On a planet inhabited by Arachnids, a squad of soldiers find themselves pinned down and surrounded by Arachnid forces—even with their new laser gun technology and assistance from psychic soldiers, the Arachnid assault overwhelms them. General Jack Shepherd (Ed Lauter) decides to make a last stand with four of his best soldiers to allow the majority of his surviving troops to escape. The plan works and the soldiers escape, including Sergeant Dede Rake (Brenda Strong), psychic Lieutenant Pavlov Dill (Lawrence Monoson), Private Jill Sandee (Sandrine Holt), her lover Private Duff Horton (Jason-Shane Scott), Private Billie Otter (Cy Carter) and Private Lei Sahara (Colleen Porch). Despite reaching relative safety, the team is whittled down by deadly storms and arachnid ambushes. Lieutenant Dill is unable to command his soldiers as he receives traumatic visions of utter annihilation. He takes his anger out on Private Sahara, who is revealed to have been psychic but lost reliable control of her psychic abilities during puberty.
MPAA Rating: | R |
Genre: | Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci Fi |
Country: | United States |
Directed By: | Phil Tippett |
Written By: | Edward Neumeier |
Cast: | Stephen Stanton, Richard Burgi, Ed Lauter, Tim Conlon, Colleen Porch, Billy Brown, Brenda Strong, Kelly Carlson, Drew Powell, David Wells, Bobby C. King, Brian Tee, Lawrence Monoson, Ed Quinn, J.P. Manoux, Jason-Shane Scott, Cy Carter, Sandrine Holt |
In Theaters: | Apr 24, 2004 |
Runtime: | 1 hour 28 minutes |
Production: | Startroop Pictures Inc., Tippett Studio |
Budget: | $7,000,000 |
Available On: | Amazon, Itunes, Vudu |
Read More On: | Wikipedia |