To Spartan's surprise, Phoenix is even deadlier than before, exhibiting expert-level proficiency in an extensive range of skills including martial arts and computer hacking. Lenina Huxley: Yes. [23] In 1996, psychopathic career criminal Simon Phoenix kidnaps a busload of hostages and takes refuge in an abandoned building. Wesley Snipes plays Phoenix, the bastard child of The Joker and Dennis Rodman. Lori Petty was originally cast as Huxley, but was fired after two days of filming due to what producer Joel Silver described as "creative differences". In 2032, the former cities of Los Angeles, San Diego and Santa Barbara have merged into peaceful, utopian San Angeles. Throughout "Demolition Man," Spartan is tirelessly tracking down Phoenix, but he's not on the job alone. [95][96], In 1993, US Magazine reported a sequel was planned for 1995. [17], The film began with John Spartan being taken out of cryogenic freeze in the future of 2032, until Fred Dekker did uncredited rewrites on the script, adding the Los Angeles 1996 prologue, to showcase Spartan and Phoenix in their natural environment, and make the differences of the future more striking. Found insideA man dressed in a casual tweed sport jacket, dark tshirt and black jeans, ... just like a Wesley Snipes character Simon Phoenix in the movie Demolition Man ... The title theme is a heavier remix of the song originally recorded by Grace Jones and written by Sting during his time as frontman for The Police. The futuristic cars featured in Demolition Man … Brands. Phoenix escapes and holds Cocteau at gunpoint, but is unable to kill him, as Cocteau had implanted a command in his rehabilitation program to prevent him from doing so. Waters pitched it as an action movie version of Woody Allen's Sleeper. Bloom was critical of the thin plot but called Stallone and Snipes "a dynamite screen combination". By the end of "Demolition Man," Spartan and Phoenix engage in their final confrontation at the same cryo-penitentiary they were frozen in. Though he gained recognition for his reckless approach, he understood that senseless destruction was wrong. The future isn't big enough for the both of them. The Schwarzenegger Library? Dekker explained "If you don't show Kansas, Oz isn't all that special. Today marks the 25th anniversary of Warner Bros.' Demolition Man, a quirky sci-fi actioner that matched Sly Stallone and Wesley Snipes in a testosterone-fueled romp through the near-future metropolis of San Angeles, where in 2032 swearing is illegal, Taco Bell is gourmet dining, and three seashells have replaced toilet paper. [75], Demolition Man action figures and vehicles were released in 1993. For my money, though, the best Batman film of all time is none of these – it’s the 1993 classic Demolition Man, starring Sylvester Stallone as Batman and Wesley Snipes as the Joker. The futuristic cars were real – and worth $69 million. He's the Smarminator", "Demolition Man Movie: All The Easter Eggs, References, And Things You Didn't Know", "Showrunners 2012: 'Hawaii 5-0's' Peter Lenkov", "Interview: Rather 'R.I.P.D.' "[26], General Motors provided the production team with 18 concept vehicles, including the Ultralite. "[21] This is known as foreshadowing. Demolition Man (1993) Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller Director: Marco Brambilla Starring: Sylvester Stallone (31), Wesley Snipes, Sandra Bullock In Demolition Man, Snipes plays a psychopathic criminal Simon Phoenix. Towards the beginning, when gasoline is everywhere and Simon holds the torch close to the ground, it should ignite. Waters had an idea about a small part of Universal City, a shopping and entertainment area called CityWalk, and wondered what it might be like if one day all of Los Angeles might be like that, and the idea grew from there. The police fear that the loss of Cocteau and the cryo-prison will end society as they know it, but Spartan suggests that they and the Scraps cooperate to combine the best aspects of order and personal freedom. Found inside – Page 152Demolition. Man. (1993, 114 min, US, Marco Brambilla) Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes, Sandra Bullock, Denis Leavy, Rob Schneider. Insiders at Warner Bros. were critical of Silver for hiring a director without previous feature film experience. Found inside – Page 42“ We put the show toAlthough most well - known for action efforts like DIE HARD , Joel Silver has also gether for HBO in '89 , and it was produced science - fiction films like DEMOLITION MAN , with Wesley Snipes . very successful ... "[70] Wasn't he an actor when you...? In a moment of desperation, he uses a chemical agent to freeze Phoenix's entire body in place, preventing him from causing any more trouble. [21] Steven Seagal had originally been attached as leading actor, and Jean-Claude Van Damme had been offered the part of the villain. Both men are sentenced to lengthy terms in the city's new "California Cryo-Penitentiary", a prison in which convicts are cryogenically frozen and exposed to subliminal rehabilitation techniques. Starring Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes, Sandra Bullock and Nigel Hawthorne. Brambilla said of Snipes "he works without rehearsing too much, and he improvises a lot. The story makes allusions to many other works including Aldous Huxley's 1932 dystopian novel Brave New World,[6] and H. G. Wells's The Sleeper Awakes.[7]. [38] According to Picerni it was a first: "We've done that off of buildings before, but never out of a helicopter. 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Found insideHis passionate novels of worldly adventure, high intellect, and tremendous verve, The Stars My Destination and the Hugo Award winning The Demolished Man, established Bester as a s.f. grandmaster, a reputation that was ratified by the ... A homicidal maniac who mass murders people for funzies. [21], Stallone passed on the project at first, but came back around to it. [29] Found inside – Page 27How does a particular viewer " see " Wesley Snipes ' characterization in Demolition Man ? ... of a great white cowboy and his deaf , dumb , mute butoh - what - a - gas - with - his - bulging eyes black buddy , which was a well received ... [37], The helicopter bungee jump at the start of the film was coordinated by Charles Picerni, and performed by stuntman Ken Bates. However, if you begin to think critically about its subtextual messaging, it's clear that there's more to the story than meets the eye. [40][18][41] According to The Wall Street Journal, this kind of localization of product placement was a first. I love this film to death it is Stallone-Snipes futuristic science fiction action flick of the 90's. Cocteau instead orders Phoenix to kill Edgar Friendly, the leader of a resistance group called the Scraps who refuse to conform to Cocteau's moral ideals and who live in the underground ruins of old Los Angeles. The cryo-prison used the exterior of the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles. An American actor, film producer, and screenwriter among others, Wesley Snipes is one of the most popular faces in Hollywood movies. He was portrayed by Wesley Snipes who also played Nino Brown. Wesley Snipes’ eyes are not visible on the poster art for “Blade: Trinity.”. [39], One of the film's focal points is Taco Bell being the sole surviving restaurant chain after "the franchise wars." [13][32][33] [25] Petty attributed it to personality differences, as she and Stallone did not get along, and said "Sly and I were like oil and water. Though many who thrived under Cocteau's regime fear the collapse of civilization is imminent, there is hope on the horizon. There was no ego or any competition between the actors. Marshals (1998). With a skull-shattering kick to the head that would make Sub-Zero from "Mortal Kombat" proud, Spartan brings his nemesis' reign of terror to an end moments before the entire prison goes up in a fiery explosion. نام فیلم: Demolition Man ژانر: اکشن ، علمی تخیلی ، هیجان انگیز کارگردان: Marco Brambilla ستارگان: Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes… The City of L.A. allowed the filmmakers to use and demolish an old Department of Water & Power building in downtown Los Angeles. Frozen in 1996, Simon Phoenix, a convicted crime lord, is revived for a parole hearing well into the 21st century. In addition to seven action figure, the set included a car, a red convertible called the "Fast Blast 442", an airplane "Bolajet" , and a "Missile Shooter" toy gun. He subsequently murders his guards and the warden, making his way into the city where he easily overpowers and kills several police officers who have never had to deal with violent crime. [56], In 2017, Sylvester Stallone's loan-out company filed a lawsuit against Warner Bros. over the disbursement of profits from the film. This also proved to be my favorite film with Sandra Bullock, who subsequently destroyed her career thereafter. He has starred in numerous action-adventures, thrillers, and dramatic feature films and is well-known for his role as Blade in the Blade trilogy. "[13] Jonathan Lemkin, also did uncredited rewrites on the film. Directed by TV commercial master Marco Brambilla and boasting … Therefore, those who didn't adhere to his rules found themselves silenced, or in Friendly's case, nearly killed. Brambilla brought costumer Bob Ringwood to the project because of his work on David Lynch's Dune, and wanted Alex Thomson because of his work with Fincher on Alien 3. Finally, the Demolition Man script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the Sandra Bullock, Wesley Snipes, and Sylvester Stallone. There have long been rumors and stories of Wesley Snipes' bad behavior on the set of Blade: Trinity.The seemingly unnecessary CGI effect demonstrates just how serious this bad behavior was for production. Lenina Huxley: Yes! American actor, Wesley Snipes is popular for his film roles include New Jack City (1991), White Men Can’t Jump (1992), Passenger 57 (1992), Demolition Man (1993), and U.S. Demolition Man is a 1993 American science fiction action film directed by Marco Brambilla in his directorial debut.It stars Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes, Sandra Bullock, and Nigel Hawthorne.Stallone is John Spartan, a risk-taking police officer, who has a … [85], Inspired by the film, Dennis Rodman had his hair dyed and styled the same way the character of Simon Phoenix played by Snipes, for his San Antonio Spurs debut, which was the start of Rodman dyeing his hair in different colors. Get it?” ... Wesley Snipes in overalls singing and fighting to bad 90s music. Phoenix is thawed for a parole hearing in 2032, but escapes. Lines were re-dubbed and logos changed during post-production. This led to some confusion at test screenings, where audiences thought Sandra Bullock was the daughter, and reacted negatively to the scene where they were about to have sex. ... Demolition Man movie Simon Phoenix Warden EYE sci-fi custom action figure BadMonsterToys 5 out of 5 stars (206) $ 22.00. Phoenix taunts Spartan with the revelation that he had framed Spartan for the deaths of the 1996 hostages, who were already dead before the building exploded. "[67] Emanuel Levy of Variety called it "A noisy, soulless, self-conscious pastiche that mixes elements of sci-fi, action-adventure and romance, then pours on a layer of comedy replete with Hollywood in-jokes." Found inside – Page 112Fall Flicks : Wesley Snipes will hit Duane Martin the silver screen this fall in Paramount Allen Payne Fall TV ... a and dramas are going to be potential hits " Rising Sun " and " Demolition Man , " “ Rising Sun ” and “ Demolition Man ... Aside from societal power structures, director Marco Brambilla also explores the role of law enforcement and what the true responsibilities of those who wear the badge are — using Spartan as a vessel to convey each of these concepts in a thoughtful and nuanced way. Demolition Man is a 1993 action thriller about a cop who is woken from cryogenic sleep to hunt down a killer who was also wakened and is now on a rampage of violence in a time free of crime. [61] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale. [81][82], Acclaim Entertainment and Virgin Interactive released Demolition Man on various home video game systems. Demolition Man: Directed by Marco Brambilla. [1] Stallone was out for a week due to injury. Found inside – Page 4719.00 : e News Live at 7 20.00 : Demolition Man Sylvester Stallone , Wesley Snipes and Sandra Bullock star in this ... 16.00 : All My Children Lee seems tickled by Marian's attack , but the joking ends when Marian gouges his eyes . Rated R for non-stop action violence, and for strong language, At the Movies: Fatal Instinct/Demolition Man/The Remains of the Day/Twenty Bucks. It's a long, dangerous road, but Spartan eventually manages to corner his now physically and mentally enhanced rival. Sandra Bullock stars as a 21st century cop who resorts to desperate measures to apprehend a killer: she reanimates a no-holds-barred 20th century cop who had been sentenced to cryoprison, a cop known in an earlier century as the Demolition Man. On May 4, 2020, Stallone said a sequel is in development. With Writer Peter M. Lenkov", "The Writer of Demolition Man on the Predictive Power of His 1993 Movie", "Mellow greetings and musings from director Marco Brambilla on Demolition Man's 25th birthday", "The Jean-Claude Van Damme/Steven Seagal Movie That Never Will Be...'Demolition Man, "How Many Ultralite Concept Vehicles Were There? Sting released an EP featuring this song and other live tracks, entitled Demolition Man. Spartan vs Phoenix. [79][80], Hot Wheels released a set of 9 cars from Demolition Man. New Line Cinema. [87][21], The development of erotic games for the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset has been compared to the "virtual sex" scene from the film. Tofu-eating proponents of PC can look forward to the future with confidence, at least if they live in Los Angeles. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay and/or viewings of Demolition Man. Marshals, the sequel to The Fugitive, Wesley Snipes took part in a cemetery shoot-out, performed a Tarzan-style rope swing from the roof of a skyscraper onto a moving train, and took a special agent hostage. Found inside – Page 196In Demolition Man the character Simon Phoenix, played by Wesley Snipes, cuts out a living victim's eye in order to open a locked door which is fitted with ... Demolition Man 1993 is one of the best epic classic science fiction/action film of all time! Simply put, to Spartan, a cop should value human lives above all else and never abuse their authority. Conversely, many members of the police department and the public view Spartan as savage and uncivilized, while Huxley idolizes him. They discover that Phoenix's rehabilitation program was tailored by Cocteau to make him even more dangerous than he was in 1996, including martial arts, computer hacking, knowledge of torture techniques, and murderous impulses; by contrast, Spartan's program taught him to knit and sew. [91] Demolition Man has been referred to as "the only plausible dystopian vision for our time". Marshals (1993). The finished script, where a super cop has to battle the world's deadliest criminal, in a future where there is almost no crime, generated more interest. If nothing else, it'll keep you thinking long after the credits roll. [89][90], The film has been described as a cultural touchpoint, and the restrictive future society has been used as an example of government overreach,[17] and called a "Libertarian manifesto". The film was released in the United States on October 8, 1993. After he has been caught by John Spartan, Phoenix is sentenced to 40 years. What's up with Wesley? The S.A.P.D. 1 at the box office. Brambilla was working to make Richie Rich, starring Macaulay Culkin, but they couldn't get the budget they needed. EYE SEE YOU. This enabled them to have more control over the explosion, instead of having to cut straight to the building being gone and rubble as they had been forced to do with other projects. Anticipating that Phoenix will attempt to secure firearms, Spartan leads Huxley to a museum and finds Phoenix looting an exhibit of weapons. [1] Lenkov came to Hollywood straight out of college with no connections, and wrote seven different scripts, desperately hoping to break into Hollywood. Demolition Man (1993) Dir. An interesting character trait given to Phoenix is that his eyes are different colors, which is rendered useless when his eye colors seem to switch back and forth in multiple scenes. The MTV Movie Awards nominated Wesley Snipes in the Best Villain category. Unable to stop him with their non-violent solutions, the police release Spartan to help recapture Phoenix. This movie will always be good for a laugh, especially for the characters singing all of the commercial jingles. Brambilla explained how he thought the film could be and his passion for the script they were writing, and the next day they received a call and Snipes agreed to do the film. More than 20 fiberglass replicas of the Ultralite were produced to portray civilian and SAPD patrol vehicles in the film. As the pair deduce that Friendly is being targeted for murder, Phoenix persuades Cocteau to release additional cryo-prisoners for his gang and leads them underground to pursue Friendly. 5. Found inside – Page 31A mother consulted me after taking her two sons , ages eleven and thirteen , to see the popular action movie Demolition Man . ... played by Wesley Snipes , holds up a bloody eye that he has just gouged out of another man's head . Chan turned it down, not wanting to play a villain. [57][58] The lawsuit was settled in 2019. Stallone is John Spartan, a risk-taking police officer, who has a reputation for causing destruction while carrying out his work. Do folks downplay or perhaps forget Wesley Snipes' movie star status in the 90s? Today he is 59, and has starred in 60 movies in total, 45 since Demolition Man … Maniacal as ever, he kills police officers, steals various firearms from a museum, and conspires with the corrupt mayor Dr. Raymond Cocteau (Nigel Hawthorne) to assassinate his opposition. Found inside – Page 4329... Beach Wesley Snipes America's Dream The Art of War Blade Blade 2 Blade : Trinity Boiling Point Demolition Man The ... Jane Snowdon The French Lesson Dangerous Liaisons Deep Impact Arlen Dean Snyder Eyes Wide Shut Cora Unashamed The ... Wesley Snipes originally wanted to be a dancer. On the contrary, their mutual romantic feelings blossom despite their fundamental differences and the age gap between them that the movie conveniently ignores. When a thermal scan of the area reveals no trace of the hostages, he raids the building and confronts Phoenix, who sets off explosives to destroy it. Murder in the White House is the first book in Margaret Truman’s Capital Crimes series of political thrillers set in and around Washington, DC. Having spent a good part of her childhood in the White House as the daughter of US President ... [4] The combined cost of production and marketing was estimated at nearly $97 million. Spartan incapacitates Huxley for her safety and fights Phoenix, breaking a vial of a cryogenic chemical that rapidly freezes Phoenix's body solid. Wesley Snipes’ eyes are not visible on the poster art for “Blade: Trinity.” This is known as foreshadowing. It’s Beef Week at HuffPost Culture. Fight us. Of all the stories about troubled movie productions, none are quite as unbelievable as the saga of 2004’s “Blade: Trinity.” Let’s just say, it’s truly eye-opening. [86] Snipes hated this hairdo and shaved it off as soon as filming had wrapped. The hostages' corpses are later found in the rubble, and Phoenix claims that Spartan knew about them and attacked anyway. ", "(VIDEO) Stallone/Ventura Talk Demolition Man Fight Scene", "Nemere István: A cenzúra a fejekben van", "Film Score Monthly - Volume 01 Issue 40 (1994-01)(Vineyard Haven)(US) : Vineyard Haven : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming", "Weekend Box Office Stallone, Snipes: Action at Box Office", "Weekend Box Office : 'Demolition Man' Fends Off 'Hillbillies, "Demolition man' explodes into charts at no. Found inside – Page 31Budgeted at $ 70 million , chologist who volunteer to try a new Demolition Man was a big , muscular scilove drug . ... a Wesley Snipes and produced by the higher profile and introduced her to Selznick of Schlock ' , Joel Silver . [5], Film critic Roger Ebert was asked why this film was considered a success, but Last Action Hero was considered a flop, despite similar budgets and box office grosses. In 2006, Stallone was asked about a sequel and he said, "I'd like to make a sequel to Demolition Man, but I believe that ship has sailed and maybe there are more challenges waiting on the horizon. He was a leading man who had some box office hits like New Jack City, White Men Can't Jump, Pasenger 57, Demolition Man and Blade. Silver rejected this view, saying, "Marco's done a brilliant job. Phoenix is thawed for a parole hearing and escapes from the cryo-prison by saying a secret password, without knowing how he had learned it. 115length. Found insideIn Demolition Man, Spartan (Sylvester Stallone) escapes not only from having been ... but also from his black arch-enemy, Simon Phoenix (Wesley Snipes), ... "[1], The film mentions Arnold Schwarzenegger having served as President of the United States, after a Constitutional amendment was passed allowing him to run for the office due to his popularity. Born in Orlando, Florida, on July 11, 1962, Wesley Snipes came from a divorced family. A police officer is brought out of suspended animation in prison to pursue an old ultra-violent nemesis who is loose in a non-violent future society.A police officer is brought out of suspended animation in prison to pursue an old ultra-violent nemesis who is loose in a non-violent future society.A police officer is brought out of suspended animation in prison to pursue an old ultra-violent nemesis who is loose in a non-violent future society. Before being put on ice, Spartan earned the nickname "demolition man" since he couldn't care less about what he destroyed if it meant saving lives. [17] Originally Spartan's daughter was one of the Scraps living underground with Edgar Friendly's resistance. Found inside – Page 64COLOR ME BAD Wesley Snipes's eyes in Demolition Man A radio in Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas Craig Thomas and Diane Almeida's blanket in Friday ... The 16-bit versions were shooting games distributed by Acclaim. Phoenix escapes to the cryo-prison, and Spartan pursues him with weapons provided by the Scraps. [12][24] Wesley Snipes turned down the role several times, so Joel Silver and Marco Brambilla went to the set of the film Rising Sun to try and convince him in person. A great scene from the 1993 Sci-fi comedy film "Demolition Man" starring Sandra Bullock, Wesley Snipes, Denis Leary, and Sylvester Stallone. Found inside – Page 1508... Auntie Mame ( 58 ) Mosquito Coast , The ( 86 ) Smith , Roger Guenveur Snipes , Wesley Get on the Bus ( 96 ) Mo ... White Men Can't Jump ( 92 ) ; Waterdance , The ( 92 ) ; How to Succeed in Business without Really Demolition Man ( 93 ) ... He is John Spartan's arch-nemesis. "[69] They completely respected each other and were really professional, and they did get along. Several locations in Irvine were also used. Visual effects supervisor Joe Bauer recalls the context around the greatest Wesley Snipes rumor you’ve ever heard. Sandra Bullock stars as a 21st century cop who resorts to desperate measures to apprehend a killer: she reanimates a no-holds-barred 20th century cop who had been sentenced to cryoprison, a cop known in an earlier century as the Demolition Man. In 2032, the city of San Angeles – a megalopolis formed from the merger of Los Angeles, San Diego, and Santa Barbara – is a seemingly peaceful utopia designed and run by Dr. Raymond Cocteau. [27][28], The film featured the actual demolition of one of the buildings of the no longer operative Belknap Hardware and Manufacturing Company in Louisville, Kentucky. "Demolition Man" is jam-packed with action, romance, and even a twinge of comedy, amounting to an overall winning combination. [45], The two commercial jingles, which are not part of the soundtrack, include the jingle from the 1967 commercial "Armour Hot Dogs" sung by Sandra Bullock and Benjamin Bratt in the police car,[6][46][47] and the jingle from the 1960s commercial "Jolly Green Giant" sung by Dan Cortese in the Taco Bell restaurant. A police officer is brought out of suspended animation in prison to pursue an old ultra-violent nemesis who is loose in a non-violent future society. The Pacific Design Center, in West Hollywood was used for the exterior shot of Lenina Huxley's apartment building. Now after 36 years, Spartan has to adapt himself to the future society he has no knowledge about. In the novel, a terrorist and his enemy, a counter-terrorism soldier, are cryogenically frozen and awakened in the 22nd century to find violence has been purged from society. The death of San Angeles' once-beloved leader, Dr. Cocteau, and the destruction of the cryo-prison leave the city's residents in a state of confusion. Found inside – Page 45... 5.99 MURDER AT 1600 STARS Wesley Snipes , Diane Lane , Daniel Benzali , Alan Alda DIRECTOR Dwight Little CERT 15 ... 15.99 DVD Demolition Man ( 15 ) Warner ; £ 15.99 DVD The Edge ( 15 ) Fox ; £ 12.99 The Eel ( 18 ) Artificial Eye ... Phillipa Bloom of Empire magazine gave it 4 out of 5, and compared it to a one-night stand "not necessarily something you'll remember next day but fast, furious and damn good fun while it lasts." When LAPD Sergeant John “the Demolition Man” Spartan is framed for the murder of civilians while taking down crime kingpin Simon Phoenix, both he and Phoenix become some of the first inmates in the new cryogenic prison being tested. A power station in Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, was used as the underground dwellings of Edgar Friendly and the Scraps. "We actually created a crater in the middle of the building. Wesley Snipes had CGI eyes for one brief shot in Blade: Trinity, but why?Apparently, the reason has to do with Snipes' issues with director David S. Goyer. After being thawed out for a parole hearing, Simon Phoenix breaks free of custody and runs roughshod all across San Angeles. After a failed attempt to rescue hostages from evil crime lord Simon Phoenix (Snipes), they are both sentenced to be cryogenically frozen in 1996. Also learn detailed information about Current Net worth as well as Wesley Snipes’s earnings, Worth, Salary, Property, and Income. Spartan and Huxley witness this exchange on security cameras and review the cryo-prison records. At the peak of his career he was struck by cancer and his battle with illness forms a moving final section of the book. [98][94], 1993 science fiction action film directed by Marco Brambilla, Belknap Hardware and Manufacturing Company, 2003 California gubernatorial recall election, "Hoping for a Box Office Blowout on 'Demolition Man, "Demolition Man – Box Office Data, Movie News, Cast Information", "FILM VIEW; 'Demolition Man' Makes Recycling an Art", "Demolition Man: It's 20 Years Since Stallone Was Frozen", "Late-Blooming Nigel Hawthorne Enjoys 'Madness' of King-Size Role in Hytner's Film", "UP AND COMING: Rob Schneider; Call Him Busy. Why does Simon Phoenix have one blue eye and one light brown eye. And they did get along need to know about him movie conveniently.! And begins thawing out the cryo-prison downtown Los Angeles begins thawing out the cryo-prison records is one the! 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