Ben 10: Alien Swarm (2009) (TV)

Director:

Alex Winter

Writers:

James Krieg (written by)
Duncan Rouleau (co-creator)
(more)

Release Date:

25 November 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Family | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

When evil threatens, it's hero time.

Plot:

Our world is threatened with an imminent invasion from a swarming alien menace. And there is only one hero brave enough, smart enough and tough enough to fight back - Ben Tennyson! |

Plot Keywords:

Alien | Teenager | Nanotechnology | Flirtation | Kidnapping

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 2 nominations

Cast

Ryan Kelley	...	Ben Tennyson
Alyssa Diaz	...	Elena Validus
Nathan Keyes	...	Kevin E. Levin
Galadriel Stineman	...	Gwen Tennyson
Herbert Siguenza	...	Victor Validus
Barry Corbin	...	Grandpa Max Tennyson
Dee Bradley Baker	...	Big Chill / Humongousaur (voice) (as Dee Baker)
Alex Winter	...	Nanomech (voice)
Wendy Cutler	...	Alien Chip Queen (voice)
Joyce Kurtz	...	Computer (voice)
Patrick Cox	...	Big Ed
Jeremy DeCarlos	...	Helio
Eric Mendenhall	...	Fitz
Tony Larkin	...	Ship-It Clerk
Aaron Munoz	...	Psycho 1
Justin Welborn	...	Psycho 2
Michelle Wang	...	Molly
Wilbur Fitzgerald	...	Financial Guy in Suit
Deborah Duke	...	Nurse (as Deborah Calloway Duke)
Nicole Krausen	...	International Plumber 1 (as Nicole 'Park' Krausen)
Shankar N. Mahadevan	...	International Plumber 2
Brian Beegle	...	Genaro
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Cesar Aguirre	...	Mechanic Zombie (uncredited)
Grace Baine	...	Alien (uncredited)
Stephen Bise	...	Robe-Wearing Zombie / Factory Worker (uncredited)
Erin Leigh Bushko	...	Factory Worker Zombie (uncredited)
Jon Gould	...	Stand-In / Factory Worker / Mechanic (uncredited)
Travis Grant	...	Zombie College Student (uncredited)
Jevocas Green	...	Assembly Line Zombie (uncredited)
Ashley Harvin	...	Factory Worker Zombie (uncredited)
Roger Herrera	...	Forklift Driver (uncredited)
Barry Hopkins	...	Factory Worker Zombie (uncredited)
Shawn Knowles	...	Zombie Street Hoodlum (uncredited)
Micheal Leath	...	Zombie College Student (uncredited)
Candace Mabry	...	Factory Worker Zombie (uncredited)
Lynn McArthur	...	Waitress Zombie (uncredited)
Katherine Neslund	...	Zombie Assembly Line Worker (uncredited)
Bill Pacer	...	Factory Worker Zombie (uncredited)
Timothy Douglas Perez	...	Forklift Operator (uncredited)
Tammy Luthi Retzlaff	...	Zombie Mom (uncredited)
Lauren Rothermel	...	Business Woman (uncredited)
Sean M. Sellers	...	Factory Worker Zombie (uncredited)
Jimmy Shaw	...	Zombie worker (uncredited)
Sonya Thompson	...	Factory Worker Zombie (uncredited)
Joe Walsh	...	Mind controlled Zombie (uncredited)
Steve Warren	...	Factory Worker Zombie (uncredited)
Ken R. Wheeler	...	Forklift Operator (uncredited)
Erika J. Wood	...	Factory Working Zombie / Factory Chasing Zombie (uncredited)

Directed by
Alex Winter

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Joe Casey		co-creator (as Man of Action)
Joe Kelly		co-creator (as Man of Action)
James Krieg		written by (as Jim Krieg)
Duncan Rouleau		co-creator (as Man of Action)
Steven T. Seagle		co-creator (as Man of Action)
John Turman

Produced by
Gideon Amir	....	producer
Ramsey Ann Naito	....	executive producer
Alex Winter	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Michael Wandmacher

Cinematography by
Anghel Decca

Film Editing by
Scott Richter

Casting by
Ruth Lambert
Robert McGee

Production Design by
Yuda Acco

Set Decoration by
Dan Post

Costume Design by
Peggy Stamper

Makeup Department
T.A. Henderson	....	hair stylist
Bill Johnson	....	special makeup effects artist
Judy Ponder-Patton	....	makeup department head
Donna M. Premick	....	key makeup artist
Matthew Silva	....	makeup effects assistant
Victoria Wood	....	wig maker

Production Management
Mark Costa	....	executive in charge of production
Rankin Hickman	....	production supervisor
Gary Huckabay	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
James Giovannetti Jr.	....	first assistant director
Rhonda Guthrie	....	second second assistant director
Chad Wheeler	....	additional second assistant director

Art Department
Aaron Barnes	....	carpenter
Joseph F. Beeco	....	construction coordinator
Damian Dunn	....	props
Semret Fesseha	....	art department coordinator
Nelson Hagood	....	set dresser
Lawrence Heap	....	set dresser
Johnny Land	....	scenic artist
Konrad Lewis	....	on-set dresser
Hugh D.G. Moody	....	assistant art director
Hugh D.G. Moody	....	set designer
Kenneth Nelson	....	leadman
Glenn Ortman	....	set dresser
Ann Stacy	....	lead scenic

Sound Department
Curtis Bonds Baker	....	video assist
Stephen Hunter Flick	....	supervising sound editor
Avram D. Gold	....	supervising dialogue & adr editor
Dan Izen	....	sound mixer
Eric Justen	....	sound re-recording mixer
Patricio A. Libenson	....	foley artist
Patricio A. Libenson	....	sound designer
Betsy Lindell	....	boom operator
Rafael Maryska	....	foley mixer
Mark Messick	....	sound editor
Jeffrey Perkins	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Matt Mehring	....	special effects technician
Patrick Tantalo	....	special effects foreman
Kathleen Tonkin	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Levi Ahmu	....	visual effects artist
Johnathan R. Banta	....	lead compositor
Laura Barbera	....	senior character animator
Steve Barnes	....	visual effects artist
Zach Bell	....	visual effects: Turner Studios
Mary Jane Bolton	....	visual effects
Kristen Branan	....	head of production: Zoic Studios
Sidney Brinson	....	visual effects: Turner Studios
Jeff Brody	....	compositor: Turner Studios
Glenn Bundesmann	....	visual effects artist
Rommel S. Calderon	....	visual effects artist
Harriss Callahan	....	compositor
Stephen Chiu	....	visual effects producer
Jeppe N. Christensen	....	visual effects supervisor
Kendra Connell	....	cgi production manager
Natalie Coon	....	digital artist
Karen Czukerberg	....	visual effects producer
Lance Darden	....	visual effects: Turner Studios
Amy G. Davis	....	compositor
Karla Jean Davis	....	visual effects coordinator
Brian de Tagyos	....	pre-vis animation director: Turner Studios
Kevin Desmarais	....	CG production manager: Turner Studios
Rodrigo Dorsch	....	digital compositor: Zoic Studios
Carol Dorsey	....	cgi production manager
Arlend Engar	....	visual effects
Ilan Gabai	....	effects technical director: Zoic Studios
Mark Garcia	....	compositor: Turner Studios
Derald Hunt	....	visual effects: Turner Studios
Maury Ingram	....	graphic designer: Turner Studios
Chris Irving	....	digital compositor
Evan Jacobs	....	visual effects supervisor
Ivan Kondrup Jensen	....	digital compositor
Bruce Jurgens	....	CG supervisor: Legion LLC
Rikke Hovgaard Jørgensen	....	visual effects coordinator
Brian Kirchdoerfer	....	visual effects: Turner Studios
Claus Kogsbøll	....	character animator
Michael Leitmann	....	CG artist
Jennifer Little	....	cg producer
Debra Lowman	....	visual effects: Turner Studios
Jerry Ma	....	digital artist
Sean McPherson	....	VFX Supervisor: Turner Studios
Christina M. Murguia	....	integration (as Christina Boice)
Thijs Noij	....	digital effects artist
Brooks O'Kelley	....	compositor: Turner Studios
Mario Orlando	....	visual effects: Turner Studios
Andrew Orloff	....	visual effects supervisor
Wes Parham	....	visual effects
Erik Paynter	....	animation lead: Turner Studios
Sean Pollack	....	visual effects: Turner Studios
Mike Rhone	....	visual effects
John Robinson	....	CG production coordinator: Turner Studios
Randall J. Rosa	....	lead animator
Butch Seibert	....	compositor: Turner Studios
Jesse Siglow	....	compositor
Diane Simone	....	VFX executive producer: Turner Studios
Na Song	....	digital artist
Daniel Thuresson	....	digital compositor
Vella Torres	....	cgi production manager
Bill Ullo	....	graphic designer
Les Umberger	....	compositor
Andrew Weiler	....	visual effects: Turner Studios
Tom Westermann	....	digital artist
Lee Wiggins	....	compositor: Turner Studios
John Wissler	....	cg artist
Brent Young	....	character supervisor
Thomas Øhlenschlæger	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Davis Bates	....	stunt performer
Brent Bernhard	....	stunt performer
Brent Bernhard	....	stunts
Bob Fisher	....	stunt performer
Cal Johnson	....	stunt double
Haley Nott	....	stunt double: Galadriel Stineman
Lonnie R. Smith Jr.	....	stunt coordinator (as Lonnie Smith)
Durk Tyndall	....	stunts
John Zimmerman	....	stunt performer
John Zimmerman	....	stunt rigger

Camera and Electrical Department
Kenneth Bolton	....	grip
Nathan Borck	....	digital imaging technician
Pete Bowman	....	best boy grip
Jeff Funderburk	....	rigging best boy electrician
Thirl Haston	....	camera car
Eric Henson	....	camera utility
Carl Johnson	....	rigging electrician
Carl M. Johnson	....	lighting technician
Jerry Lane	....	camera operator
Erik Loveland	....	rigging electrician
Tully McCulloch	....	b-camera operator
Keith Moore	....	grip
Ray Myers	....	electrician
Pierre O'Halloran	....	company grip
Craig R. Owens	....	grip
Mike Pilcher	....	rigging key grip
Patrick Redmond	....	super technocrane operator
Kenny Rivenbark	....	super technocrane operator
Mackie Roberts	....	rigging best boy grip
Robert Robinson	....	first assistant camera
Chad Schroeder	....	gaffer
Robert Shuford	....	rigging gaffer
Jeff C. Sutton	....	electrician
Fred Thomas	....	second assistant camera
Joseph Thomas	....	first assistant camera
Cris Toebben	....	company electrician
Cris Toebben	....	electrician
Troy Toebben	....	electrician
Trey Twitty	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jennifer Dryden	....	set costumer
Fred Lloyd	....	assistant costume designer
Joyce Marling	....	key costumer
Nan McCulloch	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Josh Borger	....	assistant editor
Corey Crocker	....	assistant editor
Jaclyn Lelea	....	post production supervisor
Geoffrey O'Brien	....	additional editor

Transportation Department
Danielle Fischer	....	transportation dispatcher (as Danielle Trejo)
Cindi Randall	....	driver: honeywagon
Pamela C. Ray	....	driver
John H. Stephens	....	transportation captain
Vanschaick Thomas	....	driver
Thomas Van Schaick	....	driver

Other crew
Alex C. Askew	....	production assistant
Kristina Bjoran	....	production intern
Justin Bones	....	additional set production assistant
Harold Caldwell	....	payroll accountant
Crystal Dallas	....	key craft service
Andy Gaines	....	production assistant
Nicholas Giancola	....	additional production assistant
Hsanni Henry	....	production assistant
Kyle Hinshaw	....	production assistant
Micheal Leath	....	stand-in: Ben 10
Ryan Lipscomb	....	production assistant
Kamisha McCullough	....	accounting assistant
Ashley Patterson	....	script supervisor
Jason Payne	....	assistant craft service
Brandon Stewart	....	intern: production
Rebecca Napier White	....	assistant production coordinator
Charles Williams	....	production secretary
Teresa M. Yarbrough	....	production coordinator
David Peirce	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Robert Severance	....	police security (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Cartoon Network
• Trouper Productions

Distributors

• Cartoon Network (2009) (worldwide) (all media)

Special Effects

• East Coast Films
• Ghost VFX
• Super 78 (visual effects)
• Turner Studios (visual effects)
• Zoic Studios (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Filmtools  expendables
• Lab 601  post-production facilities (Dailies)
• Lightnin' Production Rentals  honeywagon: wardrobe trailer
• Paskal Lighting  grip and lighting equipment

Also Known As:

Runtime:

USA:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Australia:PG | UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Company:

Cartoon Network

Trivia:

Gwen wears her blue outfit from Seasons 1 and 2. for most of the movie. She switches to her red outfit from Season 3, when they go to Missouri.

Quotes:

Kevin E. Levin:Is it a weapon? Does it fire? Can it blow stuff up? See, this is important information for a perspective buy.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Ben 10: Ultimate Alien: Fame (#1.1)" (2010)

Definitely better than Race against Time

I was one of the few who enjoyed the cheesy first live-action movie of Ben 10, Race against Time. 2 years later, they produce another live-action movie, Alien Swarm. Alien Swarm is quite different from the first movie. This is more serious, has realistic special effects and better acting. I admit that in the first movie, the acting is horrible. Now, Alien Swarm is the more serious adaptation of the popular cartoon Ben 10.

The story: It is fairly simple so that kids will enjoy it and not care about anything else. Everything in the movie is quite good compared to the first one. The only thing disappointing is the lack of aliens. Even the first one which has a low budget can afford to have four aliens. This has a higher budget which is why the special effects look more realistic.

Overall: It is a fun ride. With a brisk pace and action, this is quite entertaining and enjoyable. Its' short runtime makes the movie faster pace. I am not a Ben 10 fan but I hope there will be another movie. This is so much better than the first one.