AE: Apocalypse Earth (2013)

A group of refugees from Earth work to survive on a hostile alien planet.

Director:

Thunder Levin

Writer:

Thunder Levin

Stars:

Adrian Paul, Richard Grieco, Bali Rodriguez

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Adrian Paul	...	Lt. Frank Baum
Richard Grieco	...	Capt. Sam Crowe
Bali Rodriguez	...	Lea
Gray Hawks	...	TIM
Jay Cardell	...	Sgt. Peebles
Daniel Ross Mix	...	Colin
Michelle Jones	...	Hannah
Erika Hidalgo	...	Victoria
Jessica Russo	...	Cassie
Martin Adebisi	...	Young Buck (as Marin Esq.)
Winston Washington	...	Honda
Steve Bencich	...	Jason
Erik Werther	...	Arlo
Luna Lunerisima	...	Humanoid Queen
Cesar Alvarado	...	Humanoid Advisor

Storyline

When the Earth is attacked by alien forces, a mass evacuation leads to a small group of survivors crash landing on a planet inhabited by cloaked figures. To get off the doomed planet a green-skinned humanoid girls reckons a downed spaceship will do the trick.

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Plot Keywords:

planet | earth | jungle | cgi | alien invasion | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Released on May 28th, 2013 to capitalize on After Earth (2013), which was released in the U.S. on May 31st, 2013.

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Goofs

In the 66th minute they come across many nooses from which people have been hanged. The nooses are all bloodied which doesn't quite seem realistic.

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Quotes

Capt. Sam Crowe: Relativity's a bitch

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Connections

References Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

User Reviews

After Earth is a masterpiece compared to this dreck!

That is saying very little however as After Earth was so poorly done, the worst movie personally seen so far this year with one of the worst ever child performances. As bad as it is though it is a masterpiece compared to the irredeemable dreck that is AE: Apocalypse Earth, one of those Asylum mock-busters that happens to "taking inspiration from" After Earth. AE: Apocalypse Earth is not quite down there with The Asylum's worst movies but it's in the lower end. If there is one glint of a redeeming quality it's some competent photography at the end. Visually, it is not good at all and that it's low-budget comes through loud and clear. The scenery is very dully rendered and lit, never once drawing us into the setting, while the special effects look as they were made last minute and that the makers ran out of time to properly finish them and the photography and editing in general are an eyesore. The music is generic and forgettable, sometimes derivative also of the score for After Earth(the least bad thing about that film), while the sound effects and quality are murky. The dialogue is often total gibberish, somebody really needs to check that what they're writing makes any kind of sense, and is cheesy and stilted as well. Seeing as this is The Asylum we're talking about, the lack of originality(not just After Earth, Predators and Avatar as well) is something you eventually have to accustom to- no matter how frustrating it is- but the story still fails to be exciting, emotionally investing or remotely interesting for that matter. Instead it is as plodding as the story for After Earth, has the same nonsense and questionable science you expect for the Asylum and any dramatic scenes are mawkish and forced. The characters are not memorable or likable in the slightest, a few are even annoying, the fact that levels of characterisation itself are next to non-existent is a large part of the problem. The direction is flat and characterless, and the acting is so bad from everybody involved it's not worth commenting on, ranging from bored-sounding to irritating. In conclusion, horrible from start to finish. 1/10 Bethany Cox

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 May 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

AE: Apocalypse Earth

Filming Locations:

Costa Rica

Box Office

Budget:

$1,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

The Asylum

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1