Death Machine

Death Machine is set inside Chaank, a British arms manufacturer developing advanced weaponry. Hayden Cale, a tough new executive, arrives to find the company's experimental combat project has already cost lives, and that its chief designer, Jack Dante, is an unstable genius with a fondness for lethal gadgets, toys and horror memorabilia. When the corporation moves against him, Dante turns his own creation loose on Cale and anyone who stands with her, leaving a small group to survive against a machine that reacts to human fear.

The film was written and directed by Stephen Norrington as his first feature, followed by Blade and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Ely Pouget plays Cale and Brad Dourif plays Dante; William Hootkins, John Sharian, Martin McDougall and Andreas Wisniewski appear in supporting roles. Made in the United Kingdom through Fugitive Features with a credited cast of 39 and crew of 53, it runs 122 minutes and combines action, horror, science fiction and thriller elements, taking in roughly 1 million dollars worldwide.

On IMDb the film holds a critics' rating of 3.5 out of 10 from 85 reviews, well below its audience score on TMDB of 5.8 out of 10 from 144 votes. Both figures point to a modest, divisive reception, with viewers somewhat warmer toward it than reviewers.