Eraser (film)

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Movie
German title Eraser
Original title Eraser
Eraser movie.svg
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1996
length 110 minutes
Age rating FSK 16
Rod
Director Chuck Russell
script Michael S. Chernuchin ,
Walon Green ,
Tony Puryear
production Chuck Russell ,
Michael Tadross
music Alan Silvestri
camera Adam Greenberg
cut Michael Tronick
occupation

Eraser is an American action film released in 1996 . Directed by Chuck Russell . The main roles were played by Arnold Schwarzenegger , James Caan and Vanessa Lynn Williams . The film opened in German cinemas on August 22, 1996. In 1997 he was nominated for an Oscar in the category Best Sound Editing .

action

The US Marshal John Kruger works for the witness protection program . The film title Eraser (from English to erase "to wipe out") refers to the fact that in this program all traces of the past of the protected persons are erased before they are given new identities.

Lee Cullen works for the defense company Cyrez , which produces new types of electromagnetic rifles, so-called railguns , which fire their projectiles at a higher speed and impact force than conventional firearms. A group of conspirators made up of Cyrez managers and government employees, including a state secretary in the Defense Ministry, want to sell the weapons to the Russian mafia. Cullen uncovered these machinations and reached an agreement with the FBI : evidence of the illegal deal in exchange for protection. However, she is discovered while on the job and just barely escapes Cyrez, whereupon she is placed under Kruger's care.

Kruger's instructor and personal friend in the witness protection program, Robert DeGuerin, works for the conspirators and is supposed to liquidate Cullen. In order to get Kruger to lure Cullen out of their unknown hiding place, he claims to Kruger that the new identities of some of the witnesses have been exposed and that they must therefore be relocated to other locations. He stages an attack on a witness for whom he is personally responsible and liquidates her. On the way to Cullen, however, Kruger discovers the matter and can just warn Lee; in return DeGuerin tries to portray him as a traitor. Kruger manages to escape, he and Cullen go into hiding; Kruger is helped by another protégé, Johnny Casteleone, who has contacts in the world of organized crime.

Since the CD-ROM on which Cullen collected the evidence is illegible on conventional computers, Kruger and Cullen gain entry to the Cyrez building to find out what this conspiracy is all about. They are discovered in the process. On the run, Cullen falls into DeGuerin's hands and is abducted. However, she and Kruger were able to find a reference to the arms deal on the CD-ROM that led them to the Baltimore docks. After he has notified his boss Beller and ordered him to the port area, Kruger, Johnny and the local Mafiosi take up the fight against DeGuerin's people and manage to save Cullen and stop the railguns from being shipped.

After the preliminary hearing, DeGuerin leaves the courthouse as a free man. He and the other conspirators decide to eliminate Cullen and everyone she has been in contact with. However, shortly after the trial, Kruger and Cullen stage their own death in a car explosion. On Kruger's behalf, Johnny Castoleone, the driver, parks the limousine with the conspirators on a level crossing, and an approaching train tears the car apart. The film ends with Kruger's remark to Cullen: "The gentlemen have taken the train."

Reviews

The film received mixed reviews. The film review portal Rotten Tomatoes gives 37% positive reviews for the film and it has a Metascore of 56 out of 100 on Metacritic .

The magazine Cinema 8/1996 described the film as "absolutely contemporary action entertainment with a high fun factor" and ironically praised Schwarzenegger for being able to cope with larger dialogue parts than "five sentences". TV Spielfilm 17/1996 praised the “excellent action, explosions and stunts”, which were however “carelessly strung together”.

“A Cold War story reversed to the 90s, which lacks any trace of credibility and thus paves the way for the most incredible of all Schwarzenegger adventures. Despite countless explosive material battles, not without elements of self-parody. "

- Lexicon of international film

Roger Ebert focused in his June 21, 1996 review in the Chicago Sun-Times on the logical contradictions of the film. Among other things, he asked what happens to aluminum when such a projectile reaches the speed of light .

Awards

  • 1997 - BMI Film Music Award for Alan Silvestri
  • The German Film and Media Assessment FBW in Wiesbaden awarded the film the rating "valuable".

Trivia

According to the original plans, the manufacturer of the rifles should be called Cyrex , but the real company Cyrix , which was, however, a manufacturer of microchips, protested against it. The film parts in which the company's logo can be seen have been digitally edited.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Eraser at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
  2. ↑ Eraser at Metacritic (English)
  3. ↑ Dirk Jasper FilmLexikon: Eraser ( Memento from February 5, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ↑ Eraser. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed January 15, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 
  5. ↑ Roger Ebert: Eraser. In: RogerEbert.com. June 21, 1996, accessed January 15, 2017 .
  6. ↑ Eraser. In: fbw-filmbeval.com. Retrieved December 8, 2019 .