The Fallen Ones (2005) (TV)

Director:

Kevin VanHook

Writer:

Kevin VanHook (writer)

Release Date:

10 November 2005 (Russia)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Horror

Plot:

An archaeologist finds the mummified remains of a giant--the offspring of a Fallen Angel and a human woman. Now he has to stop the terror he has unleashed.

Plot Keywords:

Shotgun | Excavation | Explosive | Giant | Mummy

Cast

Casper Van Dien	...	Matt Fletcher
Kristen Miller	...	Angela
Geoffrey Lewis	...	Gus Ferguson
Navid Negahban	...	Ammon / The Fallen One
Scott Whyte	...	Mickey
Tom Bosley	...	Rabbi Eli Schmidtt
Robert Wagner	...	Morton
Saginaw Grant	...	Joseph
Irwin Keyes	...	Pale-Eye Priest
Carel Struycken	...	High Priest #1
Miguel Marcott	...	High Priest #2 (as Braeden Marcott)
Robert Allen Mukes	...	Aramis (as Robert 'Bonecrusher' Mukes)
Cameron VanHook	...	Giant Mummy
Melissa Jones	...	Female Student
Merritt Bailey	...	Drill Worker

Also Known As:

Big Mummy's House (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

UK:12

Filming Locations:

Trona, California, USA

Company:

The Fallen Ones Inc.

Trivia:

Angela's cat Osiris actually belongs to Casper Van Dien, Catherine Oxenberg, and India Oxenberg.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: Scaffolding visible in background after he falls in the pit.

Quotes:

Aramis: I will fight! I will survive!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Giants in the Earth: The Making of 'The Fallen Ones' (2005) (V)

Disappointment

I saw not so fabulous rating on IMDb, but I went to see it anyway, because I am a big fan of Bible related material. First thing that bothered me was a little too much Indiana Jones wannabe movie, but it also looked like Casper Van Dien didn't see those Jones movies through (but he should). I believe he tried his best, but script just stunk. Music tried to be kinda Jones style too. Great work, but for such movie it seemed like too much work, like the video part did't deserve all that great music. Robert Wagner gave his best acting skills, he did a good job, but somehow the script was bringing everything down. "Jokes" are old school, somewhere 20 years old; they brought only cynic smile to my face. There are some really bad camera angels, SFX looks like homemade and unrealistic. Kevin VanHook had probably a good idea on the story (in my opinion, but I love such stories), but things just didn't work out in the end. Maybe he should put it on a paper when it was still fresh in his head. When I (in first minutes) saw that movie was going to be one of those 'low budget movies', I hoped that I will at least 'hear' a good story, but sometimes movies just disappoint.