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A determined astrophysicist must embark on a nationwide journey to find his son during a massive alien invasion that's goal is to exterminate the human race.A determined astrophysicist must embark on a nationwide journey to find his son during a massive alien invasion that's goal is to exterminate the human race.A determined astrophysicist must embark on a nationwide journey to find his son during a massive alien invasion that's goal is to exterminate the human race.
Jake Busey
- Lt. Samuelson
- (as William Busey)
Dashiell Howell
- Alex Herbert
- (as Dash Howell)
Edward DeRuiter
- Max
- (as Ed Deruiter)
Bernadette Pérez
- Elaine
- (as Bernadette Perez)
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Did you know
- TriviaThe title character's name, George Herbert, is an homage to H.G. Wells, who wrote the original novel. The "H.G." stands for "Herbert George".
- GoofsGeorge Herbert carries a black backpack, which mysteriously appears and disappears through out the movie.
- Quotes
George Herbert: I'm just here to find out if there were any survivors in D.C.
Lt. Samuelson: No survivors. Everything's been wiped out. President, senators, generals, even the little fucking dish boy at the Denny's down at the Mall. Gone.
- Crazy creditsNo aliens were hurt during the production of this screenplay. In the case of an actual alien attack, please refer to the duck-and-cover method, which is on page 72 of your manual.
- Alternate versionsA.K.A Invasion
- ConnectionsFeatured in War of the Worlds 2: The Next Wave (2008)
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Not Spielberg, but....
H.G. Wells' classic tale gets a surprisingly thoughtful modern retelling in this straight to video version from The Asylum. Writer/Director Michael David Latt is certainly no Steven Spielberg but he manages to guide his everyman C. Thomas Howell through the alien onslaught. C. Thomas Howell actually makes you care about his character, which is indeed a rarity in a straight-to-video horror or sci-fi release. Don't get me wrong. This isn't art. It is an exploitation film, as evidenced by the fact that one of the first shots features a topless woman coming out of a shower. And it works as an exploitation film. The special effects are actually pretty good. Of course, one still has the wonder about the overall value of this film in light of the vastly superior Spielberg version. It's good to know they could pull this off, but shouldn't they have expended their efforts on something more original?
The Asylum is a company I admire in spirit if not reality. I like the idea of a company devoted to making a new horror film every month, I just wish they devoted themselves to making a good horror movie each month. Most of their films are dreck. (Still, their films tend to be better than the garbage Maverick's CreepFX division has been releasing.) I wish they would take the time and effort they put into this film into some of their other releases.
The Asylum is a company I admire in spirit if not reality. I like the idea of a company devoted to making a new horror film every month, I just wish they devoted themselves to making a good horror movie each month. Most of their films are dreck. (Still, their films tend to be better than the garbage Maverick's CreepFX division has been releasing.) I wish they would take the time and effort they put into this film into some of their other releases.
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- moviemanic07
- Jan 28, 2006
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- Budget
- $1,000,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 33 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1
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