---
title: 'Mortal Kombat (1995)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Paul W. S. Anderson'
released: '1995-08-18'
runtime_minutes: 101
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Action'
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/mortal-kombat-1995'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113855/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Mortal Kombat (1995)

1995 · PG-13 · 101 min · Action, Fantasy, Adventure · United States


## Synopsis

Mortal Kombat is a 1995 American martial arts fantasy film based on the video game franchise by Ed Boon and John Tobias. It is the first installment in the Mortal Kombat film series. It was directed by Paul Anderson and stars Linden Ashby, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Robin Shou, Bridgette Wilson, Talisa Soto, and Christopher Lambert. The film follows a group of heroes who participate in the eponymous tournament to protect Earth from being conquered by malevolent forces. Its story primarily adapts the original 1992 game, while also using elements from the game Mortal Kombat II (1993).

## Credits

- **Director:** [Paul W. S. Anderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-w-s-anderson)
- **Screenplay:** [John Tobias](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-tobias)
- **Original Music Composer:** [George S. Clinton](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-s-clinton)
- **Producer:** [Vittorio Cecchi Gori](https://cinepixo.com/people/vittorio-cecchi-gori), [Larry Kasanoff](https://cinepixo.com/people/larry-kasanoff)
- **Director of Photography:** [John R. Leonetti](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-r-leonetti)
- **Editor:** [Martin Hunter](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-hunter)

## Cast

- [Tom Woodruff Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-woodruff-jr)
- [Keith Cooke](https://cinepixo.com/people/keith-cooke) as Reptile
- [Peter Jason](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-jason)
- [Christopher Lambert](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-lambert) as Raiden
- [Steven Ho](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-ho)
- [François Petit](https://cinepixo.com/people/francois-petit) as Sub-Zero
- [Bridgette Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/bridgette-wilson) as Sonya Blade
- [Chris Casamassa](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-casamassa)
- [Sandy Helberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/sandy-helberg)
- [Trevor Goddard](https://cinepixo.com/people/trevor-goddard) as Kano
- [Linden Ashby](https://cinepixo.com/people/linden-ashby) as Johnny Cage
- [Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/cary-hiroyuki-tagawa) as Shang Tsung
- [Robin Shou](https://cinepixo.com/people/robin-shou) as Liu Kang
- [Kevin Michael Richardson](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-michael-richardson) as Goro
- [Talisa Soto](https://cinepixo.com/people/talisa-soto) as Kitana

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/mortal-kombat-1995
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