Directed by Paul W.S. Anderson   Written by Ed Boon   John Tobias   Kevin Droney   Cast Christopher Lambert ... Lord Raiden Robin Shou ... Liu Kang Linden Ashby ... Johnny Cage Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa ... Shang Tsung Bridgette Wilson-Sampras ... Sonya Blade (as Bridgette Wilson) Talisa Soto ... Kitana Trevor Goddard ... Kano Chris Casamassa ... Scorpion François Petit ... Sub-Zero Keith Cooke ... Reptile (as Keith H. Cooke) Hakim Alston ... Fighting Monk Kenneth Edwards ... Art Lean John Fujioka ... Chief Priest Daniel Haggard ... Assistant Director Sandy Helberg ... Director Steven Ho ... Chan Peter Jason ... Master Boyd Lloyd Kino ... Grandfather Gregory McKinney ... Jaxx Mikal Moore ... Singer at Techno Club Brice Stephens ... Singer at Techno Club Frank Welker ... Shao Kahn / Reptile (voice) Ed Boon ... Scorpion (voice) Kevin Michael Richardson ... Goro (voice) (as Kevin Richardson) Uncredited Cast Leo Anastasio   Richard Branden ... Outworld Warrior Jaime H. Campos ... Temple Monk Deanna Hodges ... Street Walker Leo Lee ... Kano Gunman Alex Morissen ... Techno Club Teenage Rebel Gerald Okamura ... Outworld Warrior T.J. Storm ... Guest Fighter Jeff Wolfe ... Guest Fighter Tom Woodruff Jr. ... Goro Produced by Lauri Apelian   Robert Engelman   Lawrence Kasanoff   Alison Savitch   Danny Simon   Original Music by George S. Clinton

Additional Info Premiere: July 13, 1995 Theatrical Release: August 18, 1995 DVD Release: March 26, 1997 Blu-ray Release: April 19, 2011 Country: Distributor: Warner Brother Studios Websites: Production Companies New Line Cinema Threshold Entertainment Distributors New Line Cinema   (1995) (USA) (theatrical) Fox Network   (2001) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere) MGM Worldwide Television   (2006) (USA) (TV) (syndication) (for New Line Television) New Line Home Video   (USA) (DVD) New Line Home Video   (USA) (VHS) New Line Home Video   (USA) (all media) (laserdisc) Sirius Publishing   (USA) (video) (CD-ROM) Turner Home Entertainment   (1995) (USA) (VHS) Rating Stats Overall Rating 6.4 / 10 Our Rating 6.9 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 6.6 / 10 Female Users 6.1 / 10 Site Ranking #1,427 / 21,049 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 5 total ratings Almost Perfect 12 total ratings Average 3 total ratings Mediocre 2 total ratings Site Ranking #1,423 Freddy vs. Jason (2003) #1,424 Bombshell (2019) #1,425 Judge Dredd (1995) #1,426 Saw VI (2009) #1,427 Mortal Kombat (1995) #1,428 Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason (2004) #1,429 Den Of Thieves (2018) #1,430 The Nutty Professor (1996) #1,431 The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell Of Fear (1991)