Ralf Moeller (Brick Bardo) had such a thick German accent that all of his dialogue had to be dubbed.
The character names Gibson Rickenbacker, Nady Simmons, Fender Tremolo, Marshall Strat and Pearl Prophet are also names of musical instruments or manufacturers.
This was the last official theatrical release for Cannon Films after going bankrupt in 1987.
The gun used by Gibson Rickenbacker (Jean-Claude Van Damme) are paintball guns, Tipman SMG-60's. This is important in the abandoned factory scene. Rickenbacker runs behind a dumpster and unscrews a 9 oz. CO2 bottle then, inserts another one to simulate "reloading" the weapon.
Director Albert Pyun originally envisioned the film as a heavy opera without dialogue, shot in granulated black and white, but the proposal encountered the refusal of producers.
This film was conceived to use the costumes and sets built both for an intended sequel of Masters of the Universe (1987) and a live version of 'Spider-Man'. Both projects were planned to shoot simultaneously by Albert Pyun. After Cannon had to cancel deals with both Mattel and Marvel because of their financial troubles, they needed to recoup the money spent on both projects. Then Pyun wrote the story Cyborg (1989). Some network television still give the film's title as 'Masters of the Universe 2: Cyborg' which often confuses many into thinking a sequel to that film was made.
[first lines]
Narrator:
After the plague, things really got bad.
Willy:
Go to hell!
Fender Tremolo:
Been there.
Pearl Prophet:
Why did you help me?
Gibson Rickenbacker:
I thought it was somebody else.
Continuity: Early in the film, Nady and Gibson meet up with a group of masked men in an abandoned concrete building. One of them jumps down onto a concrete table and scares Nady. In this scene, Nady has Levi's blue jeans instead of the grey pants she wears throughout the rest of the film.
Crew or equipment visible: At one point in the fight with a group of masked men in an abandoned concrete building near the end of the fight, a blue crash mat is visible behind Nady Simmons
Continuity: In the last fight, the bad guy grabs the girl's hair with one hand. In the next shot he is holding her with his other hand.
Crew or equipment visible: After Gibson Rickenbacker separates from Pearl for the first time, Fender comes to say "I will give you the horror show". A crewman with a white T-shirt can be seen on the reflection on Fender's sunglasses.
Followed by
Cyborg 2 (1993)
Cyborg 3: The Recycler (1994)
Version of
Hokuto no ken (1986)
Spin off from
Masters of the Universe (1987)
References
Blade Runner (1982)
Referenced in
A Tale of Two Titans (2004) (V)
- This title is referenced.