Recon 2023: The Gauda Prime Conspiracy (2009)

Director:

Christian Viel

Writers:

John Fallon, Christian Viel

Stars:

Andy Bradshaw, Deke Richards, Heidi Hawkins

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Andy Bradshaw	...	Lieutenant Sharp (as Anderson Bradshaw)
Deke Richards	...	Doctor Scott Anderson
Heidi Hawkins	...	Jesse Sandstorm
Valérie Wiseman	...	Kara
Gregoriane Minot Payeur	...	Lawan (as Gregoriane Minot)
Lael Stellick	...	Face
Niko Romberg	...	First Base
Nobuya Shimamoto	...	Mako
Shan Chetty	...	Shymilan
Andy Quesnel	...	Julia Higgins
John Fallon	...	CyberMerc 2
Larry Day	...	General DeLucas
Edith Labelle	...	Veronique Fournier
Jeanne Bowser	...	Sara
Julie Marsland	...	Lara

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

giant egg | hole through torso | threesome | post apocalypse | film starts with a quote | 

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Taglines:

Dead Aliens don't probe!

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Genres:

Comedy | Sci-Fi

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 November 2009 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

CAD 300,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Movie Seals Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

6-Track Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Follows Power Corps. (2004)

User Reviews

Amazing

This movie is amazing! Amazing it was even made that is. Recon 2023 is third in the Recon saga, which of course means it's three times as bad as the first.

Although it's obvious the production team worked very hard on this movie, it's just as obvious that, once again for a third time, they failed utterly. It's like watching a retarded kid vigorously trying to dig a hole with a toothpick. It's funny and even a little endearing, but also pretty sad.

Unfortunately for those of us with half a brain, these movies fail on every conceivable level. The plot (if there is one) makes no sense, the humor is juvenile and stupid, the special effects aren't very special, none of the characters really seem to understand what they're saying, and there really isn't much "recon" going on in a movie titled "Recon." These movies are a sad excuse to have people dress up like soldiers, shoot guns, and shout a lot. Not to mention random gratuitous sex and nudity, which isn't necessarily a bad thing but is stale and tasteless here. Oh and speaking of the aforementioned guns, most of the prop guns used (including by the aliens) are of the 20th-century variety, most from the cold war period. One would think that there would be some improvements to the weaponry in a humanity capable of interstellar flight.

This movie blatantly copies almost every action, sci-fi, horror, and cheesy romance film ever made, chopped up into little pieces and served to us like a smoothie. It's not even a "it's so bad it's funny" kind of movie. It's like if Uwe Boll and Michael Bay got drunk together one night and hysterically wrote the script, only to leave it at the hotel bar for the barkeeper-who's-saving-for-film-school to find it and say "wow this is pure genius!" Don't waste your money on this one, watch it on Netflix after exhausting all other options, or pirate it off the internet. But for the sake of humankind, don't let these people have any more money to make more movies.