Alienator
| Alienator | |
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| File:Alienator DVD cover.jpg Home media cover | |
| Directed by | Fred Olen Ray |
| Written by | Paul Garson |
| Produced by | Jeffrey C. Hogue |
| Starring | Jan-Michael Vincent John Phillip Law Ross Hagen Dyana Ortelli Teagan P. J. Soles |
| Cinematography | Gary Graver Christopher Roth |
| Edited by | Dan Q. Kennis |
| Music by | Chuck Cirino |
Production company | Amazing Movies |
| Distributed by | Image Entertainment Prism Entertainment Corporation Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[2] |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Alienator (Also known as Alienators 2 in Japan) is a 1990 science fiction film directed Fred Olen Ray, produced by Jeffrey C. Hogue, and starring Jan-Michael Vincent.
The film was described by Leonard Maltin and confirmed by Fred Olen Ray to be a "semi-remake" of the 1957 film The Astounding She-Monster.[3] Robert Clarke, who starred in that film, also appears in Alienator.[4]
Premise
Kol (Ross Hagen), an alien criminal, escapes from a spaceship into the woods of an American suburb. The commander (Jan-Michael Vincent) of the spaceship dispatches "the Alienator" (Teagan Clive)—a deadly gynoid, to capture Kol. She relentlessly pursues Kol and a group of teenagers whom he meets up with.
Cast
- Jan-Michael Vincent as Commander
- John Phillip Law as Ward Armstrong
- Ross Hagen as Kol
- Teagan Clive as Alienator
- Dyana Ortelli as Orrie
- Jesse Dabson as Benny
- Dawn Wildsmith as Caroline
- P. J. Soles as Tara
- Robert Clarke as Lund
- Richard Wiley as Rick
- Leo Gordon as Col. Coburn
- Robert Quarry as Doc Burnside
- Fox Harris as Burt
- Hoke Howell as Harley
- Jay Richardson as Prison sergeant major
- Dan Golden as Electrocuted prisoner
- Joseph Pilato as Tech #2
Home media
The film was released on VHS by Prism Entertainment on February 8, 1990.[5]
On March 19, 2013, the film was released on DVD by Shout! Factory as part of a two-disc "Action-Packed Movie Marathon" set, which contains a total of four films.[6] On June 13, 2017, the film was released on Blu-ray by Scream Factory, featuring a commentary track by director Fred Olen Ray.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "Alienator (1990) - Misc Notes". TCM.com. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
- ^ "Alienator". MGM Studios. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- ^ Maltin, Leonard (2015). Turner Classic Movies Presents Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide: From the Silent Era Through 1965 (third ed.). Plume. ISBN 978-0147516824.
- ^ Weldon, Michael J. (1996). The Psychotronic Video Guide To Film. St. Martin's Griffin. ISBN 978-0312131494.
- ^ "2 Feb 1990, Page 127 - The Palm Beach Post at Newspapers.com". Retrieved August 17, 2016.
- ^ "Action Packed Movie Marathon (Cyclone, Alienator, Eye Of The Tiger & Exterminator 2)". Amazon.com. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
- ^ "Alienator [Blu-ray]". Amazon.com. Retrieved January 20, 2020.