Future Wars (2004)

User Rating:

4.2/10   

Director:

Fredrik Myklebust

Writers:

Fredrik Myklebust (story) and
Espen Aukan (screenplay)

Genre:

Short | Action | Adventure | Comedy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

In the future... one man WILL make a difference

Plot:

Professor Kirk Williams is sent through the Timeportal and into the future.. Now he must battle the most ferocious creatures in the universe with his pipe, coat and a Walther PPK

Plot Keywords:

Mothership | Alien Invasion | Futuristic | Ray Gun | Cape

Cast

Sven Veine	...	Kirk Williams
Trond-Ove Skrødal	...	Henry Kain aka James Timberman
Gudmund Saksvik	...	Priv. Mac "Rawhead" Rawtansky / Priv. Matt "Masterblaster" Marshall / Zzaxx aka Great Martian God #6
Trond Bjørnstad	...	Corp. Samuel "Snake" Samson / Sgt. Jim "Duke" Hampton / Taboo aka Great Martian God #4
Roger Nybroen	...	Commando "Hitman" Poe / Sgt. Sam "Slaughter" Hanson / Priv. Bob "Wrangler" Roberts / Priv. Ken "Jammer" Ross / Priv. Dick "Chopper" Richards / Goom aka Great Martian God #7
Frode Eggen	...	'Wild Bill' Raddison
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Thomas Bull	...	Alien Hit By Plane aka Great Martian God #1
Martin Gaustad	...	Corp. Lee "Leech" Stryker / Priv. Adolph "Chef" Oetker
Per Hansen	...	Major William "Wild Bill" Radisson / Masked Man on Mothership (voice)
Einar Næss Jensen	...	Corp. Harry "Hawkeye" Hamill / Corp. Josh "Hot Dog" Sinclair
Ole Marius Meland	...	Priv. Ben "Two-Gun" Richards / Priv Ted "Trash" Tailor
Kristian Moe	...	Priv. Chuck "Slipman" Rogers / Priv. Fred "Headbutt" Freeman
Fredrik Myklebust	...	Groot aka Great Martian God #3 / Priv. Jack "Jarhead" Rawtansky" / Priv. Logan "Hammer" Heffron
Jon Nordvik	...	Priv. Paul "Crazywalk" Peters / Corp Duane "Blade" Davis / Titan aka Great Martian God#2 aka Alien Commander
Jim Olsen	...	Blip aka Great Martian God #5 aka Alien Flight Leader
Thomas Ryghaug	...	Corp. Joe 'One Arm' Johnstone / Priv. Tony "Killer-Fangs" Turner / Maj. Mike "Ironman" Morris

Runtime:

Norway:33 min

Country:

Norway

Language:

Norwegian

Color:

Color | Black and White (flashback scenes)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo (hi-fi)

Filming Locations:

Alvdal, Hedmark, Norway

Trivia:

The lasers are fired at a very rapid rate. Digital artist Roger Nybroen animated the lasers this way inspired by Italian sci-fi movies such as Luigi Cozzis "Star Crash" (1979) and Aldo Lados "the Humanoid" (1979). The rapid laser fire is a homage to these Italian cult movies.

Quotes:

Kirk Williams: Damn him! He can't mess around with me like that! Who the *hell* does he think *he* is? I demand some *respect*.
[after getting zapped and humiliated by Timberman]

Trondheim in Flames !!

O.K it has some bad moments, some plot holes, but even Star Wars had a plot hole, basically the whole trilogy was a swiss cheese! Who cares, i love the Star Wars trilogy, of course Star Wars had the Death Star, mmm..., FUTURE WARS works so well because it is well made and written, and because it has an army of stuntmen & FX wizards. This seems to have infused itself within the confines of the producers mindset. Here we are treated to machines being blown up, explosions, concussion shocks, FX , cars exploding, helicopter crashes, more explosions and a nuclear war featuring - you've guessed it - FX and fantastic explosions. The explosion FX might are groundbreaking even in 2006 and makes even T3: Rise of the Machinas look extremely dated. You'd think lots of more famous movies of today might of copied off it hoping that no one saw it such as Jumanji, The Never-Ending Story, Space nuts, and the Nerd Patrol, etc.! And, furthermore, I was most impressed at the dead silence which befell the audience at the Norsk premier, at the almost Biblical vision of the city of Trondhiem being vaporized amid a barrage of alien laser fire!