Hardware (1990)
Directed by Richard Stanley · Cinematography by Steven Chivers
R94 min61 frames
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Hardware — official trailer
What is Hardware about?
Mark 13 is a government-built killing machine programmed with artificial intelligence, able to repair and recharge itself from any energy source. Through a series of coincidences, the cyborg's head ends up in the home of a sculptress as a bizarre Christmas present from her boyfriend. Once inside its new home, the cyborg promptly reconstructs the rest of its body using a variety of household utensils and proceeds to go on a murderous rampage.
Hardware is a 1990 science fiction horror film written and directed by Richard Stanley, in his feature directorial debut. It stars Dylan McDermott and Stacey Travis, and also features cameo appearances by musicians Carl McCoy, Iggy Pop and Lemmy. An example of the cyberpunk subgenre, the plot of Hardware follows a self-repairing robot that goes on a rampage in a post-apocalyptic slum.
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What does the cinematography of Hardware look like?
Across 61 sampled frames, Hardware builds its coverage from close-ups (43% of the sample), with medium shots (30%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Steven Chivers keeps 56% of it in low-key light. 74% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 70% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
What is the color palette of Hardware?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Hardware (1990) are #0d0806, #2c0906, #8b0504, #2d2c27, #4b0101, #fe0000 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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