Crimson Force (2005)

The first space crew to land on Mars find themselves in the middle of a Martian civil war.

Director:

David Flores

Writers:

Thomas P. Vitale, Rob Mecarini

Stars:

Tony Amendola, Taylor Mac Bowyer, Nina Salza Burns

Cast

Credited cast:
Tony Amendola	...	Marduk
Taylor Mac Bowyer	...	Zu
Nina Salza Burns	...	Mara
David Chokachi	...	Ambrose
Jeff Fahey	...	Older Man
Jeff Gimble	...	Boudin
Richard Gnolfo	...	Sean Kane
C. Thomas Howell	...	Captain Baskin
Terasa Livingstone	...	Shara
Jeff Rank	...	Nerdy Accountant
Julia Rose	...	Enya
Kitodar Todorov	...	Igor
Steven Williams	...	Williams

Storyline

The crew of the first manned mission to Mars crash land on the surface in search of a clean everlasting power source they believe to be hidden somewhere beneath the ground. However, the crew find themselves in the middle of a civil war between the High Priest of Mars' royal guards and the High Priestess' warriors. The crew is divided with one half deciding to help the High Priest make peace with Earth and the other side with the High Priestess who is secretly plotting to kill her husband and invade Earth.

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Plot Keywords:

mars | mars architecture | mars civilization | alien weapons | death on mars | 

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Genres:

Sci-Fi

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Details

Official Sites:

Sci-Fi.com

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 June 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Csillagközi háború

Filming Locations:

Sofia, Bulgaria

Company Credits

Production Co:

Brainstorm Media, Unified Film Organization (UFO)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When the ship is crashing the computer screen reads Manual Overide Engaged. The word override is misspelled "overide".

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Quotes

Shara: [knees Martian soldier in groin] Thank God for genetic similarities!

User Reviews

One of The Worst TV Movies Ever

Well, really what else is there to say? It was bad...REAL bad. During the exceptionally overacted dialog, I kept waiting for a punchline. Surely this had to be a comedy. But no, every line was delivered with such melodramatic sincerity, that I realized that it was just bad. C. Thomas Howell, in the years since we have seen him, has apparently attended the George Takei School of Acting, or non-acting, as the case may be. He was horrible. I have to ask myself and fellow viewers, when they make a movie like this, do the actors know it's that bad as they say each line that's horrifically worse than the last one? Is it that hard to find quality work in Hollywood? Yikes! I'll keep my day job, which by the way, is not as a professional movie critic.