of the production and interviews with some members of the cast and crew, the original version of the movie had a disastrous test screening, so producer Ronald Shusett was brought in to re-shoot around 40% of the movie and add more character scenes and humor. Emilio Estevez also mentioned how director Geoff Murphy let them down by focusing too much on action in his original cut of the film. Geoff Murphy claims that there was interference from production company Morgan Creek and that he asked for his possessory credit to be removed. Reception Critical reception The film received negative reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has an approval rating of 26% based on reviews from 19 critics, with an average rating of 4.2/10. Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade B−. Owen Gleiberman at Entertainment Weekly described it routine urban chase thriller with sci-fi gimmicks, and a "cheap mishmash of Blade Runner, RoboCop, and Total Recall." On the Late Show with David Letterman, Anthony Hopkins called the film "terrible". Box office The film was a box office bomb as it grossed only $17 million in the United States and Canada and $20 million internationally for a worldwide total of $37 million, based on a $30 million budget. Home video releases Freejack was released on VHS and Laserdisc in 1992, a DVD release following in 2002, and a Blu-ray release in November 2018 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Other media In 1992, NOW Comics published a three-part miniseries based on the movie. The adaptation was ghostwritten by Clint McElroy. References External links 1992 films 1990s chase films 1990s science fiction action films 1990s dystopian films American chase films American science fiction action films American post-apocalyptic films Adaptations of works by Robert Sheckley American auto racing films Cyberpunk films American dystopian films Films about consciousness transfer Films about time travel Films based on American novels Films based on science fiction novels Films set in 1991 Films set in 2009 Films set in New York City Films set in the future Films shot in Atlanta Morgan Creek Productions films Warner Bros. films Films directed by Geoff Murphy Films with screenplays by Steven Pressfield Films with screenplays by Dan Gilroy Films scored by Trevor Jones Films produced by Ronald Shusett Films with screenplays by Ronald Shusett 1990s English-language films 1990s American films