American Cyborg: Steel Warrior (1993) – Boaz Davidson.

Doomily set in one of the many grimily interchangeable dystopian futures that formed the desperate backdrop of a great many 90s DTV Sci-fighters, starring Michael Sopkiw, JCVD, Billy Blanks, Olivier Gruner, or, in this instance, Joe Lara! The plot borrows heavily from Euro-cult classic 2019: After The Fall of New York, but the director fucks shit up with such a noisome frequency, it seems churlish to mention it, but since I remain a notorious churl, I did! Consummate action film-maker Boaz Davidson has created many top notch actioners, and his explosive American Cyborg remains a kinetic, bullet-blasted, post apocalyptic gem.

Aesthetically, the film looks good, dynamic production design, Joe Lara is a hunk, and his fetus-bearing companion Mary (Nicole Hansen), is one juicy-lipped pop tart! In fact, they are all legitimately boffable, even the relentless killer replicant (John Ryan) has an appealingly high-toned, homoerotic Mad Max/Studio 54 vibe! There are good and bad formula actioners, just like there are good and bad Wieners, the secret is largely in the special sauce, and American Cyborg is a tasty foot-long with the whole enchilada! I have always found Joe Lara to have an engaging screen presence, and he brings a distinctly spaghetti western/Chippendales quality to his gruffly heroic Austin.