Mortal Kombat is a 1995 movie, directed by Paul W. S. Anderson. It is based on the popular Mortal Kombat series of fighting games by Midway. It was filmed on-location in Thailand. The movie has a sequel, Mortal Kombat: Annihilation. 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... Paul William Scott Anderson (born March 4, 1965 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England) is a British filmmaker, producer and screenwriter. ... Mortal Kombat is a 1992 fighting game by Midway. ... Screenshot of Kung Fu Master. ... Midway Games (NYSE: MWY) is a video game publisher known for such game series as Mortal Kombat, NBA Jam, and Spy Hunter. ... A sequel is a work of fiction in literature, film, and other creative works that is produced after a completed work, and is set in the same universe but at a later time. ... Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997) was directed by John R. Leonetti. ...

The movie is considered by many as the first good and successful movie based on a video game, despite receiving modest reviews from critics. It grossed an estimated $125 million worldwide.

Tagline: Nothing In This World Has Prepared You For This

Plot summary

The Earth Realm is being invaded by the evil emperor and generals led by Shang Tsung. Every generation, there is a tournament to save the Earth. If the Earth loses 10 tournaments in a row, then the Earth Realm will be doomed. So far the Earth has lost 9 tournaments. Liu Kang and the other Earth fighters must risk their lives to battle and win the 10th Mortal Kombat, or else Earth is lost. About Earthrealm More commonly referend to just as Earth, this realm has a very deep and rich mythology within the Mortal Kombat Universe. ...

Characters

The following Mortal Kombat characters appear in the movie. This is a list of characters from the Mortal Kombat video game series and the games in which they appear. ...

• Goro — Kevin Michael Richardson with vocal effects by Frank Welker
• Liu Kang — Robin Shou
• Jax — Gregory McKinney
• Johnny Cage — Linden Ashby
• Kano — Trevor Goddard
• Kitana — Talisa Soto
• Rayden — Christopher Lambert
• Reptile — Keith Cooke
• Scorpion — Chris Casamassa
• Shang Tsung — Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
• Sonya Blade — Bridgette Wilson
• Sub-Zero — François Petit

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Trivia

• Robin Shou and Talisa Soto appeared in the sequel.
• Johnny Cage was by played by Chris Conrad in the beginning of MK: Annihilation. However, IMDB seems to indicate that Linden Ashby will appear in the third Mortal Kombat movie as Johnny.
• Keith Cooke would appear in the second movie in the role of the younger Sub-Zero.
• In his very specific style, Trevor Goddard potrays the character of Kano as an Australian. However after his death in 2003 it was revealed that Goddard is actually British. This came as a particular shock for people having worked with him as Goddard hid behind this accent his entire career. In the games, Kano was originally an American born in Japan. However, because of Goddard's excellent performance in the movie, Kano was later retconned as an Australian.
• The movie's techno-soundtrack has also gathered widespread admiration whereas the games have often suffered from very uninspiring soundtracks. It also lead to nominations in a number of institutions.
• Originally Cameron Diaz was going to play Sonya. However, Diaz suffered an injury before production, and she was replaced by Wilson.
• Brandon Lee was contracted to play Johnny Cage, but died in an accident while filming The Crow, and hence was replaced by Ashby.
• Two actors from this movie, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa and Talisa Soto, were also featured in the James Bond-movie Licence to Kill, which also featured Grand L. Bush who played Balrog in the live movie adaption of Street Fighter 2.

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External links

• Mortal Kombat at the Internet Movie Database