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:

If you think you can hide...if you think you can resist...if you think you can survive...You haven't seen the light.

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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

Did You Know?

Trivia

When distributor Relativity Media asked for newscasters for the teaser, co-writer and producer Liam O'Donnell suggested his uncle, political commentator Lawrence O'Donnell.

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Goofs

A TV is shown with an Emergency Broadcast System alert. The EBS was replaced by the Emergency Alert System in 1997.

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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 Pyramid (2014)

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Soundtracks

One Two Three
Written by Tony Bull and Andy Bull
Performed by Buchman
Courtesy of Brighton Boulevard Records

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.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [France]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 November 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Skyline

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$11,692,415, 14 November 2010

Gross USA:

$21,393,620

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$66,984,887

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