Alien Raiders (2008)

It's the end of yet another night at Hastings Supermarket, an idyllic family grocery store in Buck Lake, Arizona. But the normal monotony of rounding up shopping carts and settling out the ... See full summary »

Director:

Ben Rock

Writers:

Julia Fair (screenplay), David Simkins

Stars:

Carlos Bernard, Mathew St. Patrick, Rockmond Dunbar

3 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Carlos Bernard	...	Aaron Ritter
Mathew St. Patrick	...	Seth Steadman
Rockmond Dunbar	...	Kane
Courtney Ford	...	Sterling
Jeffrey Licon	...	Benny (as Jeff Licon)
Samantha Streets	...	Whitney
Derek Basco	...	Manny
Bonita Friedericy	...	Charlotte
Bryan Krasner	...	Moody
Keith Hudson	...	Chambers
Joel McCrary	...	Tarkey
Joseph Steven Yang	...	Ulrich
Philip Newby	...	Spooky
Tom Kiesche	...	Logan (as Tom Kietsche)
Laura Cordova	...	Hispanic Nanny

Storyline

It's the end of yet another night at Hastings Supermarket, an idyllic family grocery store in Buck Lake, Arizona. But the normal monotony of rounding up shopping carts and settling out the cash drawers is broken at 11:07pm, just before closing when a group of masked and armed-to-the-teeth militants invades the store, immediately killing several of the employees and shoppers and holding the rest hostage. Though the hostage-takers at first appear to be robbers or terrorists, they reveal themselves to be a cadre of rogue scientists that has discovered and tracked an alien infestation to THIS STORE on THIS NIGHT, and they are determined to find out which of the survivors are extraterrestrials and end the invasion at any cost.

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Plot Keywords:

grocery store | alien | gore | death | incubation | 

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Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for bloody violence, disturbing images and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 September 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Inhuman

Filming Locations:

Inglewood, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Home Video, Raw Feed, Flame Ventures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

During the scene in which Seth Steadman is buying groceries from the "Hastings Supermarket", the total comes to $10.66. The battle of Hastings happened in the year 1066

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Connections

Referenced in Terror Film Festival Promotional Video 2012 (2012)

User Reviews

Silly name but I loved it. For once a good independent horror flick.

I really love it when an independent film is made well. I'm all for the underdog rising above the corporate giants with their millions and billions. A film doesn't always need expensive special effects (yes sometimes they do blow u away, but the use of CGI is getting ridiculous now), and a worthy script with good actors and some creative low budget FX can be enough to keep you entertained....if you haven't been brainwashed yet that is. Getting to my point, Alien Raiders delivers because you don't expect it too (I think they chose the name because of that reason). The name sucks, the beginning with the dodgy camcording makes you think 'is this what it's gonna be like', and then wallop you become absorbed in this little gem. It may be because I love alien movies, and people's interpretations on the whole alien invasion, including what they look like and what power they possess. Yes the film is pretty much all in a supermarket and yes the protectors of the universe do some really stupid things, but we're all human. You have to look at Alien Raiders for what it is and appreciate how well it was delivered for it's small budget. The actors did a great job, they we're very convincing, and the raiders we're relentless throughout which was great. If they think you're an alien well you're in big trouble, coz they don't like aliens not one bit. The twist was mildly obvious but still it could only be one of the 5 or 6 hostages so what do you expect. Those that have been hating on this are not fans of indie flicks obviously, and probably watch Die Hard 4.0 (which I loved by the way) and think that if a car doesn't take out a helicopter then it ain't worth watching. I've seen many bad indie horror flicks and thats why this gets positive comments from me. It stands out from the crowd and except for the supermarket setting has no similarities, and is not a copy of 'The Mist' (which again I loved). Give it a go...if you don't like it....well tough I did.