AVH: Alien vs. Hunter
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| AVH: Alien vs. Hunter | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Scott Harper |
| Written by | David Michael Latt |
| Produced by | David Michael Latt |
| Starring | William Katt Dedee Pfeiffer |
| Cinematography | Mark Atkins |
| Edited by | Matthew Alson Thornbury |
| Distributed by | The Asylum |
Release date | 18 February 2008 |
Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | US |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $500,000 |
AVH: Alien vs Hunter is a 2008 direct-to-video film by The Asylum starring William Katt and Dedee Pfeiffer.
A galactic hunter chases the most dangerous alien creature in the universe to planet Earth, where humanity is caught between predator and prey. It's often regarded as one of the worst movies ever made.
Plot
Lee, a journalist, is jogging on the road when a craft-like object passes behind him and crashes. Joel Armstrong, the local sheriff, picks him up and they go to check it out. They find an abandoned caravan close to where the object crashed. As they discover the object and realise it is a spaceship, a creature emerges. The creature then chases them, after which Lee flees to the car. However Armstrong makes a stand, trips, falls and is killed by the creature that then leaves. A terrified Tammy finds Lee and they call the local authorities but their car is destroyed by the creature now revealed to be a Xenomorphic alien-spider hybrid. They run to a local café where they meet Hillary, Javier, Figgus and Marcy who don´t believe them. Together they go back were they find Garrison wounded and the other passenger gone. Garrison says that everyone else died. The alien then appears and kills Marty, and while the others flee it fights a strange robot-like hunter. The group decides to go to Valentines, the local hunter, trough the sewers. All except Javier, who is killed by the alien, make it to Valentine's and his daughter Freckle's house were they call for the support of a local paramilitary team. Valentine attempts to kill the hunter, only to be nearly killed instead, but he makes it alive. The group then splits up: Valentine and Lee go to meet the paramilitary force while Tammy, Hillary, Freckles, Garrison and Figgus try to escape trough a set of tunnels. Garrison gets lost in the tunnels and killed by the alien but the others make it to the hunter’s ship to their dismay. There they find a second alien that's nearly dead and figure out that to get rid of the hunter they need to kill the alien and take a strange ray gun from the ship. Lee and Valentine find Two Fingers, Marty and Styles, the paramilitary force, and go to find T and Lexin who are in the woods. But they are already dead and the hunter kills Marty, and kicks Styles away flying right near the alien who kills both him and Valentine, who tries to save him.
The few survivors meet and while they try to think of a strategy, Figgus is impaled on a branch and dies. Two Fingers tries to kill the hunter, who kills both him and Freckles. But just as he is going to kill Hillary, Lee uses the ray gun on the alien, who nearly killed him a few seconds before, and makes him explode on a giant fireball, which kills him. As the 3 remaining survivors head back to town, the hunter, back on his ship, takes off his mask revealing that he is a human from Earth and this is a similar planet but not the same. The movie ends as he comments on the possibility of a second hunt, leaving the possibilities of an Alien vs. Hunter 2 open.
Alien vs. Predator similarities
Alien vs. Hunter has a number of similarities to the Alien vs. Predator franchises. This includes its title (including the fact that hunter and predator mean the same thing) and the general premise. The design of the "alien" is reminiscent of H.R. Giger's design for the monster made famous in the Alien series of films.
Cast
- William Katt ... Lee
- Dedee Pfeiffer ... Hilary
- Wittley Jourdan ... Tammy
- Randy Mulkey ... Valentine
- Jennifer Couch ... Freckles
- Jason S. Gray ... Garrison
- John Murphy Jr. ... Figgus
- Kevin Kazakoff ... Two Fingers
- Philip Bak ... Javier
- Josh Tessier ... Styles
- Matthew Bolton ... Marty
- Collin Brock ... Sheriff Joel Armstrong
- Darbi Gwynn ... Marcy
- Aaron Council ... Alien
- Rob Filson ... Hunter
Reception
As of July 21th, 2008, Alien vs. Hunter is #3 within IMDb's "Bottom 100" list with only 1.4/10. This film is considered "The Worst Movie Ever made" by critics and audiences alike.
