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* DropDeadGorgeous: The henchwoman Megham, who spends the film in a SexyBacklessOutfit with sculpted nipples, is shot dead and gets a couple lingering views of her open-eyed corpse as blood drips out of her mouth.
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* PreMortemOneLiner: Megham declares "clean-up time" after believing she's wounded Nick with a bullet to the chest, only for him to quickly turn around and kill her before she can finish him off.
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* WouldHitAGirl: Nick fights the henchwoman Megham and leaves her spinning BoundAndGagged to a contraption. She frees herself and has a gunfight with the hero later on, where he is pushed far enough to kill her in self-defense.
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''Cyberjack'' (also known as ''Virtual Assassin'') is a 1995 sci-fi action movie starring Michael Dudikoff and Creator/BrionJames.
TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture, Nick James is an ex-cop who is now working as a janitor at a computer tech firm. When the building is stormed by a group of terrorists who want to steal an experimental super-virus to wreak chaos around the world, Nick is the only one who can stop them.
TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture, Nick James is an ex-cop who is now working as a janitor at a computer tech firm. When the building is stormed by a group of terrorists who want to steal an experimental super-virus to wreak chaos around the world, Nick is the only one who can stop them.
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''Cyberjack'' (also known as ''Virtual Assassin'') is a 1995 Canadian sci-fi action movie directed by Robert Lee, starring Michael Dudikoff and Creator/BrionJames.
TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture, Nick James (Dudikoff) is an ex-cop who is now working as a janitor at a computer tech firm. When the building is stormed by a group of terrorists who want to steal an experimental super-virus to wreak chaos around the world, Nick is the only one who can stop them.
TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture, Nick James (Dudikoff) is an ex-cop who is now working as a janitor at a computer tech firm. When the building is stormed by a group of terrorists who want to steal an experimental super-virus to wreak chaos around the world, Nick is the only one who can stop them.
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* SpareAMessenger: After acquiring the super-virus and gaining superpowers, Nassim releases the hostages before attempting to brainwash the planet. One of his remaining minions points out that they're all witnesses, to which Nassim retorts "Exactly. They'll be witnesses to what transpired here today". Apparently, he wants people to spread the tale about how he became a god.
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* PlotIrrelevantVillain: The main plot involves a group of terrorists taking over an office building and our underdog hero trying to foil them, but early on Nick is accosted at his trailer home by a loan shark gangster and his goons. They shoot at Nick as he runs back to the building, but never appear again.
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* ComputerVirus: A group of terrorists seize control of a tech company so they can steal the computer virus that they were developing, which caught their attention earlier when the virus briefly 'escaped' and [[EverythingIsOnline caused a plane crash]]. Goes into full-on HollywoodScience when the main villain ''merges'' himself with the virus to [[AGodAmI become god]], gaining {{Telepathy}} in the process.
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* ComputerVirus: A group of terrorists seize control of a tech company so they can steal the computer virus that they were developing, which caught their attention earlier when the virus briefly 'escaped' and [[EverythingIsOnline caused a plane crash]]. Goes into full-on HollywoodScience when the main villain ''merges'' himself with the virus to [[AGodAmI [[GodhoodSeeker become god]], gaining {{Telepathy}} in the process.
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* AGodAmI: The bad guy wants to merge himself with a techno-organic virus so he can take over every system and person on Earth. When he's called out on trying to play god by one of his hostages, he replies that [[BlasphemousBoast "God would be lucky if I return his phone calls"]]. In the climax he goes into full-on ChewingTheScenery mode after [[spoiler:he's shot by the hero and his spirit escapes into the computers.]]
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* AGodAmI: GodhoodSeeker: The bad guy wants to merge himself with a techno-organic virus so he can take over every system and person on Earth. When he's called out on trying to play god by one of his hostages, he replies that [[BlasphemousBoast "God would be lucky if I return his phone calls"]]. In the climax he goes into full-on ChewingTheScenery mode after [[spoiler:he's shot by the hero and his spirit escapes into the computers.]]
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* YoureInsane: In the climax there's this back-and-forth between the villain and the female lead after he explains his plans to [[AGodAmI become a godlike techno-organic virus]].
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* YoureInsane: In the climax there's this back-and-forth between the villain and the female lead after he explains his plans to [[AGodAmI [[GodhoodSeeker become a godlike techno-organic virus]].
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* EqualOpportunityEvil: The terrorist villains include an EvilAlbino boss named Nassim, two generic WesternTerrorists, a black DarkActionGirl, a cowboy-hat wearing {{Eagleland}} type, and an [[AfricanTerrorists African guy]] dressed in traditional clothing.
* EvilAlbino: The leader of the terrorists, Nassim, is an albino. Helpfully described by one side character as "an albino lab rat on steroids".
* EvilAlbino: The leader of the terrorists, Nassim, is an albino. Helpfully described by one side character as "an albino lab rat on steroids".
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* EqualOpportunityEvil: The terrorist villains include an EvilAlbino albino boss named Nassim, two generic WesternTerrorists, a black DarkActionGirl, a cowboy-hat wearing {{Eagleland}} type, and an [[AfricanTerrorists African guy]] dressed in traditional clothing.
* EvilAlbino: The leader of the terrorists, Nassim, is an albino. Helpfully described by one side character as "an albino lab rat on steroids".clothing.
* EvilAlbino: The leader of the terrorists, Nassim, is an albino. Helpfully described by one side character as "an albino lab rat on steroids".
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''Cyberjack'' (also known as ''Virtual Assassin'') is a 1995 sci-fi action movie starring Michael Dudikoff and Brion James.
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''Cyberjack'' (also known as ''Virtual Assassin'') is a 1995 sci-fi action movie starring Michael Dudikoff and Brion James.
Creator/BrionJames.
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* {{Epigraph}}: This cheesy Michael Dudikoff sci-fi action movie about a bunch of terrorists storming a building to steal a computer super-virus opens with a quote by, of all people, UsefulNotes/StephenHawking.
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* {{Epigraph}}: This cheesy Michael Dudikoff sci-fi action movie about a bunch of terrorists storming a building to steal a computer super-virus opens with a quote by, of all people, UsefulNotes/StephenHawking.Creator/StephenHawking.
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* YouHaveFailedMe: A weird example where one of the bad guy's minions carries this out on another one of his minions without prompting. After TheBrute is wounded by the hero, the DarkActionGirl sneers about how much of a failure he is before [[NeckSnap breaking his neck]].
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* ComputerVirus: A group of terrorists seize control of a tech company so they can steal the computer virus that they were developing, which caught their attention earlier when the virus briefly 'escaped' and [[EverythingIsOnline caused a plane crash]]. Goes into full-on HollywoodScience when the main villain ''merges'' himself with the virus to [[AGodAmI become god]], gaining {{Telepathy}} in the process.
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* PutDownYourGunAndStepAway: In the opening, the villain Nassim does the usual version of forcing the hero Nick to lower his gun before shooting both his hostage and Nick.
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* LoanShark: Nick is in debt to a local criminal who is waiting for him in home in one scene with several of his goons.
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* LoanShark: Nick is in debt to a local criminal who is waiting for him in Nick's home in at one scene point with several of his goons.
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* LoanShark: Nick is in debt to a local criminal who is waiting for him in home in one scene with several of his goons.
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* TerroristsWithoutACause: The terrorists don't seem to be in it for any cause in particular; they just want the virus so they can seize power for its own sake.
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* AGodAmI: The bad guy wants to merge himself with a techno-organic virus so he can take over every system and person on Earth. When he's called out on trying to play god by one of his hostages, he replies that [[BlasphemousBoast "God would be lucky if I return his phone calls"]]. In the climax he goes into full-on ChewingTheScenery mode after he's shot by the hero and his spirit escapes into the computers.
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* AGodAmI: The bad guy wants to merge himself with a techno-organic virus so he can take over every system and person on Earth. When he's called out on trying to play god by one of his hostages, he replies that [[BlasphemousBoast "God would be lucky if I return his phone calls"]]. In the climax he goes into full-on ChewingTheScenery mode after he's [[spoiler:he's shot by the hero and his spirit escapes into the computers.]]
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* EvilAlbino: The leader of the terrorists, Nassim, is an albino. Described by one side character as "an albino lab rat on steroids".
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* ShootTheHostageTaker: Discussed at the end, where the terrorist bad guy Nassim, with all of his minions already dead, takes the female lead hostage and taunts the hero Nick to shoot him. They were in a similar situation years before when Nick was still a cop and Nassim took his partner hostage, only to attempt to kill them both when Nick complied with Nassim's demands and lowered his gun. Of course, this time around he shoots him for real.
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* ShootTheHostageTaker: Discussed at the end, where the terrorist bad guy Nassim, with all of his minions already dead, takes the female lead hostage and [[YouWouldntShootMe taunts the hero Nick to shoot him.him]]. They were in a similar situation years before when Nick was still a cop and Nassim took his partner hostage, only to attempt to kill them both when Nick complied with Nassim's demands and lowered his gun. Of course, this time around he shoots him for real.
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* EqualOpportunityEvil: The terrorist villains include an EvilAlbino boss named Nassim, two generic WesternTerrorists, a black woman, a cowboy-hat wearing {{Eagleland}} type, and an [[AfricanTerrorists African guy]] dressed in traditional clothing.
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* EqualOpportunityEvil: The terrorist villains include an EvilAlbino boss named Nassim, two generic WesternTerrorists, a black woman, DarkActionGirl, a cowboy-hat wearing {{Eagleland}} type, and an [[AfricanTerrorists African guy]] dressed in traditional clothing.
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* AirVentPassageway: Nick uses the giant air ducts to navigate around the office building and hide from the terrorists.
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* SentryGun: The office building taken over by the terrorists is decked out with a laser turret defense system. Two cops investigating the scene discover this the hard way.
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TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture, Nick James is an ex-cop who is now working as a janitor in a computer science lab. When the building is stormed by a group of terrorists who want to steal an experimental super-virus to wreak chaos around the world, Nick is the only one who can stop them.
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TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture, Nick James is an ex-cop who is now working as a janitor in at a computer science lab.tech firm. When the building is stormed by a group of terrorists who want to steal an experimental super-virus to wreak chaos around the world, Nick is the only one who can stop them.
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* PoliceAreUseless: In this [[DieHardOnAnX Die Hard knockoff]] [[RecycledInSpace set in the future]], the police are just as useless. The police drone and its handlers mistake the hero for one of the terrorists and spend much of the movie pursuing him while the bad guys work on completing their plan.
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* PoliceAreUseless: In this [[DieHardOnAnX Die Hard knockoff]] [[RecycledInSpace set in the future]], the police are just as useless. The police drone [[AttackDrone drone]] and its handlers mistake the hero for one of the terrorists and spend much of the movie pursuing him while the bad guys work on completing their plan.
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* DigitizedHacker: The bad guy Nassim wants to steal a super-virus from a computer lab so he can merge with it and TakeOverTheWorld. This works at first as he develops telepathic powers, but when Nick shoots him in the head he goes OneWingedAngel and infects the computer systems as a sentient virus. [[spoiler:The heroes solve this by basically deleting him.]]
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''Cyberjack'' (also known as ''Virtual Assassin'') is a 1995 sci-fi action movie starring Michael Dudikoff and Brion James.
TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture, Nick James is an ex-cop who is now working as a janitor in a computer science lab. When the building is stormed by a group of terrorists who want to steal an experimental super-virus to wreak chaos around the world, Nick is the only one who can stop them.
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!!This film provides examples of:
* AttackDrone: The police force uses a remote-controlled drone to flush out the terrorists who have taken over a computer science lab. However, they almost immediately mistake the lone hero Nick for one of the bad guys and he spends considerable time trying to avoid the drone.
* DieHardOnAnX: It's "Die Hard" in an office building [[RecycledinSPACE in the future]].
* {{Epigraph}}: This cheesy Michael Dudikoff sci-fi action movie about a bunch of terrorists storming a building to steal a computer super-virus opens with a quote by, of all people, UsefulNotes/StephenHawking.
* EqualOpportunityEvil: The terrorist villains include an EvilAlbino boss named Nassim, two generic WesternTerrorists, a black woman, a cowboy-hat wearing {{Eagleland}} type, and an [[AfricanTerrorists African guy]] dressed in traditional clothing.
* AGodAmI: The bad guy wants to merge himself with a techno-organic virus so he can take over every system and person on Earth. When he's called out on trying to play god by one of his hostages, he replies that [[BlasphemousBoast "God would be lucky if I return his phone calls"]]. In the climax he goes into full-on ChewingTheScenery mode after he's shot by the hero and his spirit escapes into the computers.
-->'''Nassim:''' ''"[[EvilLaugh HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!]] I am the Light and the Way! I am the Kingdom and the Glory! I am Eternal! You shall have no other god before me!"''
* {{Hologram}}: Nick uses a set of holograms of himself running through a corridor to confuse the hell out of the bad guys, who spend about five minutes running all over the place trying to catch him before they realize the trick he's pulled on them. Then the last "hologram" runs up to TheBrute and punches him in the face.
* KissMeImVirtual: There's a scene where Nick is watching a stripper hologram in the lab room during his break.
* PoliceAreUseless: In this [[DieHardOnAnX Die Hard knockoff]] [[RecycledInSpace set in the future]], the police are just as useless. The police drone and its handlers mistake the hero for one of the terrorists and spend much of the movie pursuing him while the bad guys work on completing their plan.
* PrisonRape: Mentioned as a throwaway line by Nassim when he's trying to figure out Nick's identity.
-->'''Nassim:''' Nick James... Nick... Nick... I used to fuck a guy in prison called Nick. No wait, that was Nick Jones.
* ShootTheHostageTaker: Discussed at the end, where the terrorist bad guy Nassim, with all of his minions already dead, takes the female lead hostage and taunts the hero Nick to shoot him. They were in a similar situation years before when Nick was still a cop and Nassim took his partner hostage, only to attempt to kill them both when Nick complied with Nassim's demands and lowered his gun. Of course, this time around he shoots him for real.
* YoureInsane: In the climax there's this back-and-forth between the villain and the female lead after he explains his plans to [[AGodAmI become a godlike techno-organic virus]].
-->'''Alexandra:''' You're insane!\\
'''Nassim:''' Perhaps. I choose to think of it as 'acute awareness'.
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''Cyberjack'' (also known as ''Virtual Assassin'') is a 1995 sci-fi action movie starring Michael Dudikoff and Brion James.
TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture, Nick James is an ex-cop who is now working as a janitor in a computer science lab. When the building is stormed by a group of terrorists who want to steal an experimental super-virus to wreak chaos around the world, Nick is the only one who can stop them.
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!!This film provides examples of:
* AttackDrone: The police force uses a remote-controlled drone to flush out the terrorists who have taken over a computer science lab. However, they almost immediately mistake the lone hero Nick for one of the bad guys and he spends considerable time trying to avoid the drone.
* DieHardOnAnX: It's "Die Hard" in an office building [[RecycledinSPACE in the future]].
* {{Epigraph}}: This cheesy Michael Dudikoff sci-fi action movie about a bunch of terrorists storming a building to steal a computer super-virus opens with a quote by, of all people, UsefulNotes/StephenHawking.
* EqualOpportunityEvil: The terrorist villains include an EvilAlbino boss named Nassim, two generic WesternTerrorists, a black woman, a cowboy-hat wearing {{Eagleland}} type, and an [[AfricanTerrorists African guy]] dressed in traditional clothing.
* AGodAmI: The bad guy wants to merge himself with a techno-organic virus so he can take over every system and person on Earth. When he's called out on trying to play god by one of his hostages, he replies that [[BlasphemousBoast "God would be lucky if I return his phone calls"]]. In the climax he goes into full-on ChewingTheScenery mode after he's shot by the hero and his spirit escapes into the computers.
-->'''Nassim:''' ''"[[EvilLaugh HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!]] I am the Light and the Way! I am the Kingdom and the Glory! I am Eternal! You shall have no other god before me!"''
* {{Hologram}}: Nick uses a set of holograms of himself running through a corridor to confuse the hell out of the bad guys, who spend about five minutes running all over the place trying to catch him before they realize the trick he's pulled on them. Then the last "hologram" runs up to TheBrute and punches him in the face.
* KissMeImVirtual: There's a scene where Nick is watching a stripper hologram in the lab room during his break.
* PoliceAreUseless: In this [[DieHardOnAnX Die Hard knockoff]] [[RecycledInSpace set in the future]], the police are just as useless. The police drone and its handlers mistake the hero for one of the terrorists and spend much of the movie pursuing him while the bad guys work on completing their plan.
* PrisonRape: Mentioned as a throwaway line by Nassim when he's trying to figure out Nick's identity.
-->'''Nassim:''' Nick James... Nick... Nick... I used to fuck a guy in prison called Nick. No wait, that was Nick Jones.
* ShootTheHostageTaker: Discussed at the end, where the terrorist bad guy Nassim, with all of his minions already dead, takes the female lead hostage and taunts the hero Nick to shoot him. They were in a similar situation years before when Nick was still a cop and Nassim took his partner hostage, only to attempt to kill them both when Nick complied with Nassim's demands and lowered his gun. Of course, this time around he shoots him for real.
* YoureInsane: In the climax there's this back-and-forth between the villain and the female lead after he explains his plans to [[AGodAmI become a godlike techno-organic virus]].
-->'''Alexandra:''' You're insane!\\
'''Nassim:''' Perhaps. I choose to think of it as 'acute awareness'.
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