{{Short description|1966 film by Franklin Adreon}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Use American English|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox film | name = Cyborg 2087 | image = Cyborg2087.jpg | caption = VHS video cover (UK version) | director = Franklin Adreon | producer = Earle Lyon | writer = Arthur C. Pierce | starring = {{plainlist| * Michael Rennie * Karen Steele * Wendell Corey * Warren Stevens }} | music = Paul Dunlap | cinematography = | editing = Frank P. Keller | studio = Harold Goldman Associates | distributor = United Pictures Corporation | released = {{Film date|1966|10}} | runtime = 86 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = | gross = }} '''''Cyborg 2087''''' is a 1966 science fiction film directed by Franklin Adreon and written by Arthur C. Pierce.<ref name="Cyborg 2087">{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/72054/cyborg-2087#credits|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110919080428/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/72054/Cyborg-2087/#credits|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 19, 2011|title=Cyborg 2087|work=Turner Classic Movies|location=Atlanta|publisher=Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner)|access-date=July 19, 2016}}</ref> The film stars Michael Rennie, Karen Steele, Wendell Corey, and Warren Stevens.<ref name="Cyborg 2087"/>
==Plot==
In 2087, free thought is illegal and the population is controlled by governments. A small band of free thinkers sends Garth A7, a cyborg, back in time to 1966 to prevent Professor Sigmund Marx from revealing his new discovery. The discovery will eventually make mind control possible and create a tyranny in Garth's time. He is pursued by two "Tracers" (also cyborgs) sent by the government to stop him.
Garth enlists the help of Dr. Sharon Mason, Marx's assistant. He gets her to summon her friend, local biologist Dr. Zeller, to remove a homing device used by the Tracers to track him. The local sheriff, police, and newspaper editor also become involved.
Garth defeats the Tracers and convinces Professor Marx to keep his discovery secret. Then, with his future wiped out as a result, Garth ceases to exist; the people who helped him do not even remember him.
==Cast== {{Cast listing| * Michael Rennie as Garth * Karen Steele as Dr. Sharon Mason * Wendell Corey as The Sheriff * Warren Stevens as Dr. Zeller * Eduard Franz as Professor Sigmund Marx * Harry Carey, Jr. as Jay "Jay C" * Dale Van Sickel as Tracer #1 * Troy Melton as Tracer #2 * John Beck as "Skinny" * Adam Roarke as Deputy Dan }}
==Reception==
''TV Guide'' rated it 1/5 stars and wrote that it is "an honest attempt make a statement, but it is poorly executed".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/movies/cyborg-2087/review/111974/|title=Cyborg 2087|author=<!-- Staff -->|work=TV Guide|accessdate=2016-02-02}}</ref> ''The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction'' noted the similarities between this film and ''Terminator 2: Judgment Day''. It said that while the movie had a better grasp of time travel paradoxes than other movies of the era, that the performances were weak.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/cyborg_2087 |title=Cyborg 2087 |publisher=The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction}}</ref> DVD Talk found that while the movie was cheap, it was better than its reputation.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/72348/cyborg-2087/ |title=Cyborg 2087 |author=Stuart Galbraith IV |publisher=DVD Talk}}</ref>
==Production==
It was part of a series of nine low-budget films produced by United Pictures Corporation. The films were intended for TV distribution, but they had theatrical releases. The writer and director's next film, ''Dimension 5'', also featured time travel.{{sfn|Green|2014|pages=120–121}} The budget was $100,000 in 1966.
==Home media==
It was remastered and released on Blu-Ray in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Cyborg-2087-Blu-ray-Michael-Rennie/dp/B073ZWK3B7|title = Cyborg 2087|website = Amazon|date = 26 September 2017}}</ref> It was released in the United Kingdom with minor cuts, reducing the run time by two minutes.<ref>[https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/cyborg-2087 bbfc.co.uk]{{dead link|date=April 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
==See also== *List of American films of 1966
==References==
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==Sources== * {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ga6DAwAAQBAJ&q=dimension+5&pg=PA120|title=Jeffrey Hunter, the Film, Television, Radio, and Stage Performances|pages=120–121|first=Paul|last=Green|publisher=McFarland & Company|year=2014|location=Jefferson, North Carolina|isbn=978-0786478682}}
==External links== * {{TCMDb title|72054|Cyborg 2087}} * {{IMDb title|0060272|Cyborg 2087}}
{{United Pictures Corporation}}
Category:1966 films Category:American science fiction films Category:1966 English-language films Category:Films about cyborgs Category:Films set in 1966 Category:Films set in 2087 Category:Films about telepathy Category:United Pictures Corporation Category:Films scored by Paul Dunlap Category:Films directed by Franklin Adreon Category:1966 American films Category:English-language science fiction films Category:1966 science fiction films Category:1960s films about time travel Category:American films about time travel