S.S. Doomtrooper
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| S.S. Doomtrooper | |
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| Distributed by | Sci Fi Channel |
| Written by | Berkeley Anderson |
| Directed by | David Flores |
| Produced by | Jeffery Beach Philip J. Roth T.J. Sakasegawa |
| Starring | Corin Nemec Ben Cross James Pomichter |
| Editing by | Max Stone |
| Music by | Jamie Christopherson |
| Cinematography | Lorenzo Senatore |
| Language | English German French |
| Original channel | Sci Fi Channel |
| Release date |  1 April, 2006 |
S.S. Doomtrooper is a 2006 made-for-TV science fiction movie starring Corin Nemec, in which a mutated Nazi supersoldier (which is blue, has glowing veins, can generate electrical radiation as a weapon, and has greatly enhanced strength and size) fights against Allied troops during World War II.
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[edit] Plot
Set during World War Two; SS Doomtrooper begins with six English and American prisoners being offered a secret mission, which entails them traveling to France in order to gather intelligence on a new Nazi project, and then destroy it, in return for their freedom. They prematurely parachute into German territory while under heavy fire from a German air attack. Two soldiers (Stocatta and Papadakis) are separated from the team and continue on to the meeting point.
Meanwhile, Professor Ullman, a Nazi scientist, is given permission to unleash his project, the doomtrooper, on the soldiers. The doomtrooper is a giant, hulking blue monster that mutated from a German soldier exposed to radiation, and is loyal only to Ullman.
Stocatta and Papadakis encounter the Doomtrooper. They attempt to kill it but the doomtrooper just shrugs off their bullets. Stocatta runs toward a ladder in panic and is shot by the monster's cannon. Papadakis prepares to fight the doomtrooper but the rest of the team arrives in time to fire at the doomtrooper and they repel it long enough for Papadakis to get up the ladder and escape. The group throw grenades at the Doomtrooper and assume it is dead. Papadakis rejoins them afterward.
When the Germans find out that the Doomtrooper has failed to kill the Allies, they send a group of soldiers to bring the doomtrooper back. The soldiers slowly approach it but the doomtrooper opens fire and kills them all.The Allied soldiers try to find a place to hide for the night. They attempt to secure an empty building but they stumble upon a French Resistance hideout, led by Mariette Martinet. The soldiers and french resistance decide to team up to kill the monster and the Germans. The allied unit teams up with the French Resistance, and plan to take munitions from an ammunition dump, and use it to destroy the castle. During the night, the doomtrooper ambushes the hideout and kills most of the french resistance. The allies almost die but Potter fights the doomtrooper in hand-to-hand combat in order to let the rest escape, but is killed.
Back at the castle, the german commander terminates Ullman's position, and orders him to cancel the doomtrooper project. The enraged scientist shoots him, and takes command of the base.
On their way to the ammo dump, the team spots a German panzer, which was ordered to destroy the Doomtrooper. The team's sniper Papadakis kills the tank commander and they steal the tank. Just as they commandeer the tank ,the doomtrooper appears and they manage to fire at the Doomtrooper before it can get them. Jones dresses up as the tank commander and they proceed to the German ammo dump. Jones distracts the Germans while the rest of the team takes control of a guard post with a turret. When Jones can not buy anymore time for the Allied team, they open fire and all the Germans are killed. The Allied team decides to detonate the munitions at the dump to destroy the Doomtrooper.
Captain Malloy and Mariette lure the Doomtrooper into the main ammunition bunker inside the mountain by using a flamethrower. Captain Malloy and Mariette escape using an elevator while the rest of the team hide outside and close the bunker door to trap the Doomtrooper inside. Forgetting to lock the door, a French Resistance soldier attempts to bar it to prevent the Doomtrooper from escaping, but is electrocuted through the iron door. Nevertheless, the team rendezvous at a safe distance, and detonate the entire ammunition dump.
The team then makes their way to the castle, but the Germans already know of their presence and plan to stop the Allied team. On the way, they encounter an enemy sniper. The team orders Jones to distract the sniper so that Papadakis can take him out. Papadakis is about to fire, but is shot in his eye through his scope. Enraged because he was too afraid to distract the German sniper, Jones runs through an open field, and ends up getting shot. Although, it buys Captain Malloy time to finally kill the German sniper. They decide that they must leave Jones behind because he will slow them down. Once they leave, Jones discovers that his royal family medallion has blocked the bullet and saved his life.
Meanwhile, the team steals a German supply truck full of wine and get into the German castle by disguising themselves. Their cover is almost blown, but the German soldiers are distracted when Jones returns to the castle and fires at the Germans with a rocket launcher and leads the bulk of the German guards deep into the forest, where he is eventually killed. Taking advantage of the distraction, the Allied team kills most the remaining garrison, but the rest of the German unit returns. During the fight, Digger blows himself up with explosives to destroy most of the remaining Germans. The team goes into the castle and are captured by Professor Ullman's assistant. While the professor is explaining his plans, the remaining Allied team (Captain Malloy, Mariette and Private Lewis), break free. They attempt to short circuit the castle's power supply, to kill the Doomtroopers that Professor Ullman is growing. While Private Lewis examines the main switchboard, Professor Ullman pulls out a revolver, strikes Mariette and shoots Private Lewis. Captain Malloy kills Ullman, just as the original Doomtrooper walks in (apparently surviving the explosion). Ullman tells the Doomtrooper to kill them all with his dying breath. While the doomtrooper is killing Ullman's assistant, Private Lewis successfully short-circuits the Castle energy grid, but is electrocuted in the process. Malloy engages the Doomtrooper in hand-to-hand combat and is able to cut off it's arm with a knife. Although he is then thrown back. Malloy picks up two wires still flowing with electricity, and thrusts them onto the doomtrooper's head. It successfully electrocutes the Doomtrooper, while Malloy and Mariette escape the exploding laboratory. While escaping, surviving German soldiers almost kill them, but the Germans are killed by Digger who survived the explosion. Together, they exit the crumbling castle, and stumble on the body of Jones, and realize that he was the one who distracted the germans.
Back in America, Captain Malloy tells General Carmichael what happened and when the general asks if they saw any experiment records or data (obviously trying to recreate the Doomtrooper), Malloy says that it only killed his friends and should never be recreated again. Outside, Malloy says that the General wouldn't mind if they borrow his car. He rigs the car and Malloy, Digger and Mariette drive away happily laughing.
[edit] Super-soldier
The super-soldier, produced by CGI effects, is a Nazi soldier that was mutated into a monstrous, vaguely Hulk-like creature seconds after being exposed to an unknown type of radiation. Transformed by a mad scientist (played by Ben Cross), it is sent to battle the invading Allied troops but quickly turns on its creators and goes on a rampage. Later, however, it is shown that the Doomtrooper is loyal to Ullman and will obey his commands, even showing rudimentary signs of sadness when it finds him dying. It is equipped with an auto-cannon attached to its right arm and is able to produce an electrical shock capable of electrocuting anyone in its grasp. The creature also possesses limited self-regenerative powers and near indestructibility to projectile weapons as well as high explosives, although it is fazed by fisticuffs and can have his arm cut off by a knife. The Doomtrooper wears a type of metal mask which hides its face and allows it to roar and growl in an electronically distorted-sounding voice. After killing nearly everybody that gets in its path, the Doomtrooper is finally killed by being injected with an overdose of the blue radiation used to create it. The Doomtrooper has a very similar appearance to the "Ubersoldat" or Supersoldier from the video-game Return to Castle Wolfenstein, a game made before the movie. The Ubersoldat from the game also has the ability to produce an electrical shock, albeit from an electricity gun mounted in one of its arms, and wears a helmet that completely covers its head.
[edit] Cast
- Corin Nemec.... Captain Malloy
- Ben Cross.... Professor Ullman
- James Pomichter.... Private Parker Lewis
- Harry Van Gorkum.... Sergeant Digger
- Raycho Vasilev.... Corporal Porter
- Marianne Filali.... Mariette Martinet
- Asen Blatechki.... Private Andy Papadakis
- Kirk B.R. Woller.... Lieutenant Reinhardt
- John Newton.... Jones
- Boris Pankin.... General Carmichael
[edit] Trivia
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- The character of Private Parker Lewis is an homage of the main character of the Fox comedy series Parker Lewis Can't Lose; Corin Nemec played the part of Parker Lewis in the sitcom.
