Invasion of the Pod People (Video 2007)

After a meteor shower in California, Melissa feels that her co-workers and her boss Samantha that work in the agency owned by Vickland are acting differently after receiving a weird plant. ... See full summary »

Director:

Justin Jones

Writers:

Ron Magid (story), Jay Marks (story),

Stars:

Erica Roby, Jessica Bork, Sarah Lieving

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Erica Roby	...	Melissa
Jessica Bork	...	Samantha
Sarah Lieving	...	Louise
Danae Nason	...	Billie
Shaley Scott	...	Taylor
Michael Tower	...	Vickland
David Shick	...	Andrew
Amanda Ward	...	Casey
Marat Glazer	...	Det. Alexander
Lorraine Smith	...	Bailey
Teri Thompson	...	Gianna (scenes deleted) (as Teri Hunter Fruichantie)
Leigh Scott	...	Zach
Elliot Salter	...	Pawn Broker
Justin Jones	...	James
Michael Pillon	...	Extra

Storyline

After a meteor shower in California, Melissa feels that her co-workers and her boss Samantha that work in the agency owned by Vickland are acting differently after receiving a weird plant. She shares her fears with her colleague Billie and with Detective Alexander that are the only persons that she can trust.

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Plot Keywords:

detective | supermodel | alien invasion | cunnilingus | alien | 

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Genres:

Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 November 2007 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Eisvoli apo allo planiti

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$750,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Asylum, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

References The Legend of Bloody Jack (2007)

User Reviews

I'll give some credit, Invasion of the Pod People is not among The Asylum's worst

In all honesty though that is not saying all that much. It is better than the likes of 2012: Doomsday, Alien Origin, Titanic II, Transmorphers, AVH: Alien vs. Hunter, Death Racers, War of the Worlds 2 and Universal Soldiers, but it is nowhere near tolerable(of the Asylum's movies I've seen so far their best has been I Am Omega, which was only on the decently-average side). Eric Roby is decent, but his performance is the only asset that is that. The special effects are thankfully at least not overused but they are still very artificial looking, but the dark unfocused lighting and the hopelessly choppy editing were what cheapened the film visually. The music is forgettable and repetitive, while the sound effects were even worse, there is far too much muddied noise in the background in every scene that sometimes the dialogue is incoherent. And speaking of the dialogue, it's no great shakes either, very cheesy and lacking any kind of flow, while the story is thin and predictable with scenes that either drag on or abruptly end. The characters are ones you don't learn anything about and also get on your nerves, and the rest of the acting shows no charisma or inspired line delivery whatsoever. The ladies are hot but their talent ends there. So in conclusion, really bad but The Asylum have done much worse. 2/10 Bethany Cox