Battle of Los Angeles (film)
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Battle of Los Angeles is a science fiction action comedy film by The Asylum
, which premiered on the Syfy
cable TV channel (US) on Saturday March 12, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. EST and was released to DVD the following Tuesday. The film is directed by Mark Atkins and is a mockbuster
of the Columbia Pictures
film Battle: Los Angeles
, which is inspired by the events of the Great Los Angeles Air Raid of 1942
. The film's premise is closely related to Independence Day
. The official trailer uses clips from other Asylum film War of the Worlds 2: The Next Wave
.
In Greece
it premiered on Universal Channel on Tuesday September 27, 2011.
In the opening scene, a large alien spaceship arrives hovering over Los Angeles. A fighter strike squadron is scrambled up and destroyed by the alien ship. Missiles fired by the aircraft at the alien ship go astray due to the ship transmitting countermeasure signals which instead hit the aircraft. One survivor, a female pilot named Solano, successfully bails out from her plane.
Next, smaller alien craft attack a U.S. military base near Los Angeles. Lt. Tyler Laughlin, a U.S. Marine, leads a group of survivors through the chaos to find a safe haven. During the trek across the wasteland which was once Los Angeles, Laughlin and his group find a World War II era pilot named Lt. Peter Rogers who claims that he and his fighter squadron were abducted by aliens back in 1942 over the Atlantic Ocean in the so-called Bermuda Triangle. Rogers is welcomed into Laughlin's group as is Solano who meets up with them. Soon, the group of Marines encounter a sword-wielding special forces agent named Karla who takes them to a top-secret underground bunker where she reveals to them that a secret branch of the U.S. government had kept an alien captive in a lab for the past 60 years when his spaceship crashed. Just then, Rogers reveals himself to be an android clone who kills most of the base faculty and reveals the alien's plans for the colonization of Earth and extermination of humans.
After destroying Rogers, three human survivors, Laughlin, Karla, and Solano, escape and commandeer the alien's spacecraft where they fly into the alien mother ship still over the city to take it down to stop the alien invasion. On the alien mother ship, the three humans encounter a large dragon-like alien guarding the ship's engines in which Solano is killed, but Karla and Laughlin succeed in killing it and setting explosive charges which leads to them escaping just in time as the alien ship explodes and crashes. Karla and Laughlin succeed in crash landing to view the devastation of Los Angeles, but relieved that the rest of Earth is saved.
The Asylum
The Asylum is an American film studio and distributor which focuses on producing low-budget, usually direct-to-video productions. The studio has produced titles that capitalize on productions by major studios; these titles have been dubbed "mockbusters" by the press.-History:The Asylum was founded...
, which premiered on the Syfy
Syfy
Syfy , formerly known as the Sci-Fi Channel and SCI FI, is an American cable television channel featuring science fiction, supernatural, fantasy, reality, paranormal, wrestling, and horror programming. Launched on September 24, 1992, it is part of the entertainment conglomerate NBCUniversal, a...
cable TV channel (US) on Saturday March 12, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. EST and was released to DVD the following Tuesday. The film is directed by Mark Atkins and is a mockbuster
Mockbuster
A mockbuster is a film created with the apparent intention of piggy-backing on the publicity of a major film with a similar title or theme and are often made with a low budget. Often these films are created to be released direct-to-video at the same time as the mainstream film reaches theaters or...
of the Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production and distribution company. Columbia Pictures now forms part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. It is one of the leading film companies...
film Battle: Los Angeles
Battle: Los Angeles
Battle: Los Angeles is a 2011 American military science fiction war film directed by Jonathan Liebesman, and starring Aaron Eckhart, Michelle Rodriguez, Ramon Rodriguez, Bridget Moynahan, Ne-Yo and Michael Peña...
, which is inspired by the events of the Great Los Angeles Air Raid of 1942
Battle of Los Ángeles
The Battle of Los Ángeles was a military action fought on March 22, 1880 between the Chilean and Peruvian armies during the Tacna and Arica Campaign of the War of the Pacific...
. The film's premise is closely related to Independence Day
Independence Day (film)
Independence Day is a 1996 science fiction film about an alien invasion of Earth, focusing on a disparate group of individuals and families as they converge in the Nevada desert and, along with the rest of the human population, participate in a last-chance counterattack on July 4 – the same...
. The official trailer uses clips from other Asylum film War of the Worlds 2: The Next Wave
War of the Worlds 2: The Next Wave
War of the Worlds 2: The Next Wave is a 2008 direct-to-DVD science fiction film starring and directed by C. Thomas Howell....
.
In Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
it premiered on Universal Channel on Tuesday September 27, 2011.
Plot
In February 1942, U.S. armed forces engaged unidentified flying objects above Los Angeles. Now, almost 70 years later, the alien invaders have returned.In the opening scene, a large alien spaceship arrives hovering over Los Angeles. A fighter strike squadron is scrambled up and destroyed by the alien ship. Missiles fired by the aircraft at the alien ship go astray due to the ship transmitting countermeasure signals which instead hit the aircraft. One survivor, a female pilot named Solano, successfully bails out from her plane.
Next, smaller alien craft attack a U.S. military base near Los Angeles. Lt. Tyler Laughlin, a U.S. Marine, leads a group of survivors through the chaos to find a safe haven. During the trek across the wasteland which was once Los Angeles, Laughlin and his group find a World War II era pilot named Lt. Peter Rogers who claims that he and his fighter squadron were abducted by aliens back in 1942 over the Atlantic Ocean in the so-called Bermuda Triangle. Rogers is welcomed into Laughlin's group as is Solano who meets up with them. Soon, the group of Marines encounter a sword-wielding special forces agent named Karla who takes them to a top-secret underground bunker where she reveals to them that a secret branch of the U.S. government had kept an alien captive in a lab for the past 60 years when his spaceship crashed. Just then, Rogers reveals himself to be an android clone who kills most of the base faculty and reveals the alien's plans for the colonization of Earth and extermination of humans.
After destroying Rogers, three human survivors, Laughlin, Karla, and Solano, escape and commandeer the alien's spacecraft where they fly into the alien mother ship still over the city to take it down to stop the alien invasion. On the alien mother ship, the three humans encounter a large dragon-like alien guarding the ship's engines in which Solano is killed, but Karla and Laughlin succeed in killing it and setting explosive charges which leads to them escaping just in time as the alien ship explodes and crashes. Karla and Laughlin succeed in crash landing to view the devastation of Los Angeles, but relieved that the rest of Earth is saved.
Cast
- Nia PeeplesNia PeeplesVirenia Gwendolyn "Nia" Peeples is an American R&B and dance music singer and actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as Nicole Chapman on Fame...
as Karla - Kel MitchellKel MitchellKel Johari Mitchell is an American actor, comedian, singer, rapper, screenwriter, producer, parodist, dancer and musician. He was best known for his work as a regular cast member of the Nickelodeon sketch comedy series All That, his portrayal of Kel Kimble on the Nickelodeon sitcom Kenan & Kel,...
as Lt. Tyler Laughlin - Dylan VoxDylan VoxDylan Vox is an American actor who has appeared in television film and theatre.-Early life:Vox was a competitive ice skater and received bachelor's degrees in Political Science and Journalism before attending and graduating from law school.-Acting career:Vox starred in the Los Angeles premiere of...
as Lt. Pete Rogers - Theresa Jun-Tao as Solano
- Gerald Webb as Newman
- Ed Deruiter as Arnstead
- Darin Cooper as Captain Hadron
- Robert Pike Daniel as Commander Wakes
- Tim AbellTim AbellTimothy Shawn "Tim" Abell is an American film and television actor.-Early Life:The youngest of three children, Tim came from the Maryland and Virginia area, where summers were spent fishing on the Chesapeake for striped bass, blue fish, blue crabs and oysters in his father's fifty-year-old 47-foot...
as Macon - Michele BoydMichele BoydMichele Catherine Boyd is an American actress best known for her recurring work as Riley on the web-series The Guild.-Personal background:...
as Pilot Hendricks - Stephen Blackheart as Pilot Kirkman
- Lorry O'Toole as Kaor
See also
- Battle: Los AngelesBattle: Los AngelesBattle: Los Angeles is a 2011 American military science fiction war film directed by Jonathan Liebesman, and starring Aaron Eckhart, Michelle Rodriguez, Ramon Rodriguez, Bridget Moynahan, Ne-Yo and Michael Peña...
, the 2011 film directed by Jonathan LiebesmanJonathan LiebesmanJonathan Liebesman is a South African film director.-Personal life:Liebesman was born in Johannesburg, South Africa...
based on the same concept, which is the inspiration for Battle of Los AngelesBattle of Los ÁngelesThe Battle of Los Ángeles was a military action fought on March 22, 1880 between the Chilean and Peruvian armies during the Tacna and Arica Campaign of the War of the Pacific...
; it was released one day after Battle of Los Angeles - 19411941 (film)1941 is a 1979 period comedy film directed by Steven Spielberg, written by Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale, and featuring an ensemble cast including John Belushi, Ned Beatty, John Candy, Toshiro Mifune, Christopher Lee and Dan Aykroyd...
, the 1979 film by Steven Spielberg
External links
- Battle of Los Angeles at The AsylumThe AsylumThe Asylum is an American film studio and distributor which focuses on producing low-budget, usually direct-to-video productions. The studio has produced titles that capitalize on productions by major studios; these titles have been dubbed "mockbusters" by the press.-History:The Asylum was founded...