The hilarious YouTube channel Cinema Sins has just rounded up a new tally: the total cost of damage done in the film Demolition Man. The result is staggering.
Considering most of the film shows Wesley Snipes and Sylvester Stallone blowing things up and breaking glass at any possible moment, it's no wonder the end cost is so high. One also has to remember that this was a film set in the future, so with inflation the cost will go up a bit. The final tally for damage in the film came out to just over twenty one million dollars, which is actually not too outrageous after watching the reckless behaviour of both of the main characters in Demolition Man.
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Cinema Sins Counts up the Cost of Destruction in Demolition Man
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