Home / Universal Soldier: The Return

Universal Soldier: The Return

Year:

1999

Duration:

83 min

Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi

IMDB rate:

Director:

Mic Rodgers

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1999-08-20

Filming Locations: 3458 Old Buena Vista Rd, Waxahachie, Texas, USA

Earnings

Budget: $24,000,000

Opening Weekend: $4,605,167 (USA) (22 August 1999)

Gross: $10,431,220 (USA) (26 September 1999)

Cast

Actor

Character

Jean-Claude Van Damme

Universal Soldier: The Return

Justin Lazard

Mic Rodgers

Universal Soldier: The Return

Michael Jai White

S.E.T.H.

Heidi Schanz

Erin Young, KTXD

Xander Berkeley

Dr. Dylan Cotner

Kiana Tom

Maggie

Daniel von Bargen

General Radford

James Black

Sergeant Morrow

Karis Paige Bryant

Hillary Deveraux

Bill Goldberg

Romeo

Brent Anderson

Technician #2

Brent Hinkley

Squid

Woody Watson

RL Gate Guard

Jacqueline Klein

Betty Wilson

Maria Arita

Kitty Anderson, KTXO

Sam Williamson

Hillary's Doctor

Dion Culberson

Drag Queen

Pam Dougherty

60-Year-Old Woman

Heidi Franz

Erin's Stripper

Barbara Petricini-Buxton

Female News Anchor

Molly Moroney

Pediatric Nurse

Josh Berry

Radioman

Mark Dalton

Lead RL Guard

Robin Arcuri

Waitress

Jim Henry

UniSol

Lyle Kanouse

UniSol 2500

John Lee Lewis

RL Med Tech

W. Glenn Malmskog

SEAL Demolitions Man

Mark Nicholson

Club Manager

Scott Roland

UniSol

Colin Skelton

Technician

Derek Southers

UniSol

Marvin Frank Stone III

Unisol Security Guard

Adam Russell Stuart

General's Aide

Sylvester 'Bear' Terkay

Hospital Security

Fabian Watkins

Nightclub Patron

Paul Heckmann

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Bruce Stewart

ER Doctor (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Subsequent Universal Soldier films ignore the events of The Return and outright contradict it in a number of ways; while still an official entry, it is no longer considered part of the series canon.

Share this

In the scene where Bill Goldberg's character Romeo tears his shirt off and starts to fight with the security guards, he uses one of his signature wrestling moves, the spear.

Share this

Certain subterranean scenes were filmed in Texas in the tunnels dug for the US' Superconducting Supercollider project. After the project was canceled in 1993, the tunnels were used as storage by Ellis County.

Share this

Goofs

During the final fight sequence between SETH and Luc, SETH grabs Luc by the neck with his right hand and holds him into the chair. Whilst holding him into the chair, the hand holding the neck switches to his left hand and then back his right hand again between shots.

Share this

After Romeo climbs off the car when Luc kicks him out of the hospital window, a specific pattern of damage is visible on his back (melting of his uniform). He then enters the hospital and rips off his armor and shirt. Later, in Luc and Romeo's final confrontation, Romeo is wearing the same uniform (indicated by the damage on the back) still neatly buttoned/buckled up.

Share this

During the "control room" battle, the regeneration chamber computer flashes "HEALING COMPLETE" during the shot showing the code has been broken - but later, the healing is not yet complete.

Share this

Quotes

Squid: [laughing] I'll bet that hurt!

Share this

Romeo: [after Erin Young caughts Romeo on fire] I'm just warming up, Deveraux.

Share this

S.E.T.H.: When I was a machine, I yearned to be a man. Now I'm better than both. The created has become the creator.

Share this

Faq

Did this movie flop at the box office?

It was a domestical flop, but not as bad as some claimed in the past. The movie's real budget was 19 million dollars. It grossed over 10 million dollars in the States, and according to some rumours it went to cash at least 20 million dollars in Europe and Japan. Also, video rentals were massive (14 millions of dollars only in the States) and the film had very good DVD sales. So the movie made some good business, only not as much big as the first feature film.

Did Luc ever wear the UniSol 2500 uniform in the movie?

No. Van Damme just wore the UniSol 2500 uniform and gear for some production stills, and one of them worked as template for the movie poster. Luc Deveraux never wore the uniform during the movie, nor he had some reason to do so.

Why does Luc seem to still have superhuman strength despite he is "human" again?

According to the writer of the movie, and heavily hinted by some dialogues (especially when Luc confronts a delta unit UniSol gone berserk at the beginning of the movie), it seems like he got some residual UniSol physical powers like enhanced strength, speed and resistance. This is further backed-up by the final confrontation with S.E.T.H.

Share this