Laserhawk (1997)

Teenagers in a mid-west town discover that they are destined to fight off an alien invasion as the crew of a spacecraft of unknown origin. They are aided by a mysterious patient in a ... See full summary »

Director:

Jean Pellerin

Writer:

John A. Curtis

Stars:

Jason James Richter, Melissa Galianos, Gordon Currie

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jason James Richter	...	Zach Raymond
Melissa Galianos	...	Cara
Gordon Currie	...	M.K. Ultra aka Rodney Terence Stanko
Mark Hamill	...	Bob Sheridan
Ivan Rogers	...	Col. Lewis Teagarden USAF
Joseph Wynne	...	Roach
Richard Zeman	...	Frank Raymond - Zach's Father
Susie Algrem	...	Mrs. Raymond - Zach's Mother
Lila Feng	...	Anchorwoman
Chris Sedens	...	WBTI Ch. 2 Anchorman
Jill Deacon	...	Field Reporter
Marc Poulin	...	Dr. Duvalle
A.J. Cook	...	Pretty Girl #1
Jessica Welch	...	Pretty Girl #2
Kelly Patterson	...	Pretty Girl #3

Storyline

Teenagers in a mid-west town discover that they are destined to fight off an alien invasion as the crew of a spacecraft of unknown origin. They are aided by a mysterious patient in a psychiatric hospital and a frenetic comic book artist.

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Plot Keywords:

invasion | comic book | alien | spacecraft | teenager | 

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Taglines:

The war began 250 million years ago...

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Genres:

Adventure | Sci-Fi | Action

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some language

Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 October 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ameaça Alienígena

Filming Locations:

France

Box Office

Budget:

$7,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alliance Atlantis Communications, Everest Pictures Inc., Kingsborough Greenlight Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The character M.K. Ultra, comic book writer Rodney Terence Stanko's (Gordon Currie) pen-name, is taken from the code name for the famous 1950s CIA experiment MK-ULTRA where the CIA gave LSD to unsuspecting soldiers and civilians.

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Goofs

The film is supposed to be in the United States, with the US Air Force, and kids in a small town in Wisconsin. But, in the hamburger restaurant scene, there is a sign advertising "poutine". Poutine is a favorite in Quebec, it is the Canadian equivalent of French fries, but with brown gravy and cheese curds. A hamburger joint in the U.S. would offer French fries, not poutine.

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Connections

References Cyberjack (1995)

User Reviews

A Lame movie

Teens battle Aliens for the sake of the earth. Enough said.

I found no redeeming qualities in this movie, except for Mark Hamill. I was surprised he was part of a less than mediocre film like this one. But I guess it pays the bills.

The plot is along the lines of Teen-X-Files meets The Last Star fighter.

Too many terrible moments to list them all. And as for good parts ....I don't remember any.