Panic Attack! (2009)

Giant robots invade Montevideo.

Director:

Fede Alvarez

Writers:

Fede Alvarez, Rodo Sayagues (as Rodolfo Sayaguez)

Stars:

Diego Garrido, Pedro Luque, Rodo Sayagues

Cast

Credited cast:
Diego Garrido
Pedro Luque	...	Guy in the car
Rodo Sayagues	...	Guy at the phone (as Rodolfo Sayaguez)

Storyline

Giant robots invade Montevideo.

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Plot Keywords:

giant robot | high tech | fictional war | nuclear explosion | mass destruction | 

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Genres:

Short | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

Uruguay

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

5 November 2009 (Uruguay)

Also Known As:

Panic Attack!

Filming Locations:

Montevideo, Uruguay

Box Office

Budget:

$300 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Murdoc Films, Paris Texas Casa Productora

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

After being uploaded to YouTube, the film's reputation spread by word of mouth, and received a boost when it was linked from the blog of Kanye West.

User Reviews

The Figures Don't Add Up

A young boy sits on a bench in mist strewn Montevideo . A loud rhythmic clump is heard and looks up to see an invasion of giant robots set to conquer the Earth is under way

There's a fair amount of hype surrounding this short film in that its budget is a mere three hundred dollars . I find this very difficult to believe because it uses the soundtrack of John Murphy's score for 28 DAYS LATER . If Murphy's permission has been sought then perhaps might have charged more than $300 ? Or perhaps he allowed it for free . Or perhaps permission wasn't used at all ? I have no way of knowing but I sincerely doubt that PANIC ATTACK cost three hundred dollars and was considerably more that the figure quoted . My cynical feeling is down to the fact that much of the buzz surrounding PANIC ATTACK is simply because of its very low cost and the number of people who are quick to say it puts Hollywood blockbusters to shame

This type of hyperbole does damage the short film . There's nothing bad about it but it doesn't have much of an existence outside of the special effects team conjuring up some imagery of a city being invaded by giant robots and flying saucers which owes more than a little to INDEPENDENCE DAY . It's not inherently bad but does feel like a very obvious calling card by the director and his effects team and I did find Murphy's soundtrack distracting