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Revision as of 21:34, 4 March 2010
| Plaguers | |
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 Plaguers film poster | |
| Directed by | Brad Sykes |
| Written by | Brad Sykes |
| Produced by | Josephina Sykes |
| Starring | Steve Railsback Alexis Zibolis |
| Cinematography | Scott Spears |
| Edited by | Brad Jacques |
| Music by | Terry Huud |
Production companies | Nightfall Pictures Rockaway Pictures |
| Distributed by | Image Entertainment |
Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | Template:FilmUS |
| Language | Transclusion error: {{En}} is only for use in File namespace. Use {{langx|en}} or {{in lang|en}} instead. |
Plaguers is a 2008 American science fiction/horror movie written and directed by Brad Sykes and produced by Josephina Sykes. The movie stars Steve Railsback.[1]
Background
Writer/director Brad Sykes offered that Plaguers was originally considered to be written as a comedy, but that he included certain elements, that were reminiscent of Alien. His reference points in writing the film were Aliens, Prince of Darkness, and The Thing, noting that he "liked how the characters didn't die, but were transformed into something alien or inhuman as the story progressed". He also remarked that Lamberto Bava’s Demons was also an influence in regards the actions of the 'Plaguers' themselves, offering that he loves "the wild energy of Italian horror films and tried to bring that into the film whenever possible."[2]
Plot
Tarver (Steve Railsback) is a crew member on board freight transport carrier Pandora headed toward Earth with a despertaely needed new energy supply, a strange substance called "Thanatos". Its captain, Darian Holoway (Alexis Zibolis) was recently promoted after the death of former captain Rubini (David P. Johnson). Some of the crew are suspicious of the Thanatos. Approaching earth, the ship diverts to respond to a distress call from the spacecraft Diana. The Diana appears abandoned until the discovery of 4 nurses from the Diana's medical facility who claim to have survived a pirate attack. The nurses are actually the pirates and they attempt a takeover of the Pandora. During the stugles, the Thanatos container is ruptured and fluid spills onto one of the pirates. She mutates and becomes a "Plaguer". One-by-one, the pirates and the Pandora crew become infected, as the Thanatos becomes strong enough to take control of the ship and head it straight toward earth.
Recognition
Critical reception
Quiet Earth writes that Plaguers is a "scifi horror film that wants to be Alien but comes off feeling like another in a long line of Alien "homages."".[3]
In their review of the film, DVD Talk offers that there "are a lot of problems with Plaguers, though it does have some merit," offering that there were "occasional scattered moments of actual tension, and a few effective jump scares", and that "makeup effects are for the most part lots of fun..."[4]
DVD Verdict offers that "Plaguers is a "so bad it's bad" film that explores the space zombie territory with little regard for common sense or science fiction", concluding that the film "doesn't qualify for camp or cult classic, it's just flat out terrible and would be embarrassing for even a public access channel to put on their schedule."[5]
Awards & nominations
- 2008, 'Larry Stanley B-Movie Award' at ShockerFest International Film Festival[6]
- 2008, 'Best Actor' for Steve Railsback at ShockerFest International Film Festival[6]
- 2008, 'Honorable Mention' as 'Best Actress' for Alexis Zibolis at ShockerFest International Film Festival[6]
- 2008, 'Science Fiction Genre Award - Honorable Mention' for 'Best Picture - Feature' at ShockerFest International Film Festival[6]
- 2008, 'Silver Unicorn' for 'Best Screenplay' at Estepona Fantasy and Horror International Film Festival, Spain
- 2008, 'Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film' at Mid-Ohio Con Film Festival[7]
References
- ^ Butane, Johnny (12 December 2006). "First News & Pic From Plaguers". Dread Central. CraveOnline. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
- ^ Compton, Michael (5 January 2010). "A Conversation with Brad Sykes, Director of PLAGUERS". Google cache. Fangoria. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
- ^ "Brad Sykes' PLAGUERS trailer harkens back to great ALIEN rip-offs of the 80s". Quiet Earth. 8 June 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
- ^ Biltz, Jeremy (10 January 2010). "Review: Plaguers". DVD Talk. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
- ^ Cullum, Brett. "Review: Plaguers". DVD Verdict. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
- ^ a b c d "ShockerFest 2008 awards". ShockerFest International Film Festival. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
- ^ "Brad Sykes". International School of Motion Pictures. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
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