Android Apocalypse (TV 2006)

Director:

Paul Ziller

Writer:

Karl Schiffman

Stars:

Wendy Anderson, Scott Bairstow, Ian Black

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Wendy Anderson	...	Mrs. Carlson
Scott Bairstow	...	Jute
Ian Black	...	Prisoner #2
Brian Dueck	...	Bartender
Mike Fleischhaker	...	Batter (as Mike 'Fly' Fleishakker)
Brian Hlushko	...	Eric Carlson (as Brian Hlusko)
Shannon Jardine	...	Joy
Chris Jericho	...	TeeDee
Neil Krause	...	Prisoner #1
Joseph Lawrence	...	DeeCee
Terrance Leigh	...	Trooper #1 / Transport Driver (as Terrance Leight)
Corey Livingstone	...	Borka
Amy Matysio	...	Rachael
Darla Middlebrook	...	Boss Lady
Anne Bedian	...	Tranc (as Anne Nahabedian)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

falling from height | apocalypse | explosion | android | severed hand | 

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Taglines:

Yesterday, they wanted each other dead. Today, they need each other to survive.

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Genres:

Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Official Sites:

Sci Fi

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 June 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

A gépek háborúja

Filming Locations:

Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$1,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Independent Moving Productions Inc. (IMPinc.)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

References The Defiant Ones (1958)

User Reviews

Not great, but much less painful than I was expecting

I was expecting little, seeing as how awful a lot of SyFy original movies are. Actually while not great, Android Apocalypse is not that bad. It does have a lot of flaws, which I sensed were going to be there. The CGI has been worse before and since but definitely could've done with more clarity and believability, they did look flat and fake-looking. I do agree also about the set design, they don't look bad and are decently lit but they are never authentic, when you should see a prison, then one you should see, not what looks like a factory. The writing is rather shallow and cheesy, and again never feels natural in how it flows, while the story is structurally thin with a lot of the action unexciting and the final twenty minutes were far too overly-silly for my tastes. However, the editing is less haphazard than it often is with SyFy, and the music less generic, actually having a haunting tone. But the real improvements were with the characters and the acting. Instead of the underdeveloped, stereotypical characters we usually see, there is a noble and mostly successful attempt to give the characters some humanity and depth. The acting is often bland, overdone or non-existent, I also didn't find that to be the case here, the leads are especially likable. So all in all, definitely one of Syfy's more tolerable movies though it was still lacking. 5/10 Bethany Cox