Terminal Invasion (TV 2002)

Aliens in human disguise commandeer a rural airport during a snowstorm. To survive, the people trapped inside must determine which of their own is not of this Earth.

Director:

Sean S. Cunningham

Writers:

Lewis Abernathy (story), Lewis Abernathy (teleplay),

Stars:

Bruce Campbell, Chase Masterson, C. David Johnson

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Bruce Campbell	...	Jack
Chase Masterson	...	Cathy Garrett
C. David Johnson	...	David Higgins
Kedar Brown	...	Darian
Andrew Tarbet	...	Andrew Philips
Sarah Lafleur	...	Sarah Philips
Marcia Bennett	...	Gloria
Chuck Byrn	...	Del (as Chuck Bryn)
Jason Jones	...	Sgt. Griffin
Stephen Joffe	...	Stephen
Hannah Lochner	...	Hannah
Dylan Bierk	...	Angie
Ian Downie	...	Reverend Callaghan
Scott Wickware	...	Officer Red
Jake Simons	...	Officer Tommy (as Jake Simmons)

Storyline

In a stormy night, while transporting the criminal Jack to the death corridor, the officers have a car accident nearby a private airport. They bring the prisoner to the place where clients are arguing the owner of the charter services and pilot Cathy Garrett because she refuses to take off with the bad weather and the communications are down due to the snow storm. Jack asks to go to the toilet being escorted by the guards; however, in the bathroom, a preacher attacks and kills the guards and when Jack kills him, his body vanishes. Jack returns to the lobby and when the security guard holds him, he accidentally shots a passenger, but the woman does not die until Jack shots her head and her body also disappears. The survivors conclude that they are trapped in a place with aliens and nobody is trustful.

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Plot Keywords:

airport | preacher | prisoner | security guard | luggage | 

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Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some violence

Details

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 September 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Devil's Pass

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Amber Light Films Inc., S Pictures, Sci-Fi Channel, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min 81 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

Jack tells the remaining alien "The body count is five to five," when in reality the humans at that point have lost six.

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Quotes

Jack: You don't have to worry about who I've killed before. Just worry about who I'm going to kill next.

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Connections

Features The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)

User Reviews

cheesy fun sci-fi semi comedy

Terminal Invasion has the look of a home video movie, but it just goes to show that even with the most amateurish of film production values, one can still deliver an entertaining feature. It's always a pleasure to see Bruce Campbell, and though he's not all that funny here, I'd say he is one of Terminal Invasions saving graces.

I thing I have a pretty good idea what Sean Cunningham (Friday the 13th) and Lewis Abernathy had in mind when they constructed Terminal Invasion. It has a fairly strong does of The Thing to it. An alien life form has found its way into a small airport (In one of the north western States, it doesn't say). Bruce Campbell is a prisoner, who escapes the custody of his escort there, and holds everyone at gun point. Unfortunately until the storm outside clears, he ain't gonna be able to fly outta this one, and it's a seventeen mile walk to the nearest town. He finds himself stuck with a dozen angry/confused/nervous (but quirky) folk. and some of them as he is about to find out may not be human.

Sean Cunningham is certainly not a name that I'd expect to see in the director's chair of something like this. Perhaps he needed a break from Hollywood and investing is all the crappy sequels to his classic. To say the film is played for laughs may be a slight overstatement. It is not a comedy but it has it's funnier bits. In one sequence the gang, use the luggage x-ray to determine who is alien and who is not. If nothing else I'll probably remember Terminal invasion for two things Bruce Campbell, and that scene.

To tell you the truth, I got a small kick out of the whole thing. It's not much of a movie, but it's good amateurish fun. If you catch it on the sci-fi channel, you may as well watch for a bit.