The Second Arrival (1998)

Director:

Kevin Tenney

Writer:

Mark David Perry (writer)

Release Date:

6 November 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Stop Watching The Skies... Start Watching Your Back. The Secret Is Out.

Plot:

A computer hacker (Patrick Muldoon) learns of the plot of the backwards-kneed aliens to take over the Earth using their shape-shifting talents.

Plot Keywords:

Alien | Alien Technology | Alien Invasion | Alien Contact | Conspiracy

Cast

Patrick Muldoon	...	Jack Addison
Jane Sibbett	...	Bridget Riordan
Michael Sarrazin	...	Prof. Nelson Zarcoff
Catherine Blythe	...	Sandra Wolf
Michael Scherer	...	Wolan
Larry Day	...	Burke
Steve Adams	...	Dave Cyrus
Emidio Michetti	...	Trevor Aguilar
Stéphane Blanchette	...	Tom Billings
David Nerman	...	Newspaper Editor
Noël Burton	...	Convention Speaker
Mark Trafford	...	Bank Manager
Lisa Kagan	...	Bank Teller
Karen Elkin	...	Electronics Store Clerk
Sophie Léger	...	Desk Clerk

Also Known As:

Arrival 2 (USA) (working title)
Arrival II (USA) (video title)

MPAA:

Rated R for a scene of sexuality and nudity.

Runtime:

101 min | Argentina:105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:M18 | Iceland:12 | Australia:M | Germany:12 | Portugal:M/12 (video premiere) | USA:R | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Company:

Rootbeer Films

Trivia:

This sequel to the box office hit The Arrival (1996) was reportedly produced on a budget that was only one-fourth of the cost of the original.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When a stool is thrown through a glass door, you can see the glass shatter before the stool gets anywhere near the door.

Movie Connections:

Follows The Arrival (1996)

Unwatchable

There is nothing redeeming about this film whatsoever. The Arrival was a unique, decently made film worth watching for anyone interested in sci-fi or aliens. This film is utterly horrible. It's so horrible that I don't want to waste time describing how bad it is. I have seen thousands of films and in my opinion this is one of the worst ever. Dismal acting, inexcusably horrendous cinematography, pathetic flaws. A spinning vortex ball has the ability to pull a building apart and suck everything and everyone into it, except for two people who manage to hang on to a bare concrete wall and eventually push them selves out a door in the opposite direction as the suction. Special effects? Home computer CGI. A person could spend as much time as the movie runs long describing everything that stinks about it.

Unwatchable.