Judge Dredd (1995) - IMDb IMDb 29 December 2016 2:33 AM, UTC NEWS There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC In a dystopian future, Joseph Dredd, the most famous Judge (a police officer with instant field judiciary powers), is convicted for a crime he did not commit and must face his murderous counterpart. Director: a list of 25 titles created 14 Apr 2011 a list of 39 titles created 02 Jun 2011 a list of 35 titles created 06 Jul 2012 a list of 21 titles created 28 Aug 2014 a list of 34 titles created 08 Feb 2015 Search for " Judge Dredd " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.

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Director: Ted Kotcheff Edit Storyline In the year 2139, the Earth has changed into a virtually uninhabitable place called the Cursed Earth. All of the Earth's population have crowded into the cities across the planet, now known as Mega-Cities. The crimes in these Mega-Cities became so violent and so powerful, that the regular justice system was powerless to contain, then it collapsed completely. However, a new justice system came from the ashes, there were three justice systems in one (police, jury and executioner), they were called Judges. In Mega-City One (formerly, New York City), there was a Judge, named Joseph Dredd, who was the toughest and most stringent Judge in history. One day, he was charged with murder, and was tried and sentenced to life in prison because of it. Written by John Wiggins In the future, one man is the law. See more » Genres: Rated R for continuous violent action | See all certifications » Parents Guide: 30 June 1995 (USA) See more » Also Known As: Did You Know?

Trivia RoboCop (1987) borrowed so much from the Judge Dredd comics that it delayed this production for years. It was so successful and similar that the producers had to wait before going ahead with this movie. See more » Goofs "Pa" Angel introduces his elder son (played by Phil Smeeton ) as Link, but in the closing credits the character name is Fink. According to comics, Link, Junior and Mean Machine have a brother named Fink, but he does not appear in the film. See more » Quotes [first lines] Narrator : In the third millennium, the world changed. Climate, nations, all were in upheaval. The Earth transformed into a poisonous, scorched desert, known as "The Cursed Earth". Millions of people crowded into a few Megacities, where roving bands of street savages created violence the justice system could not control. Law, as we know it, collapsed. From the decay rose a new order, a society ruled by a new, elite force. A force with the power to dispense both justice and punishment. They ... Produced and Arranged by George Acogny Music by Ryo Aska Published by Yamaha Music Foundation/Real Cast Inc.

Aska appears courtesy of Yamaha Music Foundation/Real Cast Inc. Underrated mastery of unnamed genres... kind of 9 May 2004 | by traantz (Santa Rosa, California) – See all my reviews Two weeks ago, my sister bought a VCR from one of her friends... VHS... scary enough. For her ten bucks she also got two dozen movies... Judge Dredd was one of them Since I popped this movie in, I have watched it at the very least two dozen times. I watched it once today, once yesterday, twice the day before that, three times the day before that, twice the day before that... and I have a decent selection of other films to choose from. This movie is addictive. It has this pacing and style that, while not very realistic, and certainly not worthy of an Oscar, it just makes you grin. Every time the Alan Silvestri Dredd theme pops up, I just smile...

from the Gianni Versace designed Dredd Armor, to the top-notch special effects, this movie brings together many elements into a 96 minute ride of pure cheese that keeps getting better each time you watch it The CG can be beautiful at times, even to the point of photorealism, and certainly outdoes the the horrid cartooniness of Blade 2's or X-Men's CG... You just have to watch it to believe how addictive this damn thing is 'Nuff Said 61 of 106 people found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes Watch Full movie Judge Dredd (1995) Online Free | ffilms.org ADs Watch Full movie Judge Dredd (1995) Online Free In a dystopian future, Dredd, the most famous judge (a cop with instant field judiciary powers) is convicted for a crime he did not commit while his murderous counterpart escapes.

Director: Danny Cannon Writers: John Wagner (characters), Carlos Ezquerra (characters) Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Armand Assante and Rob Schneider Your rating: none Judge Dredd (film) - Wikiquote Judge Dredd (film) Jump to: navigation , search Judge Dredd is a 1995 American action film directed by Danny Cannon, and starring Sylvester Stallone, Diane Lane, Rob Schneider, Armand Assante, and Max von Sydow. The film is based on the strip of the same name in the British comic 2000 AD. Certain elements of the film were altered from the comic series, but it still did not find wide mainstream appeal and as a result was a critical and commercial disappointment. One man is Judge, Jury, AND Executioner. ( taglines ) Contents Judge Joseph Dredd[ edit ] I am... the law! Drop your weapons! These blocks... are under... arrest! This is your final... warning! Emotions. There oughta be a law against them. I never broke the law! I AM THE LAW! You betrayed the law! Rico Dredd[ edit ] Guilt, and innocence, is a matter of timing.

[When the Aspen Penal Colony warden asks him what the meaning of life is] It ends. [Picking up a Lawgiver, which a merchant has warned him can't be used by anyone but a judge] Gee, how do you like that? I must be a judge. You want fear? I'm fear. You want chaos? I'm the chaos. You want a beginning? Here - I am the new beginning! [After slaughtering the entire Council of Judges] Now who says politics is boring? Chief Justice Fargo[ edit ] Joseph Dredd, you are aware that the law allows only one punishment for your crime. Death. However, it has long been our custom to carry out the last order of a retiring senior judge. And so, I step down. As I leave, to take my long walk into the cursed earth, I ask that this court honor my last order: be lenient with Judge Dredd, in gratitude for his years of service. Four decades ago DNA samples were taken from the four members of the council. One was chosen, mine. They altered it to enhanced the best qualities and screened off the worse weaknesses and frailties. We created you.

Dialogue[ edit ] Judge Dredd: They are firing 20 milimeter caseless fletchette rounds at 300 meters. Their effective lethal range is 200 meters. You're safe. So what are you doing down there Judge Hershey? Judge Hershey: Waiting for backup. Judge Dredd: Its here. Let's move it out. Keep it simple. Single file, standard relay. I'll point. (to rookie Judge) You're last! Judge Dredd: MegaCity municipal code 213, willful destruction of property, that's 2 years. Code 310, possession of illegal assault weapons, 5 years. Code 457, resisting arrest, 20 years! (wounded citizen gets up leveling his weapon at Dredd from behind but is shot dead by Hershey from the doorway) Judge Dredd: Thank you Hershey. And Code 3613, the first degree murder of a Street Judge... Citizen: [pulling a gun from behind his belt] Let me guess, life. Yaaaah! Judge Dredd: [turns around and shoots] Death. Court's adjourned.

Judge Dredd: MegaCity Code 7592, willful sabotage of a public droid, that's 6 months, citizen. Let's see your unicard. Herman Ferguson: Aww give me a break, Judge... [Looks at Dredd's badge] Dredd. Dredd?! Judge Dredd: Mmmhmm. Judge Hershey: [Reading from a display on a handheld device after swiping Ferguson's unicard] Ferguson, Herman, hacker, illegal tampering with city droids, computers, cash machines, taxi robots... Judge Dredd: And you havn't even been out of jail for 24 hours. He's habitual, Hershey. An automatic five year sentence. How do you plead? Herman Ferguson: Not guilty? Judge Dredd: I knew you'd say that. Ferguson: Five years?! No! No! I had no choice! They were killing each other in there. Judge Dredd: You could have gone out the window. Ferguson: Forty floors? It would have been suicide! Judge Dredd: Maybe, but it's legal. Judges! Judge: Yes, sir! Judge Dredd: Five years, Aspen Penitentiary.

Case closed, take him away. [Two Judges begin to leave with Ferguson] Ferguson: Don't close the case! You're misjudging- you're misjudging me! Open the case! Y-you're not gonna be able to sleep tonight! Judge Hershey: He might've been telling the truth, you know? Haven't you heard ever of extenuating circumstances? Judge Dredd: I've heard it all, Hershey. Judge Hershey: I knew you'd say that. [Showing equipment to a group of cadets] Judge Dredd: Kevlar 9 helmet and body armour. Yours when you graduate. Lawgiver 2, 25-round sidearm with mission variable, voice-programmed ammunition...Signal Flare! Gun: Flare. Judge Dredd: [shoots a blinding flare at the target wall] Yours, if you graduate. Mark 4 Lawmaster, improved model, with dual onboard laser cannons and vertical takeoff and landing capabilities. Range, 500 kilometers. Men? Technicians: Yes sir! (presses a button and the hoverbike turns on and begins to hover.) Hoverbike: Active.

(sparks fly from hoverbike and screen suddenly blinks red) Malfunction! Malfunction! Malfunction! [hoverbike goes dead and thuds back onto the floor] Judge Dredd: Hm. Yours, if you can ever get it to work. All of these things you see here are toys. At the end of the day, when you're alone in the dark, the only thing that counts is this - the law. And you will be alone, when you swear to uphold these ideals. For most of us, it is only death in the streets. For the few of us that survive to old age, the proud loneliness of the Long Walk. A walk that every Judge must take outside these city walls into the unknown wastes, and there spend your last remaining days taking law to the lawless. This is what it means to be a Judge. This is the commitment I expect. Class dismissed. Mr. Souza: Okay, this is getting boring. What's the tab? Come on, how much is this going to cost me? You name your price. Judge Dredd: Hmmm. Hershey, call Central for an H Wagon. (crosses the street facing the red sports car) Mr.

Souza: What? I don't believe it. You're gonna tow me?! Judge Dredd: Towing is for the first offense. This is your fourth violation, bar breath. You're a menace. How do you plead? Mr. Souza: Not guilty? Judge Dredd: [menacingly] I knew you'd say that. [Draws his gun] Mr. Souza: Hey, wait a second! What are you doing? Judge Dredd: [to his gun] Grenade! Lawgiver Gun: Grenade. vrrrrrm Mr. Souza: Nooooo! [Dredd destroys the car and Souza staggers over towards its remains, horrified] Judge Dredd: Happy motoring. Judge Hershey: Subtle. Mean Machine: Damn you, Lawman! You killed Link. You killed Junior. And you killed my Paw. Yaaah! (swings his mechanical arm at Dredd.

The knife at the end of the arm misses Dredd's head when he ducks and imbeds into the wooden post behind him.) Joseph Dredd: (reaching underneath his mechanical arm and snaps free one end of his electrical line still crackling with electricity and brushes it over his mechanical arm) Mega-City Municipal Code 4722, illegal use of city electricity. How do you plead? Mean Machine: Raaaaaawwwr! Joseph Dredd: I knew you'd say that! (pulls the power cord back to Mean Machine's metal spine and electrocutes him with it) Chief Justice Fargo: The blind lady. Joseph Dredd: Who is she? Chief Justice Fargo: Justice, before your time. We should have never taken it from her hands. Chief Justice Fargo: Four decades ago DNA samples were taken from the four members of the council. One was chosen, mine. They altered it to enhanced the best qualities and screened off the worse weaknesses and frailties. We created you. Chief Justice Fargo: There was another infant created in that experiment, but something went wrong. It genetically mutated into the perfect criminal. Joseph Dredd: There is a way in. Six years ago, two refugees figured it out.

The vents to the city's incenerators, there's a burst twice a minute. That means someone can run through that tube would have 30 seconds before it flames again. Ferguson: And these two refugees, they made through, right? Joseph Dredd: Actually, they were roasted. But the theory is sound. Ferguson: What's wrong? Are you kidding? Does wearing that helmet all those year compress your brain?! You're going to get me killed! Joseph Dredd: There's a maniac loose in the city! Ferguson: What a coincidence! There's one out here too! Joseph Dredd: Oh. Ferguson: Great time I'm having. The shuttle crash, the cursed earth, the cannibals, and now a fireball up my ass. This is all your fault! Joseph Dredd: Mine? Ferguson: Yes. Joseph Dredd: Care to explain that, citizen? Ferguson: If you hadn't judged me, I wouldn't be out here in the first place. I think you should apologize. I deserve it. Joseph Dredd: The law never apologizes. Ferguson: That's just it. You're not the law anymore. Now apologize! Ferguson: I'm alive.

I'm alive. (looks over and sees Dredd next to him) Oh, so are you. Rico Dredd: You know, I never understood that. Why did you judge me? Why did you judge me? Joseph Dredd: You killed innocent people! Rico Dredd: A means to an end! Joseph Dredd: You started a massacre! Rico Dredd: I caused a revolution! Joseph Dredd: [Yelling] You betrayed the law! Rico Dredd: [Mockingly] Laaaaw! I betrayed this! Your council's experiment which failed, in you! I was your brother, your blood, your friend. Who betrayed who? When are you going to stop being a god damn slave and grow up? That's your birthright. That's your family! I'm your family! I'm the only family you ever had! Now choose! Joseph Dredd: The best thing you could do is kill me. Rico Dredd: Why? Joseph Dredd: Because it's your only chance. 'Brother'. Rico Dredd: Now I judge you, Joseph Dredd. To the charge of betraying your own flesh, guilty.

To the charge of being human, when we could have been gods, guilty! The sentence is death. Joseph Dredd: Don't miss. Judge Griffin: Rico! Dredd got away from the hunters. Rico Dredd: Well he's about to be seriously outnumbered. Right, Central? Central: Affirmative, Judge Rico. The new DNA sample has been multiplexed and the gametes are already dividing. Judge Griffin: New sample?! Rico Dredd: You left the DNA in there for over 30 years. Sooner or later, somebody's gonna clean out the fridge. Hammond: [last words] DREDD! In the future, one man is the law One man is Judge, Jury, AND Executioner. Judge Dredd (1995 film) | Judge Dredd Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Judge Dredd (1995 film) One man is Judge, Jury, AND Executioner. Country Oscars None Judge Dredd is a 1995 American science fiction action film based on the character of the same name in the British comic 2000 AD . The film starred big name actor Sylvester Stallone , but received very poor reviews.

The franchise has since been rebooted with the 2012 film Dredd . Contents Edit In the 3rd millennium, much of Earth has become an uninhabitable wasteland . The majority of humanity resides in huge Mega-Cities, where the traditional justice system has been replaced by a corps of Judges whose role combines those of police officer, judge, jury, and executioner. The most dedicated " Street Judge " in Mega-City One is Judge Dredd , who assists Judge Hershey in ending a block war. Herman Ferguson a hacker recently released from prison, is caught in the firefight and hides inside a food dispensing robot, only to be arrested by Dredd and sentenced to five years' imprisonment for tampering with city property. Rico Dredd , a former Judge turned psychopathic murderer, escapes from prison and reclaims his Judge's uniform and " Lawgiver " gun as well as a decommissioned combat robot. A news reporter critical of Dredd is soon murdered, and Dredd is the chief suspect. Hershey acts as Dredd's defense lawyer in a trial before a tribunal of Council Judges including Dredd's mentor Chief Justice Fargo and Judge Griffin .

Dredd is found guilty based on DNA evidence: The Lawgiver encodes the DNA of the wielder onto each round fired, and the DNA from the murder weapon matches Dredd's. Fargo steps down as Chief Justice, asking as his last request that the Council spare Dredd's life. Dredd is sentenced to life imprisonment while Fargo embarks on his "long walk", a tradition in which a retiring Judge ventures into the "Cursed Earth" wasteland "to bring law to the lawless". Griffin, who freed Rico and had him frame Dredd for the murder, succeeds Fargo as Chief Justice and instructs Rico to sow chaos throughout the city. Dredd finds himself seated next to Herman Ferguson on a transport ship to the Aspen Penal Colony . While passing over the Cursed Earth the ship is shot down by the Angel Gang, a family of cannibalistic Mutant scavengers who capture Dredd and Herman. A squad of Judges tracks Dredd to the Angel Gang 's camp and a battle ensues. Fargo arrives just in time to save Dredd's life, but is mortally wounded by Mean Machine Angel.

Before dying, Fargo reveals the secrets of Dredd's past: Dredd is the result of the Janus project, an experiment in genetic engineering intended to create the perfect Judge. DNA from the Council Judges was combined to create two clones, Dredd and Rico. Both were given artificial memories of childhood, and they became close friends. However, while Dredd became the ideal Judge that the Council hoped for, Rico's personality twisted and he instead became the perfect criminal. Dredd was forced to judge Rico guilty for murdering civilians, but instead of being executed Rico was sent to Aspen by Judge Griffin. Since he and Rico share the same DNA, Dredd deduces that Rico framed him for the reporter's murder. Fargo concludes that Griffin is trying to reactivate the Janus project, and begs Dredd to stop him. Back in Mega-City One , Rico creates panic by assassinating 108 Judges in two days. Griffin uses this to convince the Council Judges to unlock the Janus files, but when they refuse to reactivate the program he has Rico kill them. Arriving immediately after this, Dredd and Herman are accused by Griffin of murdering the Council.

They evade the Judges and seek help from Hershey, who has been investigating Dredd's past. Dredd tells her about the Janus project, and the trio head to the Janus laboratory at the Statue of Liberty. Rico betrays Griffin, having the robot kill him, and replaces the DNA for the Janus clones with his own. Herman uses his hacking skills to save Dredd and Hershey from the robot. Rico orders his clones activated prematurely, but they are incomplete and unable to stop Dredd. Dredd pursues Rico to the top of the statue, and after a final struggle sends Rico falling to his death. Central, the city's controlling supercomputer, has recorded the entire event and broadcasts the information, clearing Dredd's name. The remaining Judges ask him to become the new Chief Justice, but Dredd turns it down, preferring to remain a Street Judge. Comic Inspiration The film whilst mostly being its own story has certain plot points from various Dredd storylines, predominantly " The Day The Law Died ", as well as " The Judge Child ", " The Return Of Rico " and " Block Mania ".

Cast Edit Certain elements of the film were altered from the comic series, but it still failed to find wide mainstream appeal and as a result was a critical and commercial disappointment. Thirteen years after the release of Judge Dredd, Sylvester Stallone discussed his feelings about the movie in an issue of Uncut magazine in 2008: “I loved that property when I read it, because it took a genre that I love, what you could term the 'action morality film' and made it a bit more sophisticated. It had political overtones. It showed how if we don't curb the way we run our judicial system, the police may end up running our lives. It dealt with archaic governments; it dealt with cloning and all kinds of things that could happen in the future. It was also bigger than any film I've done in its physical stature and the way it was designed. All the people were dwarfed by the system and the architecture; it shows how insignificant human beings could be in the future. There's a lot of action in the movie and some great acting, too. It just wasn't balls to the wall. But I do look back on Judge Dredd as a real missed opportunity.

It seemed that lots of fans had a problem with Dredd removing his helmet, because he never does in the comic books. But for me it is more about wasting such great potential there was in that idea; just think of all the opportunities there were to do interesting stuff with the Cursed Earth scenes. It didn't live up to what it could have been. It probably should have been much more comic, really humorous, and fun. What I learned out of that experience was that we shouldn't have tried to make it Hamlet; it's more Hamlet and Eggs..." Judge Dredd (Character) - Comic Vine Judge Dredd Character » Judge Dredd appears in 3335 issues . In the dystopian post-apocalyptic future of the 22nd century, crime runs rampant in Mega-City One. Here the people are policed by the Judges, elite cops prepared to do whatever it takes to keep the peace, even if it means sentencing criminals to death on the spot. And the most feared of all the Judges is Judge Dredd.

The Judge Dredd wiki last edited by chrisburgess99 on 05/15/16 03:01PM View full history Origin Mega-City One in the 22nd century, a vast urban nightmare situated along the east coast of post-apocalyptic North America. The irradiated wasteland known as The Cursed Earth to the west covering most of America, and the polluted Black Atlantic to the east. Home to 400 million citizens, crammed into gigantic city-blocks, overcrowding is rife, unemployment endemic and boredom universal. Tensions run a constant knife-edge, and crime is rampant. Only the Judges can prevent total anarchy. Empowered to dispense instant justice, these lawmen are judge, jury and executioner. The toughest of them all is Judge Joe Dredd and he is the law! Judge Dredd, one of a number of clones of Chief Judge Fargo , is the most famous of the elite corps of Judges that run Mega-City One with the power not only to enforce the law, but also to instantly sentence offenders; to death if necessary.

Dredd and his twin brother Rico emerged from the cloning facility as five years old in 2066, which took only a matter of months. At this young age they are enrolled into the Academy of Law , and graduate 13 years later in 2079. While these details are featured throughout the years of comics, recently the Judge Dredd Origins story arc delves into the atomic wars and Dredd's time as a cadet. Creation John Wagner , by request from Pat Mills , came up with the concept behind Judge Dredd and Carlos Ezquerra came up with the character design. Writer Peter Harris , artist Mick (Michael) McMahon and Wagner further developed the character. He was the first of a line of monosyllabic tough guy heroes to come from 2000AD's pages, along with the likes of Rogue Trooper, but he has always remained the most popular and influential mainstay of the publication. Character Evolution Judge Dredd may be more a cop than a soldier yet due to the nature of Earth and Mega City One in his time, he is the frontline assault on any opposition the city faces. He spends every waking moment of his life on the streets.

He has no secret identity, no time off, and he's never seen without his signature helmet. After a day and night of fighting crime, Dredd returns to the Grand Hall of Justice for 10 minutes in the sleep machine. Then he's back on the job, hammering in just how relentless crime is in this dystopian future. One thing that separates Dredd from other street level crime fighters is that there is no crime he will ignore. While he deals with all the crazy menaces that threaten the city and its citizens, he is also a threat to the citizens if they commit even the most minor of crimes. The future is harsh, and the law is the law. Dredd does question his role in this harsh regime from time to time, be it sympathizing with mutants or citizen's cries for freedom, but he is literally a product of the times and was created to bring justice and that is what he does. Major Story Arcs The Early Years Judge Dredd is the flagship title in the 2000AD anthology, first appearing in it's second issue in 1977. The year is 2099 at that time, and Dredd is already a hardened street Judge of many years.

Dredd faced countless strange menaces at that time, including a robot uprising. A notable early case was 'The Return of Rico', where Dredd's disgraced corrupt Judge-clone brother comes back to frame him. Then we have the first Dredd mega epic, 'The Cursed Earth', which ran for 25 weeks. Dredd treks across The Cursed Earth that is America, facing numerous mad foes to bring an antidote to Mega-City Two on the West Coast. When Dredd finally returns home, tired and triumphant, he is faced with the next epic, 'The Day The Law Died'. While he was gone, the mad Judge Caligula had taken control of Mega-City One and corrupted it. Framed and disgraced, Dredd brings order back to the city through rebellion. In 'Punks Rule', Dredd makes an example out of criminals by defeating many single-handedly and exiling them from the city in a dumptruck. We meet Dredd's niece Vienna, daughter of Rico, and while Dredd does mean well, he has no time for family.

"The Long Walk", a bittersweet retirement for Judges who have grown too old or otherwise unfit to continue their hard job, is shown in Judge Minty. Minty walks out of the city with his final task, to go into the Cursed Earth and bring law to the lawless. Judge Dredd's most fearsome menace Judge Death is introduced around this time ( 2000AD #149) with the goal of wiping out all life. Dredd stops him, but with the price of imprisoning his ally Psi-Judge Cassandra Anderson in a plastic stasis while Judge Death possessed her. In 'Judge Death Lives', The Dark Judges are introduced, further undead galactic menaces. They break Death free and kill many citizens, but in the end Dredd and Anderson are able to defeat them in their own dead dimension. The psychics are a point which gets more focus, with a precognitive vision showing that a Judge Child will be able to save Mega-City One from an ominous fate. Dredd and Hershey travel through space to find this Judge Child, but when they do Dredd recognizes the child as pure evil, and leaves him behind, disobeying his orders.

The cold war allegory of Mega City One's conflict with the Sov Judges reaches it's breaking point in 'The Apocalypse War'. With Chief Judge Griffin dead and drug-induced mania tearing the city apart, Dredd puts his finger on the button and launches the nukes, killing millions in Russia's East-Meg, and ending the war. Much of Mega-City One is also destroyed in the process when one of the Sov Judges' nukes makes it past their shields. Dredd as usual decides to stay on the streets where he's needed, and declines the Chief Judge position. Young serial killer PJ Maybe is introduced, and the evil Judge Child's story culminates in 'City of the Damned', where Dredd loses his eyes. They're replaced with bionic ones. The '90s: Dredd Continues Judge Dredd: The Megazine launches in 1990, giving Dredd a monthly place for new stories on top of his weekly 2000AD installments. The first issues of this anthology also include the acclaimed America story, with Dredd in a grimly imposing supporting role. The issue of citizens demanding democracy is a subplot which culminates in Dredd doubting their system of unquestioned law.

He resigns, and takes the long walk into the Cursed Earth. There he becomes the scarred Dead Man, and returns in the Necropolis epic, where Judge Death and his fellow deadly menaces turn Mega City One into a nightmare. After, Dredd receives rejuve treatments and his skin tissue is fully restored. Another notable early story in The Megazine is the Mechanismo trilogy, where robot Judges are put on the streets, much to Dredd's suspicion. Judge Dredd had notable crossovers with DC and Dark Horse in the '90s, including four Batman/Judge Dredd stories, a Lobo story, and a crossover with Predator . DC published a new Judge Dredd comic reboot with it's own separate continuity around this time, it was short lived. In 1995 the Judge Dredd movie starring Sylvester Stallone was released. Dredd's original creator John Wagner has always been the most notable contributor to the title, and he continues to write Dredd to this day. Co-creator Carlos Ezquerra too still does art regularly to date. There were a couple years in the '90's when Wagner was contributing much less and taking some time off from Dredd.

This is when writers such as Garth Ennis and Mark Millar largely took over the title, in what would be one of the least well received eras of Dredd. Throughout the mid-to-late '90's Wagner's input increased again, and in general the book took a more favored direction. The Pit being a standout long running Dredd story of that time, where Dredd runs his own sector house, with numerous subplots and a cop show procedural kind of feel. Then 'Dead Reckoning', a notable Judge Dredd vs Judge Death saga, 'The Hunting Party', and the 'Doomsday' arc closed the decade. 2000AD: Rebellion In 2000 Rebellion took over, and under this new management 2000AD and the Judge Dredd Megazine have flourished. Judge Dredd takes place in real time, currently around the year 2132, and Dredd has aged, currently over 66 years since his birth, and he's still out on the streets. The young serial killer PJ Maybe introduced in the '80's is now a grown man, and he continues his evil schemes. Dredd's niece Vienna is also an adult.

The way the city and its citizens change over the years is one of the more fascinating details of Judge Dredd. Judge Dredd vs. Aliens: Incubus is a popular crossover from the 2000s, Dredd face to face with the xenomorph menace. 'Total War', 'Mandroid', and Origins being some of the other notable recent epics. In 'Tour of Duty', the mutant issue comes into play, and Dredd is once again put to the test. More recently the explosive Day of Chaos epic shook things up. And of course, Dredd is still a survivor hardened by the years, dealing with all crime at all times. Weapons, Vehicle and Uniform Dredd and his Lawgiver He also has a handgun which is named the Lawgiver , DNA-coded so that no one else may use the weapon - it will explode if it reads an incorrect palm-print. These are standard issue for Judges, firing six types of ammo such as Standard bullets, Rubber Ricochet, Armour Piercing, Heat-Seeking, Incendiary and Hi-Ex. It can also fire tracking bullets, stun shots, and more, although it requires loading to do so.

Other weapons he carries as standards include a Scattergun (pump-action shotgun), a daystick, and a boot knife. Judge Dredd has a large Lawmaster motorbike, which has powerful side-mounted cannons and a centrally-mounted laser (the 'Cyclops' laser), and has full Artificial Intelligence. It is also capable of responding to orders from the Judge, such as driving itself. It is connected to the Justice Department who can receive and transmit information from and to the bike and is equipped with a video communication system. His uniform consists of a black bodysuit, green padded boots, knee pads, elbow pads and gloves, golden shoulder pads (the right in the shape of an eagle - the symbol of the Justice Department), and a black and red helmet which almost entirely hides his face and has protective lenses, a respirator and communicator built in. IDW IDW is publishing Judge Dredd and it seems to have its own continuity like DC had during their run in 1995 to run parallel with the Sylvester Stallone movie. Rebellion is still publishing Judge Dredd's further adventures and exploits. Other Media There have been two live action Judge Dredd movies.

The first, in 1995 starred Sylvester Stallone as Dredd, with Diane Lane as Judge Hershey and Armand Assante as Rico . The second, released in 2012, starred Karl Urban as Dredd, with Olivia Thirlby playing Psi-Judge Anderson . Judge Dredd (1995) In a future ridden with crime and corruption, Judge Dredd, the most famous judge of Mega City One is convicted for a crime from which he did not commit, while his evil counterpart, Rico, escapes and sets to wreak havoc. Reactions for Judge Dredd was negative; most critics panned the film for its camp value and Stallone's portrayal of the iconic character. Many fans were disappointed that Dredd took his helmet off, while in the Comics he has never done so. "I hated that plot. It was Dredd pressed through the Hollywood cliché mill, a dynastic power struggle that had little connection with the character we know from the comic." - John Wagner Dredd (2012) A new Dredd film starring Karl Urban was released in September 2012.

It stars Judge Dredd and Anderson (played by Olivia Thirlby) taking on a ruthless gang in a huge block building controlled by Ma-Ma . Although it didn't perform well in the box office, Dredd was positively received by critics for being true to its source material, "old-school" cinematography and its portrayal of Dredd. Unlike the previous film, Dredd is never seen without his helmet off and his signature grimace is present as well. Co-creator John Wagner was critical of the 1995 adaptation but positively received Dredd. "I liked the movie. It was, unlike the first film, a true representation of Judge Dredd ... Karl Urban was a fine Dredd and I'd be more than happy to see him in the follow-up. Olivia Thirlby excelled as Anderson ... The character and storyline are pure Dredd." - John Wagner Dredd (2012 film) | Judge Dredd Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Oscars None Dredd (also known as Dredd 3D) is a 2012 science fiction action film directed by Pete Travis and written and produced by Alex Garland in association with Lionsgate.

It is based on the 2000 AD comic strip Judge Dredd and its eponymous character created by John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra . The film is the second attempt at translating Judge Dredd to the big screen, the first being the 1995 movie starring Sylvester Stallone . Dredd was released on 21 September 2012 in 3-D and 2D at selected cinemas. Garland began writing the script in 2006, although the development of a new Judge Dredd film adaptation, unrelated to the 1995 film Judge Dredd, was not announced until December 2008. Produced by British studio DNA Films, Dredd began principal photography, using 3D cameras throughout, in November 2010. Filming took place on practical sets and locations in Cape Town and Johannesburg. Critics were generally positive about the film's visual effects, casting and action, while criticism focused on a perceived lack of the satirical elements that are found in the source comic and on excessive violence. Despite the positive critical response, the film lost money at the box office.

Dredd saw greater success following its home release, and has since been recognized as a cult film. The theatrical gross made a sequel unlikely, but home media sales and fan efforts endorsed by 2000 AD's publisher Rebellion have maintained the possibility of a second film. Contents Edit In the future, sometime most likely around 2080 to 2100 judging by computer dates, most of the United States of America is an irradiated Wasteland known as the Cursed Earth due to a nuclear holocaust with the east meg military . On its East Coast, running 438 miles from Boston to Washington DC, lies Mega-City One – a vast, violent metropolis of over 800 million inhabitants, where criminals rule the chaotic streets. The only force of order lies with the police force called “The Judges” who possess the combined powers of judge, jury and instant executioner. Known and feared throughout the city, the incorruptible Judge Dredd is the ultimate law enforcer.

Following a heinous triple-homicide in a slum neighborhood few judges dare to enter, Dredd is challenged with ridding the city of its latest scourge – a dangerous, reality-altering drug epidemic that has users of " Slo-Mo " experiencing reality at one percent of its normal speed. Dredd teams up with his inexperienced partner, psychic rookie Judge Anderson to invade a corrupt Mega Block of flats called "Peach Trees" and take down its resident drug lord, Ma-Ma . After they arrest one of Ma-Ma's closest enforcers, the ruthless Ma-Ma hijacks the building's control panel on the top floor and locks down the complex, waging a dirty, vicious war against the judges and anyone who helps them, proving that she will stop at nothing to protect her empire. As the body count rises and no way out, the tough-as-nails judges must overcome the odds and battle their way to the penthouse against the army of thugs Ma-Ma has at her disposal. Plot Edit During a routine day on the job, Dredd is assigned to train and evaluate Cassandra Anderson , a rookie Judge with powerful psychic abilities due to a genetic mutation.

A heinous triple homicide calls them to a neighbourhood where fellow Judges rarely dare to venture – Peachtree Block , a 200 story vertical slum controlled by prostitute turned drug lord Ma-Ma and her ruthless clan , known for excessive violence. After some research, the Judges discover that the people who were killed were competing drug dealers who were skinned alive and (after being hit with a dose of Slo-Mo to prolong their suffering) thrown down the atrium as a warning to the rest of Peach Trees. After a conversation with the block paramedic, TJ , the Judges go to a drug den and kill several armed assailants, arresting the rest of the drug dealers. Anderson is arresting an enforcer named Kay and uses her psychic powers read his mind. At this point she realizes that Kay tortured and murdered the three victims. Dredd decides to take Kay for questioning, and when Ma-Ma realizes he will reveal their whole operation, overtakes the compound's control centre, locking the building down and sealing all exits. Ma-Ma proceeds to wage a dirty, vicious assault against the Judges that proves she will stop at nothing to protect her narcotic empire.

When Ma-Ma places a large bounty on the heads of both Judge Dredd and rookie Judge Anderson for anyone who takes them to her dead or alive, the two must confront the odds and engage in a relentless battle for their survival. Anderson reads Kay's mind again and she learns that Ma-Ma is using Peachtree Block to make the drug Slo-Mo, which is quickly gaining control of the city. Dredd works his way towards Ma-Ma, killing or incapacitating anyone who seeks to stop him, making an announcement over the PA system that he is the law, not Ma-Ma, and anyone obstructing his duty will be treated as an accessory to Ma-Ma's crimes. At one point, Dredd kills twelve people by burning them alive with an incindiary grenade from his Lawgiver. When Ma-Ma finally realises that the Judges are getting dangerously close to her penthouse, she calls in corrupt Judges Lex , Alvarez , Chan and Kaplan . The four enter the building and "relieve" a group of Judges outside who where intending to enter the compound after receiving an emergency 10.24 radio broadcast from the two judges trapped inside.

When Dredd encounters Chan and becomes suspicious that he does not ask about Anderson's status, Chan realises his cover is blown and the two engage in intense hand-to-hand combat. Dredd shoots Chan in the foot with his own Lawgiver pistol strapped to his thigh before proceeding to belt him in the throat multiple times with the stock of the gun, severely crushing Chan's windpipe and leaving him to quickly suffocate to death. Meanwhile, Kay (one of the gangs members), who previously took Anderson hostage, confronts her and insults her before he tries to execute her with her Lawgiver, but the pistol's DNA scanner doesn't recognize him and activates a self destruct sequence causing it to detonates in his hand, blowing his forearm off. Anderson then performs a powerful, most likely fatal roundhouse kick to his temple, rendering him either dead or unconscious as a result. Anderson quickly escapes and leaves Kay to bleed out, before encountering Judge Kaplan, whom she promptly shoots dead after reading her mind and discovering her objective was to kill her. Elsewhere, Dredd kills Alvarez by firing a Hi-Ex (high explosive) round into his head, which immediately detonates.

Dredd realises this was his last round, so he remains in cover behind a brick separator wall. Lex then fires several armour piercing bullets through the wall, one of them passing through Dredd's abdomen. Lex moves in to execute Dredd, but Dredd manages to stall him long enough for Anderson to get a clear shot on him from behind, killing him instantly. Anderson and Dredd obtain the code to Ma-Ma's Penthouse from her personal hacker. They use this to get through the security door and confront her for the first time. Ma-Ma tells Dredd that in the case of her death, a device on her wrist will detonate explosives on the top floors, crushing the rest of the building and killing everyone. Dredd reasons that the detonator's signal will be too weak to reach the explosives from the ground floor and so he forces Ma-Ma to inhale Slo-Mo and throws her down the atrium. She falls hundreds of metres before face planting the cement pavement below, killing her instantly and deactivating the device on her wrist. Dredd and Anderson, both shot, leave down the elevator to the front entrance.

In the aftermath, as the two judges exit the compound, Anderson accepts that she failed her evaluation by previouslly becoming forcfully disarmed whilst being held captive, and walks away, giving her badge to Dredd. The Chief Judge then asks Dredd about Anderson's performance; he responds that she was a pass. At the end of the movie however, we see Anderson walking out of the Judge headquarters, holding her gear and riding off in a motorcycle, showing that she is still a Judge. Cast Edit There were three treatments that Alex Garland wrote before settling for the present story. The first treatment involved the Dark Judges and was about the encounter between Dredd and a rival judge by the name of Judge Death. However, Garland abandoned it after a year's work and 16 drafts on the story admitting that he couldn't crack much on that storyline and feeling it would be a bit much for audiences to be introduced to the world of Judge Dredd. The second treatment is related to the Dredd and Cursed Earth storyline based on the Origins comic strip but was abandoned for the similar reason, as Garland liked the idea but felt that it would serve better as a sequel.

The third treatment was an adaptation of the pro-democracy terrorists attacking the judges storyline but Garland felt that story and his ideas towards it were too grandiose in nature but stated that treatment would also have been a sequel, the third part of a trilogy, if there would be one. The final script that he wrote was based one of the punchier short stories in the vein of cop movies such as Die Hard or Training Day. John Wagner described the script as correcting the mistake in the Stallone-starred version that was being too sweeping. Design Edit Paul Leonard-Morgan wrote the film's industrial music score, which has been acclaimed. Leonard-Morgan created music to suit the film's futuristic setting. He experimented with band-based music, but decided it sounded over-produced and too safe. He turned to electronic music and used 1980s-style synthesisers and modern sound modules to create various combinations and applied distortion and other effects to the result. Leonard-Morgan said, "I was looking to create a timeless score which couldn't be placed in any particular era.

So it's ended up being a cross between a modern dance track and evocative soundscapes." For scenes conveying the effect of the Slo-Mo narcotic, he composed new music with real instruments and then slowed the songs down by thousands of percent to match the visuals, such that one second of his composed score could last 10 minutes. He then added additional real-time score to the slowed track. An unofficially altered Justin Bieber song served as inspiration for the Slo-Mo theme. Garland said that Portishead instrumentalist Geoff Barrow "sent me a link to a Justin Bieber song slowed down 800 times and it became this stunning trippy choral music." Morgan then recreated the effect based on the modified track, which was used in the finished film. The film used Bieber's music as a temporary placeholder during editing before the score was finalized. The song "Going in for the Kill" by La Roux was used in the film's trailers. Marketing Edit In August 2012, the viral advertising site "Dredd Report" was launched, satirizing the Drudge Report. The site featured a video condemning the use of Slo-Mo, and links to news about the film.

A tie-in comic book called "Ma-Ma: Top of the World" was published; its plot serves as a prequel to the film's narrative and follows Ma-Ma's life as a prostitute, controlled by her possessive pimp. Ma-Ma forms a relationship with Eric — the creator of Slo-Mo. Her pimp kills Eric for interfering with his business, Ma-Ma castrates him with her teeth in retaliation and Ma-Ma takes over the Slo-Mo operation. The comic details how she went from a cowardly prostitute to a drug kingpin, how she took charge of her dismal existance and survived a bloody encounter with her pimp, which left her scarred and mentally unstable. The comic was written by Judge Dredd Megazine editor Matt Smith, drawn by 2000 AD artist Henry Flint and was released on 5 September 2012. An exclusive film poster featuring artwork by Jock was released by Mondo to promote the film's appearance at the 2012 Fantastic Fest in September 2012.

Dredd's marketing campaign won a Golden Trailer Award for Best Thriller TV Spot for the trailer "Big Addicted", and received nominations for: Best Action TV Spot, Most Original TV Spot, Best Graphics in a TV Spot, Best Music TV Spot, and Best Action Poster and Most Original Poster for the Dredd motion poster. Reports indicate that Lionsgate contributed $25 million to advertising & print costs. Although some very creative marketing tactics were utilized, the film suffered from poor advertising and failed at the box office, although it has since become a cult film. Trivia Graffiti inside Peachtree Block contains the names of characters that appear in 2000 AD including Chopper , Judge Minty and Kenny Who? . A bobble head of Judge Death appears in the window of the perps car. On a computer screen in the Hall of Justice it shows a crime being assigned to Judge Hershey . The Fergee memorial statue is mentioned at the start. A film poster called Krysler's Mark is seen this is a refernce to Owen Krysler AKA the Judge Child. Several Fatties are seen around the city. Vending machines selling Umpty candy are seen.

They are similar to the one in the 1995 movie that says "eat recycled food...its good for you and its good for the enviroment". Judge Anderson mentions that helmets interfere with her psychic abilities, this is a reference to why Psi Judges in the comics don't wear the helmet that most other Judges wear. In the minivan that Zwirner was in, there's a leather jacket with "Drokk" written on it, this is a reference to the comics where profanity is illegal and as a result, that substitute swear word was used as a substitute. Sequel Edit Garland said that if the film grossed $50 million then a sequel would be possible. Dredd grossed $41 million. Nonetheless, fans are working hard for a sequel and the filmmakers have argued that it is possible. As a result of strong home video sales and an enthusiastic fan and critical response, a sequel to Dredd is a possibility according to actors Karl Urban and Olivia Thirlby. Urban has met with writer-producer Alex Garland and the pair are actively exploring the possibility of a sequel. The film only earned just $36 million at the box office on an estimated budget of $45 million.

This had initially derailed any hopes of a sequel. However, the home video sales for Dredd were very strong, selling 650,000 units just in the first week. Urban is keen to return as Judge Dredd and has requested a large fan campaign to try and convince the studio to make another film. [1] In February 2014, Urban confirmed that discussions were taking place between the studio, and Garland [2] . A sequel is eagerly awaited by fans. Karl Urban, star of the new Star Trek movies, has noted that Star Trek would not have returned for a third season if fans wouldn't have done a letter-writing campaign to the studio. He has also said that the sequel will probably be about the Origins storyline if it is made. This storyline features Dredd venturing into the Cursed Earth to find his elderly biological father, Judge Fargo. Screenwriter Alex Garland intended for it to be a trilogy where the third installment features pro-Democracy terrorists taking over the Hall of Justice and Dredd having to question his own fascist political beliefs as a result.

Producer Adi Shankar has expressed doubt on a sequel since all the distributors have to help fund it since Dredd was made independently, but he thanks fans for their hard work and claims to be working to get a second film out. Judge Dredd gets an action packed reboot, as new film trailer debuts Karl Urban as comic book hero | Daily Mail Online comments He was last brought to life back in 1995 by Sylvester Stallone in the critically panned film. But now, comic book hero Judge Dredd is returning in a film reboot with New Zealand-born actor Karl Urban as the man behind the helmet. A new trailer for the movie, entitled simply 'Dredd' shows Urban arrive to save a futuristic and lawless 'mega-city' from a terrorist organisation. Scroll down for video... Judgement is coming: A trailer for the new Judge Dredd film shows Karl Urban as the comic book hero The trailer opens with a futuristic bleak city skyline and street violence with wording which reads: 'In the future, one city is addicted, to a new kind of substance. One woman controls it.

But judgement is coming.' The woman - Madeline Madrigal, aka Ma-Ma - played by Game of Thrones star Lena Headey is seen with the mind altering drug named Slo-Mo, in which users experience reality at a fraction of its normal speed. With scars on her face, the mysterious drug king-pin is seen having captured three struggling male prisoners, before she says: 'If we play this right, we could take the whole city.' Kingpin: Lena Headley stars as Ma-Ma, a drug lord who wages war against the Judges Judge, jury and executioner: Olivia Thirlby stars as the rookie Judge Anderson and Dredd's accomplice On fire: The judge opens fire in one action-packed scene in the trailer during the war against Ma-Ma It is left to Dredd, who is the city's ultimate judge, to break into a slum controlled by Ma-Ma who then wages war on the Judges. Like the comic strip, Judge Joseph Dredd is an American law enforcement officer in a violent city of the future where uniformed Judges combine the powers of police, judge, jury and executioner.

Dredd and his fellow Judges are empowered to arrest, sentence, and even execute criminals on the spot Scars of battle: Ma-Ma is the drug kingpin with an interest in futuristic drug Slo-Mo in which reality is experienced cat a fraction of its normal speed In the thick of it: The intrepid characters embark on a mission to overcome the evil Ma-Ma Life's a pane: Dredd is seen throwing himself backwards through a window, with glass shattering around him In the original 2000 AD comic strip which began back in 1977, the character never removes his helmet, although the Sylvester Stallone version of the character did remove it, much to many fans' chagrin. Dredd's first dramatic appearance sees him strolling down the street, with only half his face visible underneath the helmet. He says: 'Only one thing fighting for order in the chaos.

The men and women of the hall of justice.' Accomplice: Thirlby is seen in a slew of action packed scenes in the movie alongside a husky-voiced Urban City of the future: Like the comic strip, the new movie is set in a dystopian futuristic world A thrill ride: The reboot comes more than 15 years after the 1995 film was panned by critics A reflection of fire is then seen in his helmet, before he joins rookie Judge Anderson (Olivia Thirlby) in attempting to overturn their enemy who wants the judges 'dead'. On-screen, a message flashes up: 'He is judge, jury and executioner. To take down an empire. He must go. All the way up.' The new movie is unrelated to the 1995 version which was panned by critics for being untrue to the comics, showing Dredd repeatedly showing his face, embarking on a love affair with another judge, and having a comic side kick.

Reboot: Half of the actor's grim-looking face is seen underneath Dredd's famous helmet Bike, camera, action: Karl Urban has promised a 'gritty hardcore' adaptation of the comic Original: The 1995 film, Judge Dredd, starring Sylvester Stallone, was panned by critics Urban, who has appeared in the Lord of the Rings trilogy and the rebooted Stark Trek films, has promised that the film will be very different to the previous movie. 'I can say that the producers of this film are going to make a very gritty, hardcore, faithful adaptation of the comic,' the actor told MTV. 'I'm thrilled to bits about this opportunity,' he added. 'I've been reading Dredd in one form or another for 25 years, so to be given the opportunity to portray such an enigmatic, iconic comic book character is one that I'm absolutely elated about.' However, with his eyes not visible, the actor did have to employ some different acting techniques, 'You're taught as an actor that if you take away the eyes you have to think about what you're left with - there's the voice; there's body language,' he told Empire magazine during filming the movie back in 2010.

'How a character does what he does speaks volumes. So those are the tools I had to employ.' Urban also spoke about why he believed the Stallone movie had failed to deliver Dredd's message effectively. 'I think somewhere along the line Stallone's film was a missed opportunity,' he said. 'As soon as he took his helmet off the enigma was blown. Our film is going to be darker in tone, and we've got the benefit of modern filmmaking and technology to help us.' All guns blazing: Producers of the film are hoping for a better reception for the reboot, which comes out in September Read more:

Question: Who played 'Judge Dredd' in the 1995 film?
Answer: Sylvester Stallone