Big Bad Bugs (2012)

After a convoy of American soldiers disappears, a special ops team is deployed to rescue them. They soon encounter an army of gigantic scorpions, spiders and snakes that have come to Earth from another dimension.

Director:

Peter Paul Basler

Writers:

Peter Paul Basler, Cary Anderson (co-writer)

Stars:

Jack Plotnick, Sarah Lieving, Ted Jonas

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jack Plotnick	...	William Marx
Sarah Lieving	...	Catherine Deckert
Ted Jonas	...	Steven Raiger
Camden Toy	...	Sydney Gerber
Bo Kane	...	Captain Rogers
Devon Ogden	...	Wilson
Randy Clark	...	Jones
Kris Wheeler	...	Corporal Tyler Nichols
Steve Silverie	...	Webber
Tyler McGee	...	Rifleman Lewis
Andre Tenerelli	...	Army Ranger O'Connell
Michael Monks	...	General Banks
Don Williams	...	Colonel Reed
Kenny Lombino	...	CIA Director
Carmen Thomas	...	CIA Officer

Storyline

After a convoy of American soldiers disappears, a special ops team is deployed to rescue them. They soon encounter an army of gigantic scorpions, spiders and snakes that have come to Earth from another dimension.

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Plot Keywords:

soldier | scorpion | snake | spider | experiment | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Did You Know?

Trivia

The Seal team must have very sophisticated communications gear as they are able to triangulate on the captured scientist's location using only one radio in one location. Normally it takes three radios on three points of a triangle to triangulate.

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Goofs

The "HALO" parachute jump is described as a "high-altitude-low-open" where the ripcord is pulled as close to the ground as possible, but the stock footage shows the chutes opening as soon as they exit the aircraft.

User Reviews

Incredible mission

Sydney Gerber (Camden Toy), a very mad old scientist, opens a wormhole somewhere in Afghanistan, so giant scorpions can come out and kill all of his team. Dr William Marx (Jack Plotnick), a slightly mad young scientist, is sent with a team of soldiers to find Gerber and close the wormhole. Lieutenant Raiger (Ted Jonas) is determined to finish this mission soonest, because he and Marx are in love with the same woman. However, fighting various monsters and human enemies becomes an almost impossible mission that drags on and on.

'The Vortex - Beasts From Beyond' is an incredible movie. If you didn't see it, you wouldn't believe people release something like this. There is a giant plastic hornet and 2 talking (!) snakes. Probably becoming aware of how ridiculous everything would look, the makers added a lot of comedy by the relationship of Marx and Raiger who hate each other from the first moment, but have to continue working together on this mission. A few dialogs of these two characters are the only enjoyable thing in an otherwise horrifying flick.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 December 2012 (Russia)

Also Known As:

The Vortex: Gate to Armageddon

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Supernova Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Color:

Color