Alien Seed (1989)
- Cody Iden
- Oct 24, 2021
- 2 min read
Release Date - November 1, 1989
Synopsis:
After the death of a young woman, her sister Lisa and a reporter end up on the run from the followers of a New Order church and the United States military, both of whom are after the alien messiah that Lisa is carrying, albeit for different reasons.
Directed by - Bob James
Written by - Douglas K. Grimm, Robert Hyatt and Bob James
Produced by - Jon Gordon
Cinematography - Kenny Carmack
Music by - John Standish
Distribution Company - Action International Pictures (AIP)
Cast:
Heidi Paine - Lisa Jordan
Steven Blade - Mark Timmons
and Erik Estrada - Dr. Stone
Shellie Block - Mary Jordan
David Hayes - Reverend Bolam
Terry Phillips - General Dole
Steve Gellman - Major Wilson
Ben Mardel - Dr. Gabriel
Run Time - 1 hr. 28 min. Rated - Not Rated
Budget - Unknown Gross - Unknown
Review:
An altogether terrible film, Alien Seed has an uninteresting plot, unlikable characters and it is chock full of bad acting, poor dialogue and laughable special effects. The plot is paper thin and as a result the filmmakers throw in far too many chase sequences, presumably in an attempt to fill out the film's runtime. With a cast made up almost entirely of unknowns, it is not much of a surprise to see such poor acting and Erik Estrada, himself not known for great acting skills, appears in just a handful of scenes, despite being plastered all over the marketing for the film. There are virtually no aliens in the film, we get just a couple of brief sequences of some guys wearing white robes and costume store rubber masks. The writing is often incompetent and sometimes laughable, but everything else is just so bad that it really doesn't even qualify as a so bad it's good type of film. There's a reason this film has faded into obscurity.
My Score: 22
Plot - 3 Cinematography - 3
Attraction - 3 Editing & Special Effects - 2
Theme - 1 Sound & Music - 2
Acting - 2 Directing - 2
Dialogue - 2 Enjoyability – 2
Trivia:
Filmed mostly in an abandoned trolley barn in Colorado Springs, CO.
Erik Estrada reportedly shot his scenes in the first three days of filming and the rest of the film was completed in just three weeks.
Availability:
Watched in October, 2021
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