Andron (2015)

A group of people are plunged into a dark, claustrophobic maze, where they must fight to survive, as the outside world watches.

Director:

Francesco Cinquemani

Writer:

Francesco Cinquemani

Stars:

Leo Howard, Gale Harold, Michelle Ryan

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Leo Howard	...	Alexander
Gale Harold	...	Julian (as Gale Morgan Harold III)
Michelle Ryan	...	Elanor
Antonia Campbell-Hughes	...	Valerie
Skin	...	Anita
Alex Martin	...	Fly
Mauro Conte	...	Kristof
Gaia Scodellaro	...	Gabriela
Jon Kortajarena	...	Luc
Korlan Madi	...	Jun
Clara Pasieka	...	Amber
Elettra Dallimore Mallaby	...	Woman in White (as Elettra Mallaby)
Margareth Madè	...	Adora
Danny Glover	...	Chancellor Gordon
Alec Baldwin	...	Adam

Storyline

In the year 2154, a group of young men and women awake in a dark claustrophobic maze. They don't remember who they are or how they got stuck in the Black Labyrinth of ANDRON. The group must learn to decipher codes, understand the signals and beat the tests in this mysterious and bizarre place. Out of necessity they struggle to form a bond to survive, while the outside world watches and wagers on their fate.

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Plot Keywords:

fight | low budget sci fi movie | 

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Taglines:

Only one can survive.

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Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and some violence

Did You Know?

Trivia

A work copy of the film was screened at the Trieste Plus Fiction Festival on November 8, 2015.

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Goofs

Near the end, when Eleanor is defeated, Valerie picks up a device on the floor and say :" it's the neuro-chip". In fact, it's a simple variable resistor of brand "Piher".

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Connections

References The Wizard of Oz (1939)

User Reviews

One of the worst movies I've ever seen in my life

The world is now run by Really Evil Corporations, who for evil reasons nuked the earth and enslaved all 2 billion remaining people. Every year, to keep the slaves from revolting, the Really Evil Corporations hold a Hunger Games, er, Andron tournament.

Ten slaves are chosen to compete in an Evil Maze for the ultimate prize - their freedom. Also, time travel exists, so the slaves are from different eras and the game itself happens in a different time period each year. But the other 2 billion slaves can still watch the Evil proceedings in real time because the players have nanocameras embedded in their eyes, and they have really good WiFi.

The maze is haunted by an evil ghost lady who can shoot lightning out of her fingertips, and evil ninjas with red pants and glowing LED eyes. Also, the maze drops random weapons for the contestants, because video games. Oh, and the contestants have selective amnesia.

The entire thing is orchestrated by Evil Alec Baldwin, whose presence in this movie tells us he spent all that Capital One money. Evil Alec sits behind a desk in a well-appointed palace and manipulates the game while yelling at his hot Secretary. But Evil Danny Glover, who also needs money, is Evil Alec's boss and the two have creative differences about how they should gruesomely kill people in this maze.

Maybe they're worried about ratings. But how can they be when the only audience is 2 billion slaves who don't get any other channels? They're the only game in town, like baseball in mid-July.

Anyway, this is hands-down one of the worst movies I've ever seen in my life. The plot is nonsensical. The dialogue veers from cringe to cringe. The movie even robs the characters of names, so we get conversations like this:

"Hey, where's that guy with the glasses?"

"I don't know, wasn't he with that other girl?"

"What other girl?"

There is one mind-blowing thing about Andron: That this script wasn't immediately tossed in the reject bin, nevermind given the greenlight. It's one of those movies that makes you marvel at how ANYONE could have thought it was a good idea.

Fair warning, this movie is not the kind of bad that's fun to watch because it's unintentionally hilarious. It's just bad. Proceed at your own risk.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

Italy UK Malta Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 June 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Andron

Filming Locations:

Malta

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ambi Pictures, Christie Movie, Aliante Partners

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39:1