Dark Breed (1996)Six astronauts are infected by an alien organism. Director:Richard PepinWriter:Richard Preston Jr. |
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Dark Breed (1996)Six astronauts are infected by an alien organism. Director:Richard PepinWriter:Richard Preston Jr. |
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Nicholas 'Nick' Saxon
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Burgess
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| Jonathan Banks | ... |
Joseph Shay
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| Gregg Brazzel | ... |
Lasker
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| Carlos Carrasco | ... |
Fox
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| Josh Clark | ... |
Rice
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Kerrie Clark | ... |
Waitress
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| Robin Curtis | ... |
Marian
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Angelo Di Mascio Jr. | ... |
Reubens
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| Chris Finch | ... |
Teenage Boy
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Larry Finch | ... |
Sergeant Quist
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| George 'Buck' Flower | ... |
Homeless Man
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Leon W. Grant | ... |
Jackson
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Shellie Haas | ... |
Teenage Girl
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| Sal Landi | ... |
Zimmerman
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Captain Saxon, and agent for the top secret Omega agency, has been given the assignment of tracking down and either capturing or killing the crew members of a secret space mission who returned to Earth against orders. It seems that they were all infected with an alien parasite, and they were trying to bring its eggs back to Earth. The eggs were lost in an accident, and both Saxon and the astronauts are trying to locate them. What could the government want them for? Written by Jean-Marc Rocher <rocher@fiberbit.net>
Actually, things explode a lot! Much of the film's budget must have gone on explosives, cars explode, buildings explode, everything explodes at some point....
The special effects are pretty well staged for a low-budget,straight to DVD/video but the plot gets a bit lost in all the smoke. And I couldn't help feeling there was a really good story trying hard to get out along the way. I would have preferred the film to concentrate on the characters a bit more rather than just sketching them as one dimensional stereotypes. The film was at it's most interesting when it went into 'conspiracy theory' territory.
Sadly, most action films are judged on their special effects these days and if you want a film with lots of action, albeit it all a bit pointless at times, this will suit you fine.
If there is ever Dark Breed 2, be nice to have more story and less explosions.