Dark Breed (1996)

Six astronauts are infected by an alien organism.

Director:

Richard Pepin

Writer:

Richard Preston Jr.

Stars:

Jack Scalia, Cindy Ambuehl, Jonathan Banks

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Jack Scalia	...	Nicholas 'Nick' Saxon
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Cindy Ambuehl	...	Burgess
Jonathan Banks	...	Joseph Shay
Gregg Brazzel	...	Lasker
Carlos Carrasco	...	Fox
Josh Clark	...	Rice
Kerrie Clark	...	Waitress
Robin Curtis	...	Marian
Angelo Di Mascio Jr.	...	Reubens
Chris Finch	...	Teenage Boy
Larry Finch	...	Sergeant Quist
George 'Buck' Flower	...	Homeless Man
Leon W. Grant	...	Jackson
Shellie Haas	...	Teenage Girl
Sal Landi	...	Zimmerman

Storyline

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?

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Plot Keywords:

alien | astronaut | hand to hand combat | pistol | blood | 

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Taglines:

The Unknown Has Revealed Itself

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Genres:

Action | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sci-fi violence and gore

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 December 2003 (Finland)

Also Known As:

Domínio Alien

Filming Locations:

555 W Shoreline Dr, Long Beach, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

PM Entertainment Group

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

Matrix Surround

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

Fox, Burgess and others are US Air Force members. The correct uniform of officers and enlisted members are different, but in this film the caps, insignia, and other details are mixed haphazardly.

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Connections

References Lifeforce (1985)

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Soundtracks

"Youre The One"
Written by Stephen R. Boyd & Charles A. Hoover
Windgate One Publishing (BMI)

User Reviews

Things Explode!

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.