In 1996, brash L.A. detective John Spartan and maniac killer Simon Phoenix are both sentenced to decades in a cryogenic prison as punishment for a rescue mission gone wrong. When Phoenix escapes 36 years later to wreak havoc on the future, Spartan is awakened to capture his nemesis the old-fashioned way.
115 min.
Marco Brambilla
| Sylvester Stallone | John Spartan |
| Wesley Snipes | Simon Phoenix |
| Sandra Bullock | Lt. Lenina Huxley |
| Nigel Hawthorne | Dr. Raymond Cocteau |
| Benjamin Bratt | Alfredo Garcia |
| Rob Schneider | Erwin (uncredited) |
| Bob Gunton | Chief George Earle |
| Glenn Shadix | Associate Bob |
| Denis Leary | Edgar Friendly |
| Bill Cobbs | Zachary Lamb |
| Grand L. Bush | Zachary Lamb |
| Pat Skipper | Helicopter Pilot |
| Steve Kahan | Captain Healy |
| Paul Bollen | T.F.R. Officer |
| Mark Colson | Warden William Smithers |
| Andre Gregory | Warden William Smithers |
| John Enos III | Prisoner |
| Troy Evans | Tough Cop |
| Don C. McGovern | Hopper |
| Patricia Rive | Police Officer |
| Anneliza Scott | Police Officer |
| Dean Minerd | Police Officer |
| Kristopher Logan | Troubled Guy |
| Paul Perri | Squad Leader |
| Susan Lentini | T.V. Reporter |
| Casey Wallace | Little Girl |
| Trent Walker | Boggle Guard |
| Chris Durand | Museum Guard |
| Brett A. Jones | Museum Guard |
| Dan Cortese | Taco Bell Entertainer |
| Lara Harris | Taco Bell Patron |
| Sam Nehira | Taco Bell Patron |
| Claude Oatts | Taco Bell Patron |
| Alex Chapman | Taco Bell Scrap |
| Brandy Ledford | Fiber Op Girl |
| Rosemarie Lagunas | Hamburger Stand Scrap |
| Ken Baldwin | Wasteland Scrap |
| Jack Black | Wasteland Scrap |
| Michael Buice | Wasteland Scrap |
| Carlton Wilborn | Wasteland Scrap |
| Charles Glass | CryoCon |
| Ben Jurand | CryoCon |
| Billy D. Lucas | CryoCon |
| Rhino Michaels | CryoCon |
| Toshishiro Obata | CryoCon |
| Jesse Ventura | CryoCon |
| Adrienne Barbeau | Main Frame Computer (voice, uncredited) |