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:

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

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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 | Adventure | Comedy | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and some violence

Did You Know?

Trivia

One of the nazi zeppelins has registration code Q-N4751, which can be read as kuu-natsi (moon nazi in Finnish).

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Goofs

Although there is a presidential election happening, the movie takes place in 2018, a year when there wouldn't be a presidential election. (Presidential elections only happen in years where the last two digits are evenly divisible by 4 - 2012, 2016, 2020.

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Quotes

President of the United States: All presidents who start a war in their first term get re-elected.

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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

Featured in Great Movie Mistakes IV (2012)

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Soundtracks

Kameraden, wir kehren Heim!
Written by Karl Wilhelm Krefeld and Max Schneckenburger
Lyrics by Falk Jung-Stennulat
Arranged by Laibach
Performed by Iron Sky Choir

User Reviews

A Hollywood Nazi Movie

Hollywood Nazis are strange creatures. They are smart enough to invent the most amazing machines, but still totally dumb and robot-like.

That's actually a very accurate description of this movie. Technically it sometimes looks really good: the space ships, the exploding Zeppelins in outer space, the death star "Götterdämmerung". But it's unlikely that any humans were involved in the creation of the script. Words like "stupid" and "boring" don't even begin to describe it. There is no internal logic, you should never ask yourself "Why?" or "How?" or anything. It's no coincidence that the production of "Iron Sky" started shortly after the airing of South Park's "Cartoon Wars" in 2006, it's very likely that - just as shown in this episode - manatees choosing idea balls were used as writing staff.

Of course the acting is very cartoonish, the music by Laibach is totally wasted, the political views are those of sophomoric teenagers.

Americans annoyed by the portrayal of their country in this picture should consider this: The European Union and the German state participated in the financing of this spaced out garbage. Be glad you never paid for this, make sure you never will.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Facebook [United Kingdom]

Country:

Finland Germany Australia France Norway Belgium Denmark UK

Language:

English German

Release Date:

4 April 2012 (Finland)

Also Known As:

Iron Sky

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

EUR7,500,000 (estimated)

Gross USA:

$122,082

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$10,109,659

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