Extraterrestrial

"They do not come in peace."

2014 1h 41m EN

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5.6

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★5.6TMDB · 606

HorrorScience Fiction

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Five friends set out to a cabin in the woods for a fun weekend getaway that is, until extraterrestrial visitors turn it into a fight for their lives. The group is pulled from their reverie when a flickering object crashes deep in the woods. As they investigate, the friends stumble across an alien spacecraft, and its inhabitants have not arrived in peace.

“They do not come in peace.”

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Cast

Brittany Allen
April
Melanie Papalia
Melanie
Jesse Moss
Seth
Anja Savcic
Lex
Sean Rogerson
Deputy Mitchell
Emily Perkins
Nancy
Mike Kovac
Clerk
Ian Brown
Farmer

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Colin Minihan
Writers: Colin Minihan, Stuart Ortiz
Languages: English
Countries: Canada, United States of America

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ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Canada, United States of America.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Colin Minihan, shot by Samy Inayeh. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Martin Macphail. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Stuart Ortiz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Brittany Allen and Melanie Papalia and Jesse Moss carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "They do not come in peace.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2960930 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Colin Minihan directs. Samy Inayeh behind the camera. Martin Macphail scores. Stuart Ortiz cuts. Produced in Canada, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 12 years ago.
2International production across 2 countries: Canada, United States of America.
3Directed by Colin Minihan, shot by Samy Inayeh. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Martin Macphail. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Stuart Ortiz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Brittany Allen and Melanie Papalia and Jesse Moss carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "They do not come in peace.".
8IMDB entry: tt2960930 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Samy Inayeh
Original score: Martin Macphail
Editing: Stuart Ortiz
Production design: Scott Moulton
Makeup / hair: Jennifer Kaminski
VFX supervisor: Ian Fenton
Sound: Miguel Nunes
Stunt coordinator: Gavin Buhr
Runtime: 101 min · 1h 41m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Extraterrestrial (2014)

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Wuchak2023-03-02
★ 8/10
Cabin-in-the-woods mixed with Alien invasion/abduction Five college-aged youths spend the weekend at a retreat home in the sticks of Washington when extraordinary and terrifying things start happening, linked to beings… not of this world. Gil Bellows plays the local sheriff while Michael Ironside is on hand as a “crazy” recluse. "Extraterrestrial" (2014) has the same basic plot as "Night Skies" (2007), but with a bigger budget and all-around superior filmmaking, not to mention a low-key sense of black humor, which make for a more compelling experience. There are also bits of "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" (1977), "Signs" (2002), "The Forgotten" (2004) and "Dark Skies" (2013). The writers wisely had a list of staples pertaining to extraterrestrial phenomena and worked them all into the movie one way or another, like UFOs, isolated conspiracy theorists, Roswell, body probes and so forth. Like “Night Skies,” the final act gives you everything you might want in a movie of this nature. I won't say anymore. Let's just say that the film doesn't wuss out and the F/X are well done. Anja Savcic stands out in the female department as the blonde. Brittany Allen (April) and Melanie Papalia (Melanie) are also on hand with Brittany being the main protagonist, aka the ‘final girl.’ The film runs 1 hour, 41 minutes, and was shot at Port McNeill, British Columbia, which is on the northeastern side of Vancouver Island, about a 6-hour drive northwest of Vancouver. GRADE: A-/B+

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