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Crash and Burn
Crash and Burn

Crash and Burn

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Unicom is a powerful organization overseeing most of the world after its economic collapse. They have banned computers and robots in an attempt to insure "life, liberty, and the pursuit of economic stability". When a Unicom Synth robot infiltrates a southwest TV station and kills the manager, a revolutionary against the gestapo-like corporation, a lowly Unicom delivery man must help the rest of the station survive through the incoming "thermal storm".

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Budget

$1000000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

85 mins

Rating

4.359/10

Release Date

04 June 1990

Country

United States of America

Cast

Paul Ganus

Paul Ganus

Tyson Keen

Megan Ward

Megan Ward

Arren

Ralph Waite

Ralph Waite

Lathan Hooks

Bill Moseley

Bill Moseley

Quinn

Eva LaRue

Eva LaRue

Parice

Jack McGee

Jack McGee

Winston Wickett

Elizabeth Maclellan

Elizabeth Maclellan

Sandra

Katherine Armstrong

Katherine Armstrong

Christie

John Davis Chandler

John Davis Chandler

Bud

Kristopher Logan

Kristopher Logan

Scratch

David DeCoteau

David DeCoteau

ILU Member (uncredited)

John Schouweiler

John Schouweiler

ILU Member (uncredited)

Michael Shamus Wiles

Michael Shamus Wiles

Cop (uncredited)

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