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'''''Cyborg''''' is a 1989 post-apocalyptic action film starring [[Jean
The film starts [[After the End]], in a world that has been shattered by war, the collapse of civilization, and just for fun, a plague ravaging the survivors. The titular cyborg, Pearl, has been sent from Atlanta to [[Big Applesauce|New York City]] to retrieve information for a group of scientists and doctors looking to both cure the plague and start restoring society. Unfortunately, Fender learns of the mission and moves to intercept Pearl and her bodyguard. The bodyguard is killed, letting Pearl escape just long enough to encounter Gibson for the first time. Gibson is normally a mercenary who fights bandits like Fender's gang, but he's already hunting Fender for personal reasons.
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Directed by Albert Pyun and produced by the infamous late 80's and early 90's Cannon Films, it is considered one of Pyun's most mainstream and commercially successful films. Had two sequels, but [[In Name Only]]. The first sequel marks [[Angelina Jolie|Angelina Jolie's]] debut.
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* [[Absurdly Spacious Sewer]]: At one point Gibson tries to escape from Fender's gang in one. Amusingly, the opening to said sewer looks like it would probably be too narrow for Fender's crew of evil bodybuilders.
* [[After the End]]: "First there was the collapse of civilization... anarchy, genocide, starvation... then we got the plague."
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* [[Left for Dead]]: Fender's crew leave Gibson for dead three times, once in a flashback, and twice in the present. The first time in the present was really gratuitous, as there was no reason not to verify that Gibson was really dead.
* [[MacGuffin]]: The information Pearl was sent to get. Pearl herself becomes a [[Living MacGuffin]].
* [[Made of Explodium]]: Shortly before the movie's climatic battle, Gibson sets one of Fender's mooks on fire. The mook then limps and falls on the bonnet of an old, abandoned, and rusty car -- ''and the whole car explodes''.
* [[Musical Theme Naming]]: Most characters are named after guitars and manufacturers. Gibson Rickenbacker, Fender Tremolo, Marshall Strat, Les (Paul), Pearl Prophet...
* [[Papa Wolf]]: {{spoiler|Gibson}}
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* [[The Remake]]: ''Gangland'', an extremely rare and [[No Budget|ultra-low budget]] [[Direct to Video]] release from 2000. Starring [[Saw|Costas Mandylor]], [[Step by Step|Sasha Mitchell]], and Vincent Klyn in an identical role. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2caEUiW2o8 Just imagine Cyborg without the titular cyborg].
* [[Retired Badass]]: {{spoiler|Gibson was this, until Fender and his goons trashed his life and forced him back out of retirement, looking for revenge.}}
* [[The Reveal]]: Gibson's motivation. {{spoiler|Both of them.}}
* [[Revenge]]
* [[Same Language Dub]]: All of Vincent Klyn's dialogue was dubbed by an uncredited actor.
* [[Scavenger World]]/[[Schizo-Tech]]
* [[Screaming Warrior]]: Fender and Gibson turn it [[Up to Eleven]] in the movie's climatic battle, but it's there throughout. Screaming happens consistently in fight scenes, or with bad guys chasing the good guys, or vice versa, etc.
* [[Shirtless Scene]]: Van Damme, several times throughout the film, especially towards the end, during the penultimate fight with Fender.
* [[Slasher Smile]]: Fender in {{spoiler|Gibson's flashback}}
* [[Tap on the Head]]: Nady is knocked out at least ''4 separate times'', (in a movie whose running time is slightly under an hour and a half) and suffers no ill effects. Gibson is knocked out twice himself.
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