The Greatest Scenes of All Time on Instagram: "Demolition Man was released on this day in 1993 🔥 Demolition Man is this wild mix of action, satire, and sci-fi that feels like Robocop meets The Jetsons. Sylvester Stallone plays John Spartan, a cop frozen in cryo-prison and thawed out decades later to stop his old nemesis, Simon Phoenix (a gleefully unhinged Wesley Snipes), who’s running wild in this squeaky-clean, no-violence future. Sandra Bullock, in one of her breakout roles, is adorable and