Mortal Kombat

Mortal Kombat (1995)

Timing: 1:41 (101 min)

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Release date

1995-08-18

Country

United States

Production

New Line Cinema, Threshold Entertainment

Genre

Action, Fantasy

Budget

$18 000 000

Revenue

$122 195 920

Website

http://www.mortalkombat.com

Director

Paul W. S. Anderson

Actors

Robin Shou, Linden Ashby, Bridgette Wilson-Sampras, Christophe Lambert, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Talisa Soto, Trevor Goddard, Chris Casamassa, François Petit, Keith Cooke
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Scenario

Producer

Lawrence Kasanoff, Robert Engelman, Danny Simon

Operator

John R. Leonetti

Composer

George S. Clinton

Artist

Audition

Fern Champion, Mark Paladini

Editing

Martin Hunter
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• The film is based on the series of computer games "Mortal Kombat" (1992 – present, Midway).
• Initially, Cameron Diaz was supposed to play Sonya Blade, but was unable to do so because she broke her wrist before filming began.
• Ed Boon, one of the creators of the video game "Mortal Kombat," voiced Scorpion.
• The film's plot strongly resembles "Enter the Dragon" (1973).
• The script included a scene where Shang Tsung allowed fighters to bury Art Lean in the Garden of Statues, next to the statue of Kung Lao. The script also featured a fight between Sonya and Jade. These scenes were never filmed.
• Brandon Lee was supposed to play Johnny Cage, but he died shortly before filming began.
• The role of Liu Kang could have gone to Jason Scott Lee, Russell Wong, and Philip Rhee.
• Jean-Claude Van Damme could have played Johnny Cage, but he turned down the role, preferring to participate in "Street Fighter" (1994).
• Brigitte Wilson (Sonya Blade) refused a stunt double and performed all of her own stunts in the film.
• Despite Linden Ashby training specifically in karate and taekwondo for this film, stuntman J.J. Perry played Johnny Cage in most of the scenes.
• The ninjas in the film were originally intended to be warriors – Tarkatans (similar to Baraka from the game Mortal Kombat II), but this idea was rejected.
• Chris Casamassa was initially considered as one of many ninjas for the background, however he impressed the producers so much at the audition that they offered him the role of Scorpion.
• Actors Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (Shang Tsung) and Talisa Soto (Kitana) had previously starred together in the sixteenth installment of the Bond series, 'License to Kill' (1989).
• The film is based on the "Mortal Kombat" series of video games (1992 – present, Midway).
• The film's plot strongly resembles "Enter the Dragon" (1973).
• Actors Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (Shang Tsung) and Talisa Soto (Kitana) previously worked together in the sixteenth installment of the James Bond series, "Licence to Kill" (1989).
• Actor Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa reprised his role as Shang Tsung in Mortal Kombat 11, a 2019 video game.