Alien Apocalypse (2005) (TV)

User Rating:

4.3/10   

Director:

Josh Becker

Writer:

Josh Becker (written by)

Release Date:

26 March 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Yesterday, they were only astronauts. Today, they're humanity's only hope.

Plot:

An astronaut doctor Ivan Hood and his fellow astronaut Kelly return from their mission in space to find the world has been taken over by aliens...

Plot Keywords:

Astronaut | Alien | Doctor | Arrow | Fish

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Bruce Campbell	...	Ivan
Renée O'Connor	...	Kelly (as Renee O'Connor)
Remington Franklin	...	Alex
Michael Cory Davis	...	Chuck
Peter Jason	...	President Demsky
Neda Sokolovska	...	Aida
Vladimir Kolev	...	Fisherman Bob
Valentin Giasbeily	...	Tyler (as Valentine Giasbeily)
Velizar Binev	...	Manager
Dimiter Kuzov	...	Bounty Hunter 1 (as Dimitar Kuzev)
Krum Iapulov	...	Bounty Hunter 2
Jonas Talkington	...	Bounty Hunter 3
Zlatko Zlatkov	...	Bounty Hunter 4
Danail Obretenov	...	Foreman
Chavdar Simeonov	...	Alien Leader

Also Known As:

Humans in Chains (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:TV-14 | Australia:MA | USA:Not Rated (DVD rating) | USA:Unrated (DVD rating) | UK:15 | Argentina:16

Filming Locations:

Bulgaria

Company:

Sci Fi Pictures

Trivia:

One of two movies pitched to the Sci-Fi Channel by Josh Becker and Bruce Campbell. The other was Man with the Screaming Brain (2005).

Goofs:

Factual errors: With fires and torches burning in the underground holding cell all the time, the people being held there should have suffocated.

Quotes:

Fisherman Bob: What are you doing here?
Dr. Ivan Hood: We're looking for the president.
Fisherman Bob: The president huh? The president's dead.
Dr. Ivan Hood: Are you sure?
Fisherman Bob: No. Are you sure he's alive?
Dr. Ivan Hood: No, but we're gonna find out.
Alex, Bizzi & Tyler: [fists in air, chanting in unison] THE PRESIDENT LIVES!
Dr. Ivan Hood: Hey hey hey! Can we stop with that 'President Lives' crap, okay? You're not slogan repeating slaves anymore, you're free people! Start acting like it.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in My Name Is Bruce (2007)

Good? No. Fun? Yes.

I found this movie new for 3 bucks so I figured good or bad, that's a good price. I'll start out by pointing out the obvious: Alien Apocalypse is not a good movie, it's a very poorly done movie. However, I thought it was a lot of fun. It's good for a Sci-fi original, though I know that's not saying much.

We can never go wrong with a starring role by Bruce Campbell, especially in a B-movie. The story is ridiculous and plays out kind of like a bad video game, but some of the lines made me laugh out loud. So-bad-it's-good is definitely relevant here.

Overall, I think this movie is terrible as an actual movie, but great as something to throw in the DVD player and laugh at. You be the judge.