Iron Sky (2012)

The Nazis set up a secret base on the dark side of the moon in 1945 where they hide out and plan to return to power in 2018.

Director:

Timo Vuorensola

Writers:

Jarmo Puskala (original concept), Johanna Sinisalo (based on a story by)

Stars:

Julia Dietze, Christopher Kirby, Götz Otto

4 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Julia Dietze	...	Renate Richter
Christopher Kirby	...	James Washington
Götz Otto	...	Klaus Adler
Udo Kier	...	Wolfgang Kortzfleisch
Peta Sergeant	...	Vivian Wagner
Stephanie Paul	...	President of the United States
Tilo Prückner	...	Doktor Richter
Michael Cullen	...	Secretary of Defence
Kym Jackson	...	Officer McLennan
Ben Siemer	...	Sanders
Tom Hoßbach	...	Dieter (as Tom Hossbach)
Milo Kaukomaa	...	Siegfried
Vivian Schneider	...	Brunhilde
Fang Yu	...	Chinese Representative (as Fang You)
Irshad Panjatan	...	Indian Representative

Storyline

In the last moments of World War II, a secret Nazi space program evaded destruction by fleeing to the Dark Side of the Moon. During 70 years of utter secrecy, the Nazis construct a gigantic space fortress with a massive armada of flying saucers.

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Plot Keywords:

nazi | outer space | stockings | black tights | black pantyhose | 

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Taglines:

The Reich Strikes Back.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and some violence

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Facebook [United Kingdom]

Country:

Finland Germany Australia

Language:

English German

Release Date:

4 April 2012 (Finland)

Also Known As:

Deu a Louca nos Nazis

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

€7,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Blind Spot Pictures Oy, 27 Films Production, New Holland Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min 110 min (director's cut)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Renate Richter takes off the helmet after leaving the escape pod, it can be seen to bear the number "SS-1138", a nod to George Lucas.

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Goofs

At the beginning of the movie, the far side of the moon is in daylight, and just before the Klaus and his entourage leave for Earth shortly thereafter, the sun is just setting. However, when the exploratory ship arrives on Earth, the moon is full - that is, the near side is fully lit. Since the length of a day on the moon is actually almost a month, it would take weeks for this change to occur, when the implied length of time in the film is at most a couple of days.

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Quotes

Doktor Richter: [referring to the Smartphone obtained from Washington] I invented this cable to connect this machine with our main computer. I call it Universal Systematic Binding - USB for short.

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Crazy Credits

There is a post-credits scene.

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Connections

References The West Wing (1999)

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Soundtracks

Take Me to Heaven
Written by I Dovzan and Laibach
Performed by Laibach with Miha Dovzan (zither), Severa Gjurin (vox), Niko Zlobko (guitar), Robi Pikl (slide guitar) and Iron Sky Choir

User Reviews

Funny and different

I saw the film yesterday in Oslo and I must say I thought it was exhilarating, fresh and different. It's also one of those films that you either love or hate, I do not think it is one that you can be indifferent to.

The German language adds a nice touch, and the way it is used helps a lot with creating a believable atmosphere to some scenes. The actors are doing a good job of portraying the stereotypes that they need in order for the humor to work. The humor is pleasantly free from political correctness. And there are many nice references throughout the film, so if you have been living in a cave (or on the moon) for the last seventy years, I doubt you will find it as funny as I personally did.

The CGI is stunning when at it's best. It is not perfect everywhere, but all in all it is quite convincing. The style can best be described as toned down and with natural colors that work very well for this film.

The story is funny if you let it stand on it's own and accept it for what it is. Let yourself be entertained. I am sure that if you have a very critical mindset when going to see this film you will probably find something to pick on. Things could probably be a bit better and more consistent in a + $100M film, but I do not think we would see this expressive freedom in a + $100M film...

The soundtrack was also well thought of and added the needed atmosphere trough the whole film. Not one tune seemed misplaced and I thought it was very impressive.

I liked Iron Sky a lot, and I would recommend it in a heartbeat. I believe this film has the potential to be the cult film of the year. And I think it will do well for itself on cinemas around the world.