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Aliens created one of their own on earth...now they want him back. See more »
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After his grandmother's death, 24-year-old Mike Hillary sets off in search of who he thinks is his real father...
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Mark-Paul might be saved by the bell, but he needed to be saved by his agent
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(in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification) | Mark-Paul Gosselaar | ... | Mike Hillary (as Mark Paul Gosselaar) |
 | Douglas O'Keeffe | ... | Eleven (as Doug O'Keefe) |
 | Ingrid Kavelaars | ... | Jessica Randall |
 | Andrew Jackson | ... | Sixty-Six |
 | David Nerman | ... | Sheriff Jimmy Masterson |
 | Michelle Johnson | ... | Sarah |
 | Marc Donato | ... | Mike Hillary - Age 8 |
 | Carmelina Lamanna | ... | Carol Hillary |
 | Mark Lutz | ... | Blaine Masterson |
 | Grant Nickalls | ... | Scott |
 | Bryan Thomas | ... | Manny (as Bryan J. Thomas) |
| Jared Durand | ... | James |
 | Robert Weiss | ... | Deputy Larson |
 | Dennis O'Connor | ... | Grandpa Vern |
 | Jennifer Higgin | ... | Grandma June |
 | Kevin Zegers | ... | Bart |
| Peter Graham | ... | Desk Clerk |
| Tim MacMenamin | ... | Firefighter #1 |
 | Branko Racki | ... | Firefighter #2 (as Bronco Racki) |
 | John Stoneham Jr. | ... | Guy in Truck |
| L.J. Maxwell | ... | Wristband Voice (voice) |
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| John Bradshaw | |||
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| John Bradshaw | ||
| Sheldon Inkol | ||
| Damian Lee | ||
| Lauren McLaughlin | ||
Produced by | |||
| Richard Babcock | .... | associate producer | |
| Paul G. Day | .... | associate producer | |
| Helder Goncalves | .... | co-producer | |
| Damian Lee | .... | producer | |
| Jeff Sackman | .... | executive producer | |
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| Gowan | (as Lawrence Gowan) | ||
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| Russ Goozee | (as Gerald R. Goozee) | ||
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| Paul G. Day | |||
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| Marjorie Lecker | |||
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| Tim Boyd | |||
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| Jim Lambie | |||
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| Glen Atkinson | |||
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| Judith England | |||
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| Traci Loader | .... | makeup artist | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Derby Crewe | .... | second assistant director | |
| Robin Sen | .... | first assistant director | |
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| Mary Arthurs | .... | property master | |
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| Jack Buchanan | .... | sound | |
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| Brock Jolliffe | .... | special effects | |
Stunts | |||
| Eric Bryson | .... | utility stunts | |
| Branko Racki | .... | stunts | |
| John Stoneham Jr. | .... | stunts | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Mitch Lackie | .... | first assistant editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Gowan | .... | composer: songs "Love Makes You Believe" and "Holding This Rage" | |
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| Patricia Joyes | .... | script supervisor | |
| Hanna Tower | .... | office production assistant | |
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Rated R for violence and some nudity
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85 min | UK:92 min (DVD)
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A child of extraterrestrial origins is found walking through the fires of a burning building. He's promptly adopted, but still has questions about where he came from. Years later, the boy, now a young man (played by Mark-Paul Gosselaar of Saved by the Bell fame) can start fires with his mind and frequently dreams of his forgotten earlier life while he submerges himself in bathtub water. Another alien (Douglas O'Keeffe) wants to get the young man back.
With shades of much better films (such as Firestarter, the Terminator, and even Starman), this movie can't help but epicly fail in comparison. It doesn't help that the film spots horrendous acting (especially by Gosselaar and O'Keeffe extremely sub-par special effects, and a plot that is a clichéd muddled mess. This is one movie that makes those that are made for the Sci-fi channel (I refuse to call it by the insanely stupid SyFy moniker, but that's another rant) look of Oscar-caliber. That's no hyperbole, this movie is just that bad.
Eye Candy: Carmelina Lamanna gets fully nude
My Grade:D-