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{{Short description|2005 American science fiction TV film}}
{{Infobox television
| image = Alienapocalypseposter.jpg
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| caption = Promotional poster
| genre =
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| writer = [[Josh Becker (filmmaker)|Josh Becker]]
| screenplay =
| story =
| director = Josh Becker
| starring = [[Bruce Campbell]]<br />[[Renee O'Connor]]<br />Remington Franklin<br />[[Michael Cory Davis]]<br />[[Peter Jason]]
| narrated =
| theme_music_composer = [[Joseph LoDuca]]
| country = United States
| language = English
| num_episodes =
| producer = Jeff Franklin<br />Bob Perkis
| editor = Shawn Paper
| cinematography = David Worth
| runtime = 88 minutes
| company = [[Syfy]]
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| network = Sci-Fi Channel
| first_aired = {{start date|2005|3|26}}
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'''''Alien Apocalypse''''' is a 2005 [[Syfy#Sci Fi Channel original films|Sci Fi channel original movie]], directed and written by [[Josh Becker (filmmaker)|Josh Becker]], and starring [[Bruce Campbell]], [[Renee O'Connor]], Remington Franklin, Michael Cory Davis and [[Peter Jason]]. It was released on DVD on March 26, 2005.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/review/17906|title = DVD Talk}}</ref>
==Plot==
[[Astronaut]] and [[Osteopath]], Dr. Ivan Hood and his companion Kelly return to Earth after a 40-year space mission with two other astronauts. They are soon captured by human bounty hunters near the ruins of [[Portland, Oregon]] and one of their team is killed after sustaining a sprain; Dr. Hood pointed out that it would have healed in a few days. They are taken to a work camp, which to their surprise, is run by giant [[termite]]-like aliens. These aliens had arrived 20 years ago to feast on the wood and used [[Electromagnetic pulse|E.M.P.]] bombs to cripple earth before their invasion. The other member of their team is eaten alive by one of the aliens after refusing to work. The camp is supervised by human bounty hunters; they are treated better. After seeing how illiterate and savage humans have become due to the aliens, Dr. Hood and Kelly plan to make an escape the next day after hearing rumors that the President has survived and has an army waiting to strike back.
The escape plan goes off without a hitch, but Kelly is recaptured by the bounty hunters. Dr. Hood travels to find the president and meets other humans who believe the President has survived. Dr. Hood and his convoy reach a secret headquarters to discover remnants of the American government and the President, who is now a shell of his former self. Extremely ticked off, Dr. Hood decides to rally the escaped slaves himself and plan an attack on the bug camp where Kelly is still being held. The attack begins successfully and Kelly (who has lost one of her fingers as punishment for trying to escape) joins in. Things seem hopeless when the bugs bring in heavy artillery, but the President's group arrives and pulls off a sneak attack that blows up the bug's tanks. The other slaves join in and defeat the bugs. Dr. Hood and his rebels then went on a quest to continue killing the bugs and gather more followers from the camps. "In time he (Dr. Hood) became known as The Great Exterminator".
==Cast==
* [[Bruce Campbell]] as Dr. Ivan Hood
* [[Renee O'Connor]] as Lieutenant Kelly Lanaman
* Remington Franklin as Alex
* [[Michael Cory Davis]] as Captain Chuck Burkes
* [[Peter Jason]] as President Demsky
* [[Vladimir Kolev]] as Bob "Fisherman Bob"
* Valentin Giasbeily as Tyler
* Velizar Binev as Manager
* Dimiter Kuzov as Bounty Hunter 1
* Krum Iapulov as Bounty Hunter 2
* Jonas Talkington as Bounty Hunter 3
* Zlatko Zlatkov as Bounty Hunter 4
* Chavdar Simeonov as Alien Leader
* Anton Trendafilov as Jeff
* Rosi Chernogova as Bizzy
* [[Todor Nikolov]] as Bill "Mountain Man Bill"
* [[Asen Blatechki]] as Crazy Man
==Production==
[[File:Josh Becker directing Alien Apocalypse.jpg|thumb|left|Josh Becker directing ''Alien Apocalypse''.]]
This film was shot in Bulgaria (as with ''[[Man with the Screaming Brain]]'', also starring [[Bruce Campbell|Campbell]]). According to the DVD commentary many of the actors in the film were Bulgarian and spoke little English so most of the dialogue was dubbed or "looped" in post-production.
==Reception==
''Alien Apocalypse'' received mixed reviews from critics and audiences. David Nusair of ''Reel Film Reviews'' said "By the time the ''[[Spartacus (film)|Spartacus]]''-inspired finale rolls around, it's clear we're not meant to take any of this seriously."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reelfilm.com/anchbruc.htm#alien|title = Two Bruce Campbell Flicks from Anchor Bay - Reviews by David Nusair}}</ref>
==See also==
*''[[Planet of the Apes (1968 film)|Planet of the Apes]]'', a film with the same premise (Earth conquered/ruled), but with regard to talking apes.
*''[[Android Apocalypse]]'', a film with the same premise (Earth conquered/ruled), but with regard to androids.
*[[Battlefield Earth (film)|Battlefield Earth]].
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*{{IMDb title|id=0404756|title=Alien Apocalypse}}
* {{rotten-tomatoes|id=alien_apocalypse|title=Alien Apocalypse}}
*{{allMovie title|333522|Alien Apocalypse}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060426201522/http://www.beckerfilms.com/MakingAlienApocalypse.htm "The Making of ''Alien Apocalypse''" by Josh Becker (writer/director)]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20091214232657/http://www.beckerfilms.com/scripts.html#AlienApocalypse The shooting script for ''Alien Apocalypse'']
{{Josh Becker}}
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