Reptile 2001 (1999)

It's been asleep for two hundred million years. Now it been awakened by aliens from another galaxy. The aliens are using Yonggary to destroy mankind.

Director:

Hyung-rae Shim

Writers:

Marty Poole (screenplay), Hyung-rae Shim (story)

Stars:

Dan Cashman, Bruce Cornwell, Dennis Howard

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dan Cashman	...	Lt. Gen. George Murdock
Bruce Cornwell	...	Mr. Mills, N.S.I.A.
Dennis Howard	...	Maj. Gen. Jack Thomas
Matt Landers	...	Maj. Gen. Don 'Boom Boom' Howell
Richard Livingston	...	Dr. Campbell (as Richard B. Livingston)
Donna Philipson	...	Holly Davis
Wiley M. Pickett	...	Lt. O'Neil
Brad Sergi	...	Bud Black
Eric Briant Wells	...	Captain Parker (as Briant Wells)
Harrison Young	...	Dr. Wendel Hughes
D.J. Robbins
Derrick Costa	...	Sgt. Archie
Johanna Parker	...	Sgt. Romiski, T-Force
Alex Walters	...	Sgt. Michaels, T-Force
Les Brandt	...	Sgt. Sanchez

Storyline

A team of scientists working on a remote dig site find the buried body of an enormous monster, perfectly preserved even after 200 million years. As soon as the beast is uncovered, however, an alien spacecraft suddenly appears above them and brings the monster back to life! The creature immediately sets about levelling the surrounding urban landscape and shrugging off the best firepower the military can throw at it. A lone scientist, working on decrypting an ancient set of hieroglyphics, may be on the verge of finding the aliens' weak point, but will it be too late?

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Plot Keywords:

alien spacecraft | alien | scientist | monster | spacecraft | 

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Taglines:

It's not what you expect

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Genres:

Action | Horror | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some violence

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan] Official site [South Korea]

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean English

Release Date:

17 July 1999 (South Korea)

Also Known As:

Reptilian

Box Office

Budget:

KRW 10,000,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

DC Digital Content Comics, Korea Pictures, Mirae Asset Capital

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

There was an update to the special effects, but the updated version was never released on VHS, Betamax, DVD, or Blu-Ray.

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Quotes

Maj. Gen. Jack Thomas: What in heaven is that thing?
Maj. Gen. Don 'Boom Boom' Howell: If that thing weren't any meaner, I'd swear it was my wife.

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Connections

References Godzilla (1954)

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Soundtracks

New Country Feeling
Written and Performed by Paul Kerr and Andy Dewar
Published by JW Media Music
Courtesy Opus 1

User Reviews

Old School Monster Party

Forget about the confusing story line (something about a previous race of people and their legacy to kill any other race which produces too much pollution), dismiss the over acting (from the likes of Richard B. Livingston as the mad scientist cum archeologist, those first few scenes of his were decidedly scenery chewing -- a little milk with the set, Mr. Livingston) and forgive the bad special effects because the feel of the movie is right. On channel 32 in my home town -- they used to run all the Giant monster films in the afternoon. Godzilla, Rotunda, Ramtha -- you name it, Japan supplied it. So this movie, which on my VHS was called Reptilian, compliments a Saturday afternoon while you're playing Final Fantasy 10 and kicking back -------------