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Alien Trespass
Alien Trespass Plot
The story begins in 1957 in the star-filled skies above Cal-
ifornia’s Mojave Desert. It is a special night for noted as-
tronomer Ted Lewis, who is preparing a special dinner
for his beautiful, adoring wife Lana to celebrate their
wedding anniversary. In another part of town, Tammy,
a waitress at small local diner with big plans for the fu-
ture, looks out her window and is excited to see a shoot-
ing star, which she takes as a good sign for her dreams.
But, what Dr. Lewis and Tammy assume is a shooting star,
is really an alien spaceship. The fiery ball hurtles toward
earth and crash-lands on a butte in the desert. The on-
ly witnesses are teens Dick and Penny who are necking
in a nearby lover’s lane. A tall, metallic alien named Urp
emerges from the craft unharmed, alarmed to discover
that the monstrous Ghota, who was also on board, has es-
caped. The menacing one-eyed creature’s unquenchable
appetite could mean the end of civilization as we know it.
Urp is the only one who knows how to stop the hideous
Directed by R.W. Goodwin extraterrestrial, but to do so he has to take over the body
Produced by R.W. Goodwin of Dr. Lewis and enlist the aid of Tammy, the only human
James Swift in town willing to believe and trust in his mission. The
local police - including Chief Dawson and Officer Vern
Written by Stephen P. Fisher
- are confirmed skeptics and offer little help. Together,
Starring Eric McCormack Urp and Tammy must hunt down the Ghota and neutral-
Jenni Baird ize it before it consumes all the local inhabitants and uses
Robert Patrick
the human fuel to multiply and conquer the world.
Jody Thompson
Dan Lauria
Music by Louis Febre Cast
Cinematography David Moxness • Eric McCormack as Ted Lewis / Urp
• Jenni Baird as Tammy
Editing by Vaune Kirby Frechette
• Robert Patrick as Vernon
Michael Jablow
• Jody Thompson as Lana Lewis
Distributed by Roadside Attractions • Dan Lauria as Chief Dawson
Rangeland Productions • Aaron Brooks as Cody
Release date(s) April 3, 2009 (2009-04-03) • Sarah Smyth as Penny
• Andrew Dunbar as Dick
Running time 90 minutes
• Dayna Reid as Betsy
Country United States • Chelah Horsdal as Betsy’s Mother
• Sage Brocklebank as Stu
Language English
• Jonathon Young as Lloyd
• Tom McBeath as Wilson
Alien Trespass is a 2009 science-fiction comedy film based
on 1950s sci-fi B movies. It stars Eric McCormack (Will
and Grace) and Robert Patrick (Terminator 2: Judgment Day). Reaction
The film was shot in Ashcroft, B.C.[1]
Film critic Roger Ebert gave the film two out of four
stars and felt that the film was, "obviously a labor of
love. But why? Is there a demand for cheesy 1950s sci-
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fi movies not met by the existing supply? Will younger
audiences consider it to be merely inept, and not inept
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See also
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War of the Worlds
The Day the Earth Stood Still
External links
• It Came From Outer Space • Official website
• Earth vs. the Flying Saucers • Alien Trespass at the Internet Movie Database
• Forbidden Planet • Alien Trespass at Rotten Tomatoes
• Invaders from Mars • Alien Trespass at the TCM Movie Database
• Mars Attacks! • Genre From Another Planet: The ’50s, The New York
• The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra Times, March 27, 2009
• Director R.W. Goodwin Discusses Alien Trespass at
AMCtv.com
• Interview with R.W. Goodwin at Starlog magazine
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• American comedy science fiction films
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