Hardware story

movie: Hardware (1990) · 1990-09-14

A self-repairing robot that goes on a rampage in a post-apocalyptic slum.

12 total · 6 major · 6 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
boyfriend and girlfriend major Mo and Jill were an item.
cyborg major The self-repairing, killer cyborg Mark 13 ran amok in a post-apocalyptic slum.
human vs. sentient machine major The self-repairing, killer robot Mark 13 ran amok in a post-apocalyptic slum.
post-apocalyptic dystopia major The story is set in a near-future where everything is irradiated, presumably from a human caused release of radiation, and people live in a dreary slum surrounded by wastelands that some scavenge for useful pieces of technology.
romantic love major Mo and Jill were in love.
the dangers of radioactivity major Ambient radiation was known to me making people sick and causing people to have abnormal offspring.
artificial body part minor Mo had a robotic right hand. [hand]
Christmas traditions minor Mo an old drone head to Jill as a Christmas present.
human overpopulation minor The government passed an emergency population control bill that involved sterilizing people who had high levels of radioactivity.
nonconsensual voyeurism minor Lincoln peeped on Mo and Jill making passionate love through his telescope.