estevez is (supposedly) an actor, yet I found his performance to be almost poor. Jagger actually out-acts Estevez in this film. Hopkins gives his usual wonderful performance, although his is actually a minor role in the film. Jagger, Estevez and Rene Russo as the previous (and maybe still?) girlfriend of Estevez are the major stars of this film. There are few special effects, most of which are merely OK. I believe that this film had a very low budget and it shows, yet it falls into the "definitely not bad" category.

Love the story but desperately needs remake!

[bennifer-81721 · 4/10 · 1 June 2022]

A fairly novel and entertaining concept in the time-travel sci-fi genre involving the snatching of bodies from people in the moments before their imminent deaths via some sort of temporal transport beam technology and bringing them 'back to the future' where the subjects' minds are erased and bodies sold sell to a select class of aging geriatric clientele with the means to pay top dollar. All of this taking place against a backdrop of a dystopia America decimated by devastating economic recession, toxic environmental meltdown and persist class Warfare creating a society where there are "people at the top and people at the bottom and no one in between."

By all means this movie should be absolutely fantastic and I was hoping one of my new favorites in the time-travel genre. Unfortunately the writing isn't up to par and the ideas and themes the story presents are not fully explored up to their full potential. The story lacks drama or the elements of a psychological Thriller leaving only the Sci-fi concept to carry the film. Unfortunately this is attempted with boring action scenes that did not keep me wanting to find out what was going to happen next. This movie was a missed opportunity that I would love to see remade today-only much better.

Relaax

[bdx2005 · 8/10 · 22 February 2003]

You know, one thing that really bothers me is the amount of people who just refuse to relax and watch a move without having to consider whether it should win an Oscar. I don't think Freejack was ever intended to be made for serious viewing - I think every actor in it at one time during the movie has got their tongue in their cheek.

What you do get in this movie are some spectacular effects, and I'm not talking about the end when you could just as soon go get a sandwich rather than watch the 2001-type slideshow.

It's just downright funny. Mick Jagger as the villain giving Emilio Estevez a "headstart" by counting 1-Mississippi, 2-Mississippi is priceless. David Johanson shines as the shyster in any timeframe. Rene Russo gives us an early indication of screen presence. So just relax and have fun with it.

Furlong on the run from a rolling stone!

[moviedude1 · 7/10 · 18 August 2003]

Emilio Estevez is on the run in this not-too-futuristic movie about a Gran Prix driver who dies in a crash out on the race course....or did he? Turns out people can be transported into the future where even Coppertone with UVA sunblock 2,000,000 won't save your skin and it's everyone for themselves. Mick Jagger is the man being paid to deliver him to the man who wants Emilio's body.

The first thing I ask myself is whether this movie is believable or not. The answer is possibly. The way our society is going, we are headed for those kind of planetary results. The movie, from the enjoyment side, is not bad (they could have had a better bad guy than Jagger). But it DOES get me to think: "Is this what we're headed for?" Man! I really hope not!

Give me a break. Break me off a piece of that freejack.

[jordanvanklinken · 2/10 · 19 October 2008]

This movie was a pain in the ass. In particular, the long drawn out ending featuring the Windows Media Player visualization and the spiritual switchboard.

Anthony Hopkins shouldn't have wasted his time with such bullshit. It's possible that Hopkins was not actually with the rest of the actors (Estevez, Russo, etc.) when the movie was being filmed. I suspect he might of filmed his parts separately, either before or after the rest of the filming out of disgust.

I find it remarkable that Hopkins decided to act in such a horrendous film only a year after Silence of the Lambs, his masterwork.

Novel Concept

[Scott-8 · 26 February 1999]

"Freejack" has one of the more unique twists on time travel, with people of the present being snatched away from a certain death to the future. It also begins to develop a unique feel and look to it. However, it's slow in several spots and doesn't develop the imagery as well as it could.

Emilio Estevez didn't seem right for the part, he looked and came across as a kid playing in a role meant for someone older and wiser. Rene Russo is wonderful as always, and Anthony Hopkins does the best he can with his limited character, but both of them are spent on the sidelines.

The real surprise was Mick Jagger, who made a wicked villain. I wonder why he hasn't tried acting in more movies. "Freejack" has largely been forgotten, but it's still worth a look.

Future Is Now Past

[AaronCapenBanner · 3/10 · 2 December 2013]

Geoff Murphy directed this science fiction story starring Emilio Estevez as race car driver Alex Furlong, who is snatched away from certain death in an auto accident from 1991 by technicians from the "future" of 2009, which is a bleak dystopia world where his mind is to be eliminated, and a rich businessman(McCandless, played by Anthony Hopkins) will have his mind transferred into Alex's body, but he escapes, and goes on the run, becoming a wanted man hunted by a determined bounty hunter(played by Mick Jagger) as Alex tries desperately to get out of this bad situation... Mostly inane film has a lot of energy but little plausibility, and now looks foolish and dated.

Strangely enjoyable futuristic flick.

[Aaron1375 · 7/10 · 22 December 2009]

I enjoyed this movie, it was not the best film about a person fleeing for his life, but it had a nice twist to it as a dude who apparently died some eighteen years prior wakes up and is about to get to be a dying rich guy's new body. Well the best laid plans get squashed as the the apparently dead guy is on the run and Mick Jagger is on his tail. Yes, you heard that correctly Mick Jagger and he is surprisingly good as the guy doing the lead chasing. The action is about what you would expect. This movie and the Keanu Reeves movie "Johnny Mneunic" or however you spell it are very similar to me though I have to give the edge to the Reeves one cause it had the more anime look, however this one looks more polished than that one did. The action is pretty good and it has a nice conclusion to it as well. The acting is solid as Emilio Estevez is good as the protagonist and there are a couple of nice scenes with Anthony Hopkins, but then again anything he is in and any scene he is in is usually a good scene. Not much else to say about this one, it is a nice ride though.

Bonejacked!

[BandSAboutMovies · 4/10 · 15 April 2021]

I saw Freejack in the theater nearly thirty years ago and have to tell you, the future that it promised has not arrived.

Does it have the title of a Philip K. Dick book but not really have much to do with it?

No, it's based on his contemporary Robert Sheckley's* book Immortality, Inc.

Is there a lot of rain?

Oh man, blame it on the rain.

Does the male hero wear dress clothes and/or a trenchcoat?

Nope.

Do Keanu Reeves, Ben Affleck, Dolph Lundgren or Udo Keir appear in it?

Strangely, no.

Does the internet do something it can't do yet, yet look dated AF?

This movie looked dated the moment it came out. The video game that Jagger plays in the bar would have been dated during the Atari 2600 era.

Are Stabbing Westward, KMFDM, Ministry or God Lives Underwater on the soundtrack?

This movie has a bonkers soundtrack with Little Feat, Scorpions, Jesus Jones, Jane Child, The Jesus and Mary Chain and - you knew it - Ministry performing "Thieves."

Is it a crappy version of Blade Runner?

Not really.

Are there numerous Asian-influenced scenes?

Throughout!

Do people use future terms that make no sense?

Even the name of the movie is a future term that makes no sense.

Are there a lot of whirring sound effects?

It's as if the Transformers are constantly transforming.

Do people stare at the camera as it moves through a neon-lit strip club?

Yes.

Are there rock stars in it?

Not just the biggest rock star of all time - arguably - in Mick Jagger, but also New York Doll David Johansen AKA Buster Poindexter, who if I think about long enough, I begin speaking like him. "Zat you, Zantee Claus?"

Is there a feral child?

Nope. That means that this movie is officially a cyberpunk ancient future movie!

Get ready for the crazy future words!

In 2009 - which is now 12 years ago and the irony is not lost on me - the super-wealthy use bonejackers that snatch people from the past and pull them to the future to use their brain dead bodies to become immortal. Those that escape from this process are no longer considered human and are instead called freejacks. And everyone else is so hooked on drugs and beaten by pollution that they're all unattractive and basically dying.

Alex Furlong (Emilio Estevez) was a Formula 1 racer who died in an explosive crash back in 1991 but has been bonejacked by Victor Vacendak (Jagger), a killing machine for the McCandless Corporation. Oh yeah - his girlfriend Julie Redlund (Rene Russo) works there too because movie logic.

It turns out that her boss (Anthony Hopkins) is really dead and wanted to use Furlong's body because, well, again let's blame movie logic.

Of course, Jagger is the main reason to watch this. He got his girl at the time Jerry Hall - who is amazingly married to Rupert Murdoch today - a role, has a code of honor in spite of being the bad guy and wears a ridiculous helmet. Every time I see him, I think of how he responded to John Mulaney writing lines for him on SNL: "Good! Bad!"

I kind of wish that Jagger's Vacendak was the hero of this movie, because everyone else in this is boring by comparison.

This movie was a mess and at one point it may have been an even bigger one. Producer Ronald Shusett (the writer of Alien, Dead and Buried, The Final Terror, King Kong Lives, Total Recall) was brought in to re-shoot around 40% of original director Geoff Murphy's (Young Guns II, Under Siege 2: Dark Territory, Fortress 2) film.

*Other Sheckley movie adaptions include Condorman, The 10th Victim, Dead Run and Escape from Hell Island.

Enjoyable in every way!!

[elo-equipamentos · 7/10 · 24 April 2018]

This picture surfing on the waves of post apocalypse era which have a bunch of them in previous decade, but in this future has a rupture of the society between rich and homeless due the economic crisis, first all Estevez is totally miscating for the role maybe more appropriate for Tom Cruise or mature actor, the future is presented by new kind of cars, ludicrous idea indeed, the best things are Jagger and the sexy Rene Russo in glorious days, an enjoyable flick very underrated by IMDB's users, certainly a second look could be necessary!!

Resume:

First watch: 1994 / How many: 2 / Source: TV-DVD / Rating: 7

A poor adaption of the novel

[Klaaatu · 1/10 · 2 April 1999]

Freejack is a poor adaption of Robert Sheckley's novel, Immortality, Inc.

Robert Sheckley's novel was a comedy that tackled some interestingly serious issues. None of those things came through in this movie, which was reduced to a boring sci-fi chase movie.

The only people that might 'possibly' enjoy this movie are fans of Mick Jagger, as you can watch him running around on screen.

Robert Sheckley's work deserves better, as he is one of the best science fiction authors of all time.

ESTEVEZ IS GREAT IN THIS DARK SCI-FI GEM

[lukem-52760 · 7/10 · 26 January 2020]

The Awesome Emelio Estevez was the reason i originally looked for this on video back in the late 90's, I'm an Estevez fan but not from what he's most famous for flicks, not his "Brat Pack" films but his other underrated Genre greats such as the fun sci-fi Horror Maximum Overdrive" & the Cop Comedy Thriller Classic Stakeout & it's excellent sequel Another Stakeout & most of all for the best film of his Career, the Brilliant Urban Survival Thriller Judgment Night now to me Estevez is definitely an underrated actor & movie star, he was huge during the 80's & into the 90's with his Western flicks Young Guns 1&2 which i like, but somehow towards the end of the 90's he vanished as a leading actor & done a little bit of directing. I haven't forgotten Estevez as he's one of my all time favourite actors & some of his films like I've mentioned I've been loving & watching since i was a young teen & still love his films!!!

Estevez is good here too in "FreeJack" an action packed sci-fi Thriller that puts Estevez on the run in a dark, bleak futuristic setting & that's what appealed to me & whan i caught this late at night on the sci-fi channel i totally enjoyed it, to me at times it felt a little bit like Judgment Night in a way with Estevez on the run & being chased & hunted in a gloomy urban setting, i love him on the run.

Anyway this is a fun sci-fi chase Thriller with a well created dark & dreary futuristic world where Estevez is transported there through some new strange technology to steal his healthy body just before he crashes in a race car, now Estevez as Alex Furlong is trying to stay alive in this new Dangerous & Apocalyptic New York City. The look of this film is actually Awesome & well designed, it's no different than say Demolition Man or The Running Man it's that type of fun sci-fi action Thriller, infact it's got a similar feel & look to Running Man & Escape from New York with it's dirty, gritty & dark look & cinematography. Estevez is good here in an Action hero role & does alot of Cool action scenes & THAT'S another thing is the Action is good as is the special fx & we have Bounty hunters & a dangerous City that Furlong must keep running from. I love Chase films & sci-fi Thriller's so i enjoyed this fun flick.

Director Geoff Murphy has made a nice slice of dark sci-fi here with his FreeJack film, he also directed Estevez in Young Guns 2 in 1990 & they seem to work well together on screen. Like I've already mentioned above that i really like the look of this film with it's dark & Smokey cinematography that feels very set in gritty realism & this fun sci-fi Chase Thriller definitely fits into the Genre perfectly & is a very underrated movie, it never gets mentioned & i don't think many people have seen it or even heard about it?

I love 90's Estevez best as i loved & lived the 90's as my teenage years & watched Estevez's 90's flicks the most like Judgment Night & Another Stakeout & Mighty Ducks & Young Guns 2 so Estevez was a big part of my movie watching world. To me Estevez was the Action Hero for the ordinary guys out there as he was very different from Schwarzenegger, Stallone, Van Damme & Seagal as Estevez wasn't a big tall muscled guy & wasn't a martial arts fighter, he was this averages dude that was Cool, funny & handsome & charming but always grounded & down to earth.

Estevez doesn't get the recognition he deserves & that's a shame because he was a huge part of Cinema & movies back in the day. Estevez remains one of my favourite movie stars & i still watch his films lots!!!

FreeJack is very 90's fun & pure sci-fi pulp entertainment & nothing too serious or over an thinking type of film, the cast are ok nothing special & Mick Jagger is weird choice & not a great actor but he's only there to hunt Estevez as a bounty hunter, but his character is actually quite good & is not a total scum bag!!!

Rene Russo is fine as Furlongs long lost lover now living in the upper class side of the futuristic New York City & Anthony Hopkins is ok as the main villain but i couldn't care less about them as i just wanted to see the Cool Estevez in another chase Thriller!!!

Estevez made the excellent Judgment Night the next year in 1993.

Anthony Hopkins had the right idea...

[davidabarak · 3/10 · 25 July 2022]

...when he called this a terrible film.

I'd always been under the impression Freejack was considered a decent movie. Where that idea came from I have no idea. The concept could have worked, but as with many science fiction movies there was a lot of razzle dazzle and "ooh, look at that" incorporated for no reason that had anything to do with the story. For example, one of the characters had an obviously scarred face... and there was absolutely no reason for it indicated in the film. This truly was a piece of dog squeeze.

Sorry, but I love this film!

[bowmanblue · 8/10 · 2 September 2020]

There are good films and there are bad films, but my favourite 'genre' seems to simply be 'entertaining' films. I'm sure most people won't be putting 1992's 'Freejack' up there with 'The Godfather' and 'Empire Strikes Back' and there are probably those (mainly professional film critics with no sense of fun!) who would describe it as 'bad.' However, I totally disagree. I enjoyed it so much back when I was a teen and I still smile at it now.

Emilio Estevez plays 'Alex' - a racecar driver who dies in an explosion during a lap in 1992, only to wake up in the (at the time!) 'far flung future' of 2009 where he's been plucked from his own time a split second before his death and now someone wants to use his body for, er, some nefarious purpose.

What follows could probably fall into the 'sci-fi/chase' movie where Alex in on the run in his new surroundings while being pursued by shady forces. Now, I should mention that Sir Anthony Hopkins is on the cast list. But don't get ideas of some great 'Hannibal Lecter' performance. He's pretty much just an extended cameo. We also have Rene Russo as the 'love interest' and, like so many roles, she is only really there for the romantic element and doesn't really get much in the way of character development. However, the best 'actor' is not one of these heavyweights.

The ever awesome Mick Jagger (yes, not really known for his 'acting') is the black leather-clad henchman, in charge of a small private army of futuristic goons hell-bent on brining Alex's body in for... you'll find out what. Now, he's no actor. And it shows. I'm not going to say his performance is 'fantastic,' only that you're guaranteed to remember it for all time. The film may actually be 'average' to most, but Jagger's swagger as the henchmen is pure cinematic gold. He steals every scene - sometimes menacing, sometimes comical, always brilliant and is worth the film's run-time alone.

Nowadays, I've seen 'Freejack' has developed a small cult following in the sci-fi community and many have put it in the 'so-bad-it's-good' category. That may be true to a degree (especially when discussing Mr Jagger!), but I think it's actually a good little action, sci-fi B-movie.

Don't be too hard on it and just enjoy the ride as it's very well put together and covers quite a few sci-fi concepts that are actually quite original. Plus, when I watch it now I also realise that I've been watching 'Mike' from 'Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul' in this film for all these years and I never realised.

"Is that a face that'll sell motor oil, or what?

[classicsoncall · 7/10 · 29 March 2009]

Usually these types of time travel stories wind up giving me a headache, but this one was pretty straightforward (no pun intended). The protagonist, Alex Furlong (Emilio Estevez) is transported into the future..., and stays there. No attempt to get back to his former 'present time'; no fooling around with time lines that might affect the history of mankind. What made the picture interesting watching it today was that Alex was 'sent' eighteen years into the future from 1991 to - 2009! That was sort of cool - but in the movie's 2009, the country was already in the tenth year of a major depression instead of the first, like many today would have us believe. And it brought a chuckle to imagine if the ten million dollar bounty on Freejack Alex might have been offered by a company using bailout funds. Just thinking outside the movie box.

I got a kick out of that scene in the bar when Alex is threatened by the marmaduke looking moron with his weapon, and Alex puts his on the counter with that sly Billy the Kid grin he used in "Young Guns".

The attraction back in the day of course was Mick Jagger headlining a theatrical release. His performance wasn't all that bad, even if over the top a few times, which the director might have actually called for. I liked that 'One Mississippi' bit, and the idea that he had a sense of fair play in balancing his job with consideration for Furlong's catching him a break in the alley.

The best concept though was the 'spiritual switchboard' - don't you think we could all use one of those?

Free reign on Freejack

[tbills2 · 5/10 · 23 December 2020]

A hot racecar driving man (portrayed by Emilio Estevez) is living the dream engaging romantically with an awesome, young and truly spectacular red-haired babe (portrayed by Rene Russo) until one day out of the blue during a race, his car gets airborne, explodes into a bridge, all while simultaneously a handsome body snatcher from the future (played by Mick Jagger) targets him, sucks him into his own time with his time traveling technological devices at that very exact moment in time before Emilio dies in the crash, but then here is what happened, the medical caravan of evil doctors who were operating on Emilio when he gets sent into the future gets ambushed in the middle of the streets of the future by an organized deadly band of guys with guns, unexpectedly, thus, causing Emilio to be a fugitive, or a "freejack" constantly on the run. In the year 2009.

Rene Russo's so hot and gorgeous in Freejack. Rene is 1 of a kind. I love Rene.

A stunning glimpse of 2009 in Freejack.

Costarring Anthony Hopkins and Amanda Plummer.

(1 of the best movies I've ever seen in the middle of the night on a Wednesday starring Mick Jagger)