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''CyberTracker'' is a 1994 American
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written by Jacobsen Hart and directed by Richard Pepin. It stars Don 'The Dragon' Wilson with Richard Norton,
Stacie Foster Stacie Foster is an actress, known for her roles in ''Night of the Living Dead (1990 film)'', ''Cyber Tracker 2'', and ''Steel Frontier''. Filmography * ''USA High'' ** episode "Excess's Ex" as Judith * ''Saved by the Bell: The New Class'' ** ep ...
, Steve Burton,
Abby Dalton Gladys Marlene Wasden (August 15, 1932 – November 23, 2020), known professionally as Abby Dalton, was an American actress, known for her television roles on the sitcoms ''Hennesey'' (1959–1962) and '' The Joey Bishop Show'' (1962– ...
and Jim Maniaci. The film was followed by a 1995
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, '' CyberTracker 2'', also starring Wilson, Foster, Burton and Maniaci.


Plot synopsis

In the future, Eric Anthony Phillips is the head of the Secret Service detachment assigned to protect Senator Bob Dilly (
John Aprea Jonathan Aprea (March 4, 1941 – August 5, 2024) was an American actor. He is known for playing the roles of young Salvatore Tessio in ''The Godfather Part II'' (1974), Lt. Vince Novelli on ''Matt Houston'' (1982 to 1984), Sheriff Jack North on ...
). Senator Dilly is a champion of the recently implemented Computerized Judicial System (Computerized Justice for short), a product of Cybercore Industry, that uses data as evidence to determine the guilt of accused criminals, then carries out the sentence using cyborg executioners called "Trackers" (Maniaci). However, the more Phillips learns about Dilly and the Cybercore's ruthless plans, the more uncomfortable he becomes and he refuses to go along with the murder of a corporate spy. This leads Dilly and Cybercore to frame Phillips with the murder as they activate a Tracker to execute him. Phillips defeats the Tracker but is taken by a group of underground rebels called the Union for Human Rights (UHR). The group is secretly led by popular news journalist Connie Griffith (Foster). While being tracked by another Tracker and Dilly's head bodyguard (Norton), Phillips and Connie are able to break into Cybercore and steal secret files revealing that Sen. Dilly is in fact a cyborg. Phillips defeats the bodyguard and yet a third Tracker and then infiltrates a press conference to shoot Dilly, publicly revealing his mechanical nature. This, along with everything else UHR has discovered, causes the Computerized Judicial System to be shut down and Cybercore to collapse.


Cast

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Don "The Dragon" Wilson Donald Glen Wilson (born September 10, 1954), nicknamed "The Dragon", is an American martial artist, former professional kickboxer, and actor. An 11-time world champion who scored 47 knockouts in four decades, he has been called by the STAR Sys ...
as Eric Phillips * Richard Norton as Ross *
Stacie Foster Stacie Foster is an actress, known for her roles in ''Night of the Living Dead (1990 film)'', ''Cyber Tracker 2'', and ''Steel Frontier''. Filmography * ''USA High'' ** episode "Excess's Ex" as Judith * ''Saved by the Bell: The New Class'' ** ep ...
as Connie *
Joseph Ruskin Joseph Ruskin (born Joseph Richard Schlafman; April 14, 1924 – December 28, 2013) was an American character actor. Early life Ruskin was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts. After graduating high school in Cleveland, he served in the U.S. Navy and ...
as "Rounds" *
John Aprea Jonathan Aprea (March 4, 1941 – August 5, 2024) was an American actor. He is known for playing the roles of young Salvatore Tessio in ''The Godfather Part II'' (1974), Lt. Vince Novelli on ''Matt Houston'' (1982 to 1984), Sheriff Jack North on ...
as Senator Bob Dilly *
Abby Dalton Gladys Marlene Wasden (August 15, 1932 – November 23, 2020), known professionally as Abby Dalton, was an American actress, known for her television roles on the sitcoms ''Hennesey'' (1959–1962) and '' The Joey Bishop Show'' (1962– ...
as Chief Olson * Steve Burton as Jared * David Barnathan as Marcus * Edward Blanchard as Gil * Lisa Larosa as Ally * Christina Zilber as Kate (credited as Christina Naify) * Duchess Dale as Becca * G. William Keith as Moderator * Peter Kluge as Reporter * Dana Sparks as Stephanie * Kevin Carr as Cooley * Joel Weiss as Grubb * Thomas Rosales Jr. as Man With Gun In Club (uncredited) * Jim Maniaci as The Trackers


Production

Production company
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said that by the 1990s, action film fans were demanding higher budgets from independent films. To compensate, the company hired less expensive talent to star in them. PM Entertainment budgeted these films at $1.5–5 million.


Reception

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'' rated it 2/4 stars and called it a '' Terminator'' knock-off with a better script than the typical low budget action film. In his science fiction film guide ''Outer Limits'', author Howard Hughes wrote that the film has "some impressive explosions and car crashes", but the sets look "suspiciously like 1990s Los Angeles". The film was briefly touched upon by
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on an episode of "Best of the Worst" where they referred to the movie as being so unremarkable and boring that they didn't even want to review it. The film was mocked by RiffTrax as a VOD release in 2016.


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*{{IMDb title, 0109515, CyberTracker 1994 films 1994 science fiction action films American science fiction action films Cyberpunk films Films about cyborgs Films set in the 2010s Films about androids Films directed by Richard Pepin 1990s English-language films 1990s American films English-language science fiction action films 1994 science fiction films