Skyline (2010)

Strange lights descend on the city of Los Angeles, drawing people outside like moths to a flame where an extraterrestrial force threatens to swallow the entire human population off the face of the Earth.

Directors:

Colin Strause (as The Brothers Strause), Greg Strause (as The Brothers Strause)

Writers:

Joshua Cordes, Liam O'Donnell

Stars:

Eric Balfour, Donald Faison, Scottie Thompson

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Eric Balfour	...	Jarrod
Scottie Thompson	...	Elaine
Brittany Daniel	...	Candice
Crystal Reed	...	Denise
Neil Hopkins	...	Ray
David Zayas	...	Oliver
Donald Faison	...	Terry
Robin Gammell	...	Walt
Tanya Newbould	...	Jen
J. Paul Boehmer	...	Colin
Phet Mahathongdy	...	Airplane Mom / Bartender (as Phet Mahathongdy O'Donnell)
Byron McIntyre	...	Limo Driver
Jackie Marin	...	Girl in Pool
Tony Black	...	Guy at Party
Eliza Till	...	Girl at Party

Storyline

Jarrod and his pregnant girlfriend Elaine travel to Los Angeles to meet his old friend and successful entrepreneur Terry, and his wife Candice. Terry gives a party in his apartment for Jarrod and offers a job position to him in LA. Terry's assistant and lover Denise (Crystal Reed) and his friend Ray (Neil Hopkins) sleep on the couch in the living room, but in the dawn of the next morning, the group is awakened by mysterious beams of blue light. Ray stares at the light and is taken by the mysterious force. The group of friends try to escape from the alien invaders.

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Plot Keywords:

end of the world | apocalypse | end of the world scenario | survival | alien invasion | 

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Taglines:

Don't look up.

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Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sequences of intense sci-fi action and violence, some language, and brief sexual content

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [France]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 November 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Skyline: La invasión

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$11,692,415, 14 November 2010, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$21,371,425, 19 December 2010

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$78,693,371, 30 August 2011

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rogue Pictures,Hydraulx,Transmission Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The filmmakers shot a test trailer on Thanksgiving 2009, while the writers started developing the treatment, marking less than a year from the blank page to the big screen.

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Goofs

Right after the aliens land, Terry walks toward the window and his Superman tattoo is visible on his right upper arm. However, in a previous scene, when he is walking to the swimming pool bar, the tattoo does not exist.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Elaine: [a bright blue light shines through the blinds and the bed shakes] Oh, how's it morning already?

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Crazy Credits

During the credits you see 'Alien Jarrod' fight the others to protect Elaine and their unborn child

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Connections

Referenced in The Nostalgia Chick: Dreamworks Vs. Disney: Rise of the Eyebrow (2010)

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Soundtracks

Drop Skyline
Written by Marcas Harris and Cory Bold
Performed by Mr. Robotic
Courtesy of Music and Robots, Inc.

User Reviews

Couldn't disagree more with the bad rating.

I usually agree with IMDb ratings, but with this one I could not disagree more. 4.5???? Ridiculous. Yes, It's certainly not a masterpiece, and doesn't have an incredibly clever or elaborate script, however it has a lot of virtues that deserve a whole lot more than a poor 4.5: First the visual effects are really, really good. Second: the acting in my opinion was also very acceptable, very natural and according to the situation, the way normal humans would react to an extraordinary terrifying situation, an alien invasion; a few cliché dialog but nothing really to be annoyed for. Another plus is the end: incredibly bizarre and surprising, didn't see it coming. Finally and most important, it kept me interested all the way till the end, which is what a movie should do. Now, knowing that the budget for this movie was $10 million I honestly think the producers and the whole team did an excellent job. 7/10 seems a fair rating for me and I truly recommend it to sci-fi lovers despite the bad ratings.