From the movie's memorable theme to some killer fight choreography, "Mortal Kombat" was a force to be reckoned with when it opened on this day 20 years ago.
Sure, the performances were stiff and the fatalities didn't match the bloody extremes of the games, but the film adaptation was still a major hit for New Line Cinema, raking in over $120 million off of an $18 million budget.
Fans of the brutal games finally got to see favorites like Liu Kang, Sonya Blade, Johnny Cage, Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Raiden and Goro brought to life, the women sporting slightly less revealing outfits than their arcade counterparts.
Fun Fact: Did you know Cameron Diaz was originally supposed to play Sonya? According to the game's co-creator, Ed Boon, she broke her hand during karate lessons and was replaced by Bridgette Wilson-Sampras shortly before filming.
With a rumored reboot in development with "The Conjuring" director James Wan producing, we decided to take a look back at the first two films of the franchise -- and check in with its stars.
While some, like Wilson-Sampras, have completely vanished from the public eye, others have continued to act, fight and, in Talisa Soto's case, marry Benjamin Bratt.
Click through the gallery above to see what they look like now and find out who's sadly no longer with us.
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