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Meanwhile, Max (Michael Landes) is busy stealing back a stolen experimental microchip. His paths cross with Ricky when he learns that the man behind the theft was the same DXM who kidnapped Lindsay. He agrees to help her -- not the least because he falls in love with Ricky at first sight. |
Meanwhile, Max (Michael Landes) is busy stealing back a stolen experimental microchip. His paths cross with Ricky when he learns that the man behind the theft was the same DXM who kidnapped Lindsay. He agrees to help her -- not the least because he falls in love with Ricky at first sight. |
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Widely considered to be in the [[So Bad |
Widely considered to be in the [[So Bad It's Good]] category, ''Max Knight'' does have a few smarter moments. Notable items include the presence of "hackish," a nadsat-esque [[Future Slang]] that DXM and his minions make use of, and the nods toward Transhumanism -- a concept which was not yet widely understood at the time the movie was made -- that DXM's master plan entails. |
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Filmed in Australia, by the same production team that created ''[[The Lost World]]'' TV series of the late 1990s (which also starred Rachel Blakely). |
Filmed in Australia, by the same production team that created ''[[The Lost World]]'' TV series of the late 1990s (which also starred Rachel Blakely). |
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* [[Acting for Two]]: Rachel Blakely plays both Ricky and Claire, Max's virtual personal assistant...which is the [[Freudian Excuse]] for his slightly-creepy crush on Ricky. |
* [[Acting for Two]]: Rachel Blakely plays both Ricky and Claire, Max's virtual personal assistant...which is the [[Freudian Excuse]] for his slightly-creepy crush on Ricky. |
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* [[Applied Phlebotinum]]: "Element 120", a potentially limitless and clean-burning source of energy...{{spoiler|which becomes highly explosive when exposed to oxygen.}} |
* [[Applied Phlebotinum]]: "Element 120", a potentially limitless and clean-burning source of energy...{{spoiler|which becomes highly explosive when exposed to oxygen.}} |
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* [[Future Slang]]: Hackish. Imagine if [[Leet Lingo]] evolved into a spoken language, and you've got the gist. Twonky... |
* [[Future Slang]]: Hackish. Imagine if [[Leet Lingo]] evolved into a spoken language, and you've got the gist. Twonky... |
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* [[Genre Deconstruction]]: of spy movies in general. Max is anything but a suave, confident International Man of Mystery. He's really just a useless dork with a bunch of cool gadgets. |
* [[Genre Deconstruction]]: of spy movies in general. Max is anything but a suave, confident International Man of Mystery. He's really just a useless dork with a bunch of cool gadgets. |
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* [[Hell-Bent for Leather]]: Tyler's preferred wardrobe |
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* [[Hot Amazon]]: Tyler |
* [[Hot Amazon]]: Tyler |
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* [[No Transhumanism Allowed]]: played with. The evil part of DXM's plan is not uploading the minds of his followers; it's what he plans to do to everyone else. |
* [[No Transhumanism Allowed]]: played with. The evil part of DXM's plan is not uploading the minds of his followers; it's what he plans to do to everyone else. |
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* [[Twenty Minutes Into the Future]] |
* [[Twenty Minutes Into the Future]] |
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* [[Victoria's Secret Compartment]]: Tyler makes use of this with a data disc. It doesn't work [[Marshmallow Hell|as well as she hoped]]. |
* [[Victoria's Secret Compartment]]: Tyler makes use of this with a data disc. It doesn't work [[Marshmallow Hell|as well as she hoped]]. |
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* [[What Happened to The Mouse]]: Ricky and Claire are identical. This is never explained. Possibly this would have been explored if the series had been picked up. |
* [[What Happened to The Mouse?]]: Ricky and Claire are identical. This is never explained. Possibly this would have been explored if the series had been picked up. |
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* [[Xtreme Kool Letterz]]: DXM stands for ''Deus Ex Machina''. |
* [[Xtreme Kool Letterz]]: DXM stands for ''Deus Ex Machina''. |
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