Eliminators (1986) Trailer
Why Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack Exchange recommends it
Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack Exchange answerers link it as a quick way to check whether Eliminators is the half-remembered 1980s cyborg movie an asker is trying to identify.
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What it is
The original theatrical trailer for Eliminators, a 1986 low-budget sci-fi film from Empire Pictures about a half-machine cyborg with tank treads and a glowing red eye. It is a short trailer clip uploaded by the channel SicCoyote.
What people said
Cites E.Z. Hart · 2014-12 · Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack Exchange · on “Early 80s sci-fi movie, cyborg(?), shooting .. had this stuck in my mind for about 30 years”
You might be thinking of The Eliminators [LINK] . The timing fits, and the trailer has most everything you're describing: a guy with a shield, a cyborg on a one-person vehicle (though it's tank treads, not a hovercraft), and shooting.
Cites FuzzyBoots · 2015-02 · Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack Exchange · on “Part-machine scavenger with a red eye trying to save a girl from a tank with spikes and saws”
Possibly a bit of a long shot, but Eliminators [LINK] features a cyborg with tank legs, tubular arms, and a red eye. However, the movie is set in a jungle and the details of being a scavenger, and even of finding and saving a girl don't match. Trailer :
Cites Valorum · 2017-05 · Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack Exchange · on “Cyborg Movie from 1980s or 1990s”
Could this be the big-budget blockbuster " Eliminators [LINK] " from 1986? The titular hero is a half-faced android with a red glowing eye. The film opens in a large laboratory where we see his creation. On the downside, there's no scene set in a car. He's too large to fit, but later in the movie he does disconnect from the tank and walk around on his own.