It Came from the Desert (2017)

A pulpy, action monster movie, inspired by Cinemaware's cult 1980s video game "It Came from the Desert". A nostalgic tribute to creature features from the 1950's, It Came From The Desert ... See full summary »

Director:

Marko Mäkilaakso

Writers:

Trent Haaga, Marko Mäkilaakso (story)

Stars:

Harry Lister Smith, Alex Mills, Vanessa Grasse

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Harry Lister Smith	...	Brian
Alex Mills	...	Lukas
Vanessa Grasse	...	Lisa
Mark Arnold	...	Dr. Renard
Callum McGowan	...	Tim Guarisco
Andrew Horton	...	Craig Guarisco
James Alper	...	Vodka Guy
Michael Majalahti	...	Eradicator
José Varela	...	Jorge (as Jose Varela)
Jose Leonardo Garcia Torres	...	Flaco
Ross Ellis	...	Party Host
Gregory Rowbottom	...	Brad
Millie Smith	...	Hot Random Girl
Aino Sirje	...	Sexy Dancer
Joanas Salin	...	Camper Van Boy

Storyline

A pulpy, action monster movie, inspired by Cinemaware's cult 1980s video game "It Came from the Desert". A nostalgic tribute to creature features from the 1950's, It Came From The Desert features rival motocross heroes and heroines, kegger parties in the desert, secret underground military bases, romantic insecurities...and of course giant ants.

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Plot Keywords:

animal | weapon | adventuress | gun | car | 

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Taglines:

Get Ready to Scream!

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Genres:

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

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Based on the 80's classic video game by Cinemaware.

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Quotes

[last lines]
Eradicator: Cheers Boys

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Crazy Credits

Mid-Credit Scene shows different spots from the underground bunker before fixing on a locked door with a triangular label with "DANGER", "T.H.E.M.-001-X" and "ANT MIND" on their respective sides. Followed by an opening sound after it cut to black.

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Connections

References Jurassic Park (1993)

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Soundtracks

Wasted & Wounded
written by Arttu Kuosmanen
performed by Santa Cruz

User Reviews

They came, we laughed and the movie conquered

Well I'm just paraphrasing of course. And the movie did not conquer judging from the voting so far. But comedy is in the eye of the beholder, so if you are not into silly horror comedy, you may feel insulted (by the movie and by my vote). But if you have a heart for low budget movies, who do achieve a certain quality and originality, then you will feel what I did when I watched this at the Fantasy Filmfest last year.

The acting is good, the script had quite some funny ideas and it's really something you can enjoy if you let yourself. I did not expect this to be as much fun as it turned out to be and I'm really happy with what they came up with. The story is not new and what the characters have to go through is not new either. And others have gone the comedy route when it came to this kind of horror ... but it does have a couple of ideas it has that really do work. And the effects are not half bad. So again, this may or may not be for you - but the movie gives it its best shot

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

Finland UK Canada

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

7 September 2018 (Finland)

Also Known As:

It Came from the Desert

Filming Locations:

Almeria, Andalucia, Spain

Box Office

Budget:

EUR400,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

AMP International, Cinemaware, Oy Bufo Ab

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD