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

When Renate Richter takes off the helmet after leaving the escape pod, it can be seen to bear the number "SS-1138", a nod to George Lucas.

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Goofs

At the end, when the camera pans up from the Moon base to view Earth through the crater created by the Gotterdammerung, we see Earth three-quarter covered in shadow; in the next shot, when the camera reverses its position and tracks backward from the moon over Earth we see the sun rise up behind the Moon, effectively creating a lunar eclipse. Were that the case we should have seen Earth as a full disc with no shadow in the first shot.

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Quotes

President of the United States: Okay who didn't arm their spaceship?
President of the United States: [Finlands representative slowly raises his hand] Great, great. That's just great...

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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 Projector: Iron Sky (2012)

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Soundtracks

Here Comes the Bride
(uncredited)
From "Lohengrin" by Richard Wagner

User Reviews

Silly, great fun.

Being a life time fan of SF and absurd humour I loved this film on many levels. It's premise is ridiculous but such fun and the steam punk style effects are great. The acting is actually not bad for such a low budget project. Usually in low budget SF the acting is wooden and without emotion. Some of these performances are so over the top they fit the tone of the plot and action. I recommend this to anyone who loves camp SF.

The nazi angle is actually probable (with out the moon of course), and it would sure be nice if there were more moon missions as depicted in this film.

I can't wait for this teams next project.