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Top of the Food Chain (1999)
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10 March 2000 (Canada) moreAwards:
6 nominations moreUser Comments:
If the gang from "Airplane" tackled a sci-fi alien invasion movie.... more (35 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Robert Bockstael | ... | Jan Bathgate | |
| Lorry Ayers | ... | Pat aka Saris | |
| Ron Gabriel | ... | Leslie Binkley, General Store | |
| Bernard Behrens | ... | Mayor Claire, Exceptional Vista | |
| James Allodi | ... | Deputy Dana | |
| Peter Donaldson | ... | Kim Hickey | |
| Fiona Loewi | ... | Sandy Fawkes, Motel Owner | |
| Campbell Scott | ... | Dr. Karel Lamonte, Atomic Scientist | |
| Maggie Butterfield | ... | Mrs. Shelley Bathgate | |
| Hardee T. Lineham | ... | Officer Gayle | |
| Tom Everett Scott | ... | Guy Fawkes, Sandy's Bro | |
| Nigel Bennett | ... | Michel O'Shea | |
| Elisa Moolecherry | ... | Chris Marlowe | |
| Kathryn Kirkpatrick | ... | Abby the Witch | |
| Steve Lucescu | ... | Creature #1 |
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Invasion (USA) (DVD title)Invasion! (USA) (DVD box title)
Welcome to Exceptional Vista (Europe)
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Rated PG-13 for gore and sex-related material.Parents Guide:
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99 min | Germany:86 min (TV version)Country:
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DolbyFilming Locations:
Caledon, Ontario, CanadaFun Stuff
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The trophy fish Sandy takes off the wall to defend herself is a coelocanth. Coelocanths were thought to be extinct until one was caught in the 1930s. moreQuotes:
Dr. Karel Lamonte, Atomic Scientist: Officer Gayle, how soon can you get that autopsy report?Officer Gayle: Depends.
Dr. Karel Lamonte, Atomic Scientist: Good!
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This movie (AKA, "Invasion!") is to me, what a sci-fi alien invasion movie would be like if it were handled by the folks that did "Airplane". The small town of Exceptional Vista, virtually a ghost town since the Nut Factory closed down, is target for an invasion of some kind of slimy aliens that want to farm earthlings for food. Along comes atomic scientist Campbell Scott, about the same time that the town is beset by traveling sales persons (one of whom sells banjos) and the fun begins. Some of the humor in this travels pretty fast so you have to be paying attention, and some of the humor is derived from Scott intentionally mangling his lines and using words that are merely close to what they should be. Most hilarious is the identification by the mayor of one citizen who is unrecognizable except for his boxer shorts with the "easy open" trap door....of course the mayor elaborates on how he knew and leaves the others gaping at him. Overall this is silly and stupid but it's good fun silly and stupid, and probably too clever in some spots to catch....for instance the brother of the woman that runs the Fawkes Den is named Guy....har de har. But you don't really pick up on that till the end credits, or at least I didn't. A good stupid comedy, and the best part is that it's played straight. 8 out of 10, a much overlooked film.