CyberTracker (film)

Lore & Background

In the future, the U.S. government partners with Cybercore Industries to create the Computerized Judicial System, which uses computers to determine guilt and cyborg Trackers to carry out sentences. Secret Service agent Eric Phillips thwarts an assassination attempt on Senator Bob Dilly, a champion of the system, but later refuses to participate in an execution. This leads Dilly and his allies to send a Tracker to kill Phillips. Phillips destroys the Tracker and joins the Union for Human Rights, an anti-Cybercore terrorist cell led by journalist Connie Griffith. Together they infiltrate Cybercore to obtain files on 'Operation Echo,' revealing that Phillips himself is a cyborg used to subvert society. Phillips publicly exposes the conspiracy, causing the system to shut down and Cybercore to collapse.

Reader's Guide

CyberTracker is a low-budget independent film typical of PM Entertainment's 1990s output, made to meet audience demand for higher-budget action while using less expensive talent. TV Guide rated it 2/4 stars, calling it a Terminator knock-off with a better script than average for its budget. Author Howard Hughes noted its impressive explosions and car crashes but criticized sets that looked like 1990s Los Angeles. The film was later mocked by RiffTrax in 2016 and briefly dismissed by Red Letter Media as unremarkable. Despite its modest reception, it spawned a direct-to-video sequel in 1995 and remains a minor entry in the sci-fi action genre.

Did You Know?

• The film was followed by a 1995 direct-to-video sequel, CyberTracker 2.
• Scenes of the futuristic police headquarters were filmed at the Tillman Water Reclamation Plant in Van Nuys, California.
• The film was mocked by RiffTrax as a VOD release in 2016.
• TV Guide rated it 2/4 stars and called it a Terminator knock-off.