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Directed By
R.W. Goodwin
Written By:
James Swift, Steven P. Fisher
Cast:
Eric McCormack, Robert Patrick, Jody Thompson, Dan Lauria, Aaron Brooks, Sarah Smyth, Sage Brocklebank, Jenni Baird, Andrew Dunbar, Jonathan Young
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Alien Trespass (2009)
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Movie Review by Jarrod
April 7th, 2009
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'Alien Trespass' is trapped somewhere between parody and homage; it seeks to emulate a cheesy 50s sci-fi flick, with intentionally bad special effects and hammy acting, while striving for an authentic rendition of the period in question (costumes, cars, and even vocal affectations). It is set in a small, quaint California community, surrounded by mountains and desert; a spaceship crashes nearby, and out of it slithers a creature called the Ghota, which must consume humans to survive. Also onboard is Urp, who captured the Ghota, and now must capture it again. He takes over the body of Ted Lewis (Eric McCormack); a timid, bespectacled, pipe-chewing astronomer, married to a real sexpot, named Lana (Jody Thompson).
The presence of Urp is marked by Ted referring to himself in third-person, speaking a bit robotically, and not displaying much in the way of emotion. Also turning down Lana's advances. Urp ultimately enlists the help of local waitress tammy (Jenni Baird), who is apparently not easily frightened, and may actually be intrigued by these strange events.
Of course, there is not much the cops can do; Ghota tends to feed on them, along with the requisite town drunk and horny teenagers. I was prepared to enjoy this, but it simply was not that funny, or entertaining; I think it takes itself far too seriously. It avoids full-fledged satire, and instead is content merely to lay out a few joking references to some of the era's best-known films, most of which provide more satisfying viewing experiences. The Blob, for instance, or Invasion of the Body Snatchers, or The Day the Earth Stood Still.
The plot is obviously focused on aliens, but Urp represents the more benign kind, the kind we now typically associate with Spielberg, while the Ghota is the hostile extraterrestrial organism that, in a larger form, may have ended up battling Godzilla. There are no giant bugs mutated by radiation. The Ghota can render itself invisible, so this allows it to pop up unexpectedly in certain scenes, which may provide some light PG thrills. Terrific score from Louis Febre.
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