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. When American astronaut James Washington puts down his Lunar Lander a bit too close to the secret Nazi base, the Moon Führer decides the glorious moment of retaking the Earth has arrived sooner than expected. Washington claims the mission is just a publicity stunt for the President of the United States, but what else could the man be but a scout for the imminent attack by Earth forces? The Fourth Reich must act. Two Nazi officers, ruthless Klaus Adler and idealistic Renate Richter, travel to Earth to prepare the invasion. In the end when the Moon Nazi UFO armada darkens the skies, ready to strike at the unprepared Earth, every man, woman and nation alike, must re-evaluate their priorities.

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Plot Keywords:

outer space | nazis | moon | dark side of the moon | exploitation | 

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Taglines:

In 1945 The Nazis Went To The Moon. In 2018 They Are Coming 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)

Opening Weekend:

€476,081 (Finland), 8 April 2012, Limited Release

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

Washington calls Doktor Richter a mini Mengele. Josef Mengele was a Nazi physician who performed inhumane experiments on people.

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Goofs

All weaponry reliant on explosive charges in a vacuum would make no sound and yet when the Washingtons colleague and the lunar module meet their demise on the moon using the luger and RPG, you can hear the gunshot, grenade launch, and the explosion of the LM.

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Quotes

James Washington: Remember me? The moon spook you turned into a snowflake?

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Crazy Credits

There is a post-credits scene.

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Alternate Versions

The Director's Cut adds 20 minutes of scenes not seen in the theatrical version.

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Connections

Followed by The Ark: An Iron Sky Story

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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

Do you really think it's funny?

I saw the movie yesterday and I had to laugh 1-2 times and maybe I grinned slightly up to 10 times ... but thats it. The humour level barely reached Scary Movie niveau (what is low). I was surprised that nobody slipped on a banana skin. And at the end, the face palming level was too damn high ...

Where were the mighty and merciless badass Nazis to be afraid of? Where were the Nazi-Mutant-Experiments? All the secret weapons? All I got was a bunch of nazi-clowns and a leader, which was not worth the title. That movie would have been so much better, if they had not tried to be trashy and funny. I guess a Robert Rodriguez would have done a much better job.

OK, I know they wanted to make a comedy movie .. but gosh! These jokes were incredibly lame and the political criticism seemed so forced.

A serious science-fiction "attack the world" movie would have been the better choice for me. I guess I'm going to watch "Dead Snow" again ^^