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Mortal Kombat is a 1995 film, 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
.

The film received modest reviews from critics. It grossed an estimated $125 million worldwide.

Taglines:

Nothing In This World Has Prepared You For This
Kombat Begins
Flawless Victory
Test Your Might

Plot summary

The Earthrealm 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 portal to Earth will be opened, allowing 'The Emperor' to invade and conquer. So far 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 doomed.

Characters

The following Mortal Kombat characters appear in the movie.

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
Raiden — Christophe Lambert
Reptile — Keith Cooke
Scorpion — Chris Casamassa
Shang Tsung — Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Sonya Blade — Bridgette Wilson
Sub-Zero — François Petit

Trivia

The movie is renowned for its memorable theme music, which has come to be associated with Mortal Kombat as a series, rather than just the movie.
Johnny Cage was 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 also appeared in the second movie in the role of the younger Sub-Zero.
In his very specific style, Trevor Goddard
potrays Kano as an Australian. However, after his untimely 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 as Kano in the movie, he was later retconned as an Australian in his honor (in the Konquest mode for Kano in Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance, while beating Reptile to a bloody pulp, the game's narration boxes say Crikey!).
Originally Cameron Diaz
was going to play Sonya. However, Diaz broke her wrist before production, and she was replaced by Wilson.
Jean Claude Van Damme
, the actor on whom Johnny Cage was based, turned down the role of Cage in order to take part in the movie, Street Fighter
.
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 series.
On the DVD's French soundtrack, the part of Raiden is voiced by Lambert.
In the credits, Jax's name is spelled "Jaxx."
Johnny Cage uses his autograph Friendship from MKII after his fight against Scorpion.

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