
Alien Terminator
Seen it?1996 | 80 min | Science Fiction, Horror
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Right up the alley of anyone who enjoys a good scare and people who love a story set somewhere strange. Best enjoyed if you're happy to go along with its world. If you loved Prometheus or Alien: Romulus, start here.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Keeps the tension tight, at 1 hr 20 min. An easy one to fit in on a school night.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- Skip it if you like your stories firmly grounded in the real world.
Five miles below the Earth's surface, a group of scientists is working in self-imposed isolation, perfecting a series of DNA experiments that could literally change the world. But when one of those experiments goes awry, it unleashes a nearly immortal organism--one capable of instant regeneration, and with an insatiable appetite for living flesh. Soon, nothing can contain the creature, and with the lab's life support systems quickly shutting down, the scientists grimly prepare for their final battle... A small group of scientists are working in self-imposed isolation below the Earth's surface. They are all working to create DNA which could change the world, but one of the scientists have been given an secret assignment, and when the assignment goes wrong, all hell breaks lose. The new creation is now aboard the ship and will destroy anyone who gets in its way, as it moves towards the surface.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 2K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Dave Payne
- Maria FordMcKay
- Rodger HalstonDean Taylor
- Lisa BoyleRachel
- Emile B. LevisettiPete
- Bob McFarlandCoach
- Kevin AlberNewton
- Betsy BaldwinKelly Hill