Judge Dredd (film): Difference between revisions

[[File:Judge_Dredd_promo_poster_7019.jpg|frame]]

{{quote|''"Forget Dredd! ''There is no Dredd!'' And I'll tell you what Dredd worships...[[Narm|he worships]] '''[[Large Ham|tha loooaaaawww!]]"'''''|'''Rico'''}}

 

 

Following a nuclear war in the late 21st Century, those who survived flocked to the Mega-Cities, large urban landscapes covering hundreds of square miles. The Mega-Cities become overcrowded, giving way to wide-scale, uncontrollable crime and violence. Law and Justice, as we know them, become something of the past. To combat the rampant criminal activity, a new kind of police force is created, one with the power to dispense both justice and punishment, acting as [[Judge, Jury, and Executioner]]. They are The Judges.

 

And the game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System had events based on the film, plus extra missions during and after the film arc.

* [[A God Am I]]: Rico

* [[Action Girl]]: Judge Hershey

* [[The Alleged Car]]: The Lawmaster bike Dredd demonstrates to a class of cadets.

* [[Bait and Switch Gunshot]]: Former Chief Justice Fargo to a Capture Team member who was about to shoot Dredd.

* [[Ballistic Discount]]: Rico. To be fair, the gun only works in the hands of a Judge, meaning that it's normally impossible to steal. Unfortunately, the shopkeeper [[Genre Blind|didn't anticipate]] a Judge would invoke this trope.

* [[BFG]]: For part of the second half of the film, Dredd ends up using {{spoiler|Fargo's}} really huge shotgun.

* [[Big Damn Heroes]]

* [[Big No]]: Twice. Dredd does this when former Chief Justice Fargo is mortally wounded, and Judge Griffin does it just before the ABC robot rips his arms and legs off.

* [[Bond One-Liner]]: Dredd to a criminal just after he kills him.

* [[Briefcase Blaster]]: The gun Rico uses to shoot the prison warden in the throat.

* [[Cain and Abel]]: Rico and Joseph Dredd.

** "I knew you'd say that."

** "I am da law!"

* [[Disney Villain Death]]: Rico, courtesy of Dredd.

* [[Dramatic Slip]]

* [[Enemy Rising Behind]]: Rico in a body bag and a technician.

* [[The Faceless]]: Averted, although Stallone does have the helmet on for a significant portion of the movie his comic counterpart's face was ''never'' seen.

* [[Future Food Is Artificial]]: Perhaps the one thing that best reflects the original tone of the comics: "Eat recycled food. It's good for the environment and okay for you!"

* [[Future Spandex]]: Judges wear a lycra/spandex bodysuit undergarment under their body armor.

* [[Hand Blast]]: The ABC Warrior robot was armed with machine guns built into its hands.

* [[Hand Cannon]]: The Lawgiver II gun used by the Judges.

* [[Large Ham]]: Armand Assante as Rico is king, and [[Sylvester Stallone]] as Dredd during their final confrontation.

* [[Leave No Witnesses]]: Judge Griffin is quite insistent that Dredd's shuttle crash killed everyone aboard. ''Quite'' insistent.

* [[Monumental Battle]]: ''Inside'' the Statue of Liberty.

* [[Mythology Gag]]: The smiley face graffiti seen on the Statue of Liberty is a reference to the original comic's story "Un-American Graffiti", in which this was a signature part of a character's graffiti tag.

* [[Neck Lift]]: The ABC robot does it to Judge Hershey.

* [[Outrun the Fireball]]: Dredd and Fergie must do this when they infiltrate the city via an incinerator vent which spews out a fireball every thirty seconds.

* [[Outscare the Enemy]]: The way Block Warlord deals with one of his underlings considering surrendering to Dredd.

* [[Percussive Maintenance]]: When the [[Cool Bike|flying rocket motorcycle]] isn't starting, Dredd gives it a solid thump and it comes online.

* [[Pre-Ass-Kicking One-Liner]]: During Dredd and Rico's [[Final Battle]].

* [[Pre-Mortem One-Liner]]: "Court's adjourned."

* [[Put Down Your Gun and Step Away]]: Rico to Dredd after the ABC robot grabs Judge Hershey.

* [[Sentry Gun]]: Rico's prison cell in the Aspen Penal Colony.

* [[The Starscream]]: Rico ultimately turns on {{spoiler|Griffin}} when he no longer needs him.

* [[Take My Hand]]: Judge Hershey to Dredd while he's hanging from the top of the Statue of Liberty.

* [[Take the Wheel]]: Dredd to Fergie during the aerial chase as he's about to jump to another vehicle.

* [[There Should Be a Law|There Should Be A]] '''''[[There Should Be a Law|LAAAAAAWW]]''''':

* [[Too Dumb to Live]]: The rookie street Judge who recklessly charges in and gets killed at the beginning.

* [[Wretched Hive]]: The setting.

 

{{reflist}}

[[Category:Films of the 1990s]]

[[Category:Film]]