Replicant

2001 100 min ★ 5.8 Action, Science Fiction, Thriller

Scientists create a genetic clone of a serial killer in order to help catch the killer, teaming up with two cops.

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Cast

Jean-Claude Van Damme

Replicant / Garrotte

Michael Rooker

Jake

Catherine Dent

Angie

Ian Robison

Reisman

Pam Hyatt

Mrs. Riley

Marnie Alton

Hooker

Brandon James Olson

Danny

Allan Gray

Roarke

James Hutson

Snotty Concierge

Jayme Knox

Wendy Wyckham

Details

Director

Ringo Lam Ling-Tung

Tagline

"A ruthless killer... to destroy him, they had to create him."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$17,000,000

Revenue

$894,844

Production

Artisan Entertainment, 777 Films Corporation, Millennium Media

Reviews

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John Chard

February 12, 2015

★ 6/10

Double Trouble for Van Damme again! Yet another Jean-Claude Van Damme film that sees him tasked with playing two characters. In spite of its shaky reputation this isn’t half bad, it delivers what most Van Damme fans expect, namely bonkers fights and shifty science. Plot has Van Damme as a fire obsessed serial killer who is always one step ahead of the police. Enter science as a chance to clone ...

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tmdb28039023

September 4, 2022

★ 1/10

Jean-Claude Van Damme does the Italian neorealists one better; not only was he born to play himself, but also his twin — here, however, he mixes it up a bit, playing his clone instead. JCVD is Edward 'The Torch' Garrotte, a serial killer who likes to burn the corpses of the women he murders (why they gave him that last name but don’t have him use an actual garrotte, I haven’t the foggiest), ...