Universal Soldier: The Return

Universal Soldier: The Return
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMic Rodgers
Written by
Based onCharacters
by Richard Rothstein
Christopher Leitch
Dean Devlin
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMike Benson
Edited byPeck Prior
Music byDon Davis
Production
companies
  • TriStar Pictures
  • Baumgarten Prophet Entertainment
  • IndieProd Company
  • Long Road Entertainment
Distributed bySony Pictures Releasing
Release date
  • August 20, 1999 (1999-08-20)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$22–45 million[1][2]
Box office$10.7 million[2][3] (domestic)

Universal Soldier: The Return is a 1999 American science fiction action film directed by Mic Rodgers in his directorial debut, written by William Malone and John Fasano, and produced by Craig Baumgarten, Allen Shapiro (producers of the first film) and Jean-Claude Van Damme who also stars in the film reprising his role as Luc Deveraux. The film also stars Michael Jai White (briefly appeared in the first film as a soldier), Heidi Schanz, Xander Berkeley, Justin Lazard, Kiana Tom, Daniel von Bargen, James R. Black, Karis Paige Bryant and Bill Goldberg. The film was theatrically released in the United States on August 20, 1999. This was Van Damme's last widely released film in the United States until 2012.

It is a direct sequel to the 1992 film Universal Soldier and the fourth film in the Universal Soldier film series, preceded by two made-for-TV movies, Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms and Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business, which this film ignores, thereby presenting an alternate continuity.[4] The film was received with negative reviews and grossed over $10 million in theaters in the United States. The fifth installment in the series, a direct-to-video film Universal Soldier: Regeneration, was released in 2009, ten years after the film's release, ignoring the events of The Return and being an alternative sequel to the first film.

  1. ^ "Company Town Film Profit Report". Los Angeles Times. August 24, 1999. Retrieved June 3, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Universal Soldier: The Return". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  3. ^ "Universal Soldier II: The Return". The Numbers. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
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