Atlantic Rim (2013)

When giant monsters crawl out of the Atlantic Ocean and attack the Eastern Seaboard the US Government is forced to trust a trio of mischievous soldiers, specialized in piloting gigantic robots, to defend America.

Director:

Jared Cohn

Writers:

Richard Lima (screenplay), Thunder Levin (screenplay)

Stars:

Graham Greene, Anthony 'Treach' Criss, David Chokachi

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Graham Greene	...	General Hadley
Anthony 'Treach' Criss	...	Lieutenant Jim Rushing (as Treach)
David Chokachi	...	Red
Jackie Moore	...	Tracey
Nicole Alexandra Shipley	...	Stone
Larry Gamell Jr.	...	Smith (as Lawrence Gamell Jr.)
Steven Marlow	...	Sheldon
Jinhi Evans	...	Quinn
Sara Bond	...	Jennifer
Melissa Foster	...	Ensign
William Shannon Williams	...	Dagger (as Shannon Williams)
Marquez Linder	...	MP (as Marquez Kinder)
Conner Bryan	...	Joey
Nicole Dickson	...	Margaret
Demetrius Stear	...	Lieutenant Wexler

Storyline

When giant monsters crawl out of the Atlantic Ocean and attack the Eastern Seaboard the US Government is forced to trust a trio of mischievous soldiers, specialized in piloting gigantic robots, to defend America.

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Plot Keywords:

eastern seaboard | soldier | u.s. government | atlantic ocean | giant monster | 

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Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 July 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Attack from Beneath

Filming Locations:

Pensacola, Florida, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Asylum, The, Tiki Terrors

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

At 1 hour, 5 minutes and 32 seconds into the film, Times Square is shown. Billboards featuring two Asylum films are shown. One is for Airline Collision. The other is for I Am Omega.

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Goofs

Only the President of the United States can order a nuclear strike. Not a general (who should be an admiral) does here.

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Connections

References Almighty Thor (2011)

User Reviews

Almost as good as "Pacific Rimjob"

I got duped and started watching this believing it was the blockbuster "Pacific Rim". It was an impressive experience, my first exposure to a "mockbuster". To my defence, I quickly realized that I was not watching the real thing, so what the heck was I watching? I just couldn't believe that there was a market for this, so I came up with a few theories: * internet spoof: a bunch of movie buffs enjoy recreating scene-by-scene a blockbuster with intentionally minimalist SFX for release on YouTube * film school project: a bunch of students set out to recreate a multi-million blockbuster as quickly and inexpensively as possible, in order to learn the ropes What I finally settled on, was that I was watching an animated storyboard, i. e. a filmed first draft of the original movie script. I had to admire the actors for acting their hearts out, almost like in a real movie, only much more hammy. I sat transfixed through half of the movie. Never in the world, though, would I have suspected that this was an actual inferior copy of the original, made to part suckers from their money. Who would go back to a rental place that had fooled them once?