Android Apocalypse
| Android Apocalypse | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover | |
| Written by | Karl Schiffman |
| Directed by | Paul Ziller |
| Starring | Scott Bairstow Joseph Lawrence Chris Jericho |
| Music by | Todd Bryanton |
| Country of origin | United States Canada |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | Kim Berlin Meyer Shwarzstein Gail Tilson |
| Cinematography | Mark Dobrescu |
| Editor | Arthur Tarnowski |
| Running time | 95 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Sci Fi Channel |
| Release | June 24, 2006 |
Android Apocalypse (also known as Facing Extinction) is a 2006 science fiction film starring Scott Bairstow and Joseph Lawrence. The film was written by Karl Schiffman and directed by Paul Ziller for Sci Fi Channel as a television film. It is set on a post-apocalyptic Earth that is ruled by androids, and explores the relationship between a human, Jute (Bairstow), and an android, DeeCee (Lawrence) who is beginning to develop emotions.
Premise
[edit]On an android-controlled, post-apocalyptic Earth a human man named Jute (Scott Bairstow) is convicted of murdering an android. Dee-Cee (Joseph Lawrence) is an android who is beginning to develop human emotion, and is being transported to an android-run prison facility along with Jute. While in transit, their police vehicle is attacked. Jute and Dee-Cee escape and are forced into a strained alliance in order to survive in the harsh deserts of the world. As these two characters flee android authorities they stumble upon a genocidal plot being orchestrated by the leader of the androids, who hopes to rid the planet of human life forever.
Cast
[edit]- Scott Bairstow as Jute
- Joseph Lawrence as Dee-Cee
- Chris Jericho as Tee-Dee
- Troy Skog as Varrta
- Wendy Anderson as Mrs. Carlson
- Brian Hlushko as Eric Carlson
- Mike O'Brien as Link Hamilton
- Amy Matysio as Rachael
- Shannon Jardine as Joy
- Corey Livingstone as Borka
- Anne Nahabedian as Tranc
- Aidan Simpson as Polton
- J.J. Elliott as Night Club Goer
Distribution
[edit]Android Apocalypse was a television film produced for the Sci-Fi Channel. It was first aired on the 24th of June, 2006. Previously viewed DVD copies have been available at some Dollar Tree stores.
Reception
[edit]Android Apocalypse was not received well by critics or the public. It was given mediocre reviews and remains fairly unpopular.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ Android Apocalypse (2006) Movie Review | BeyondHollywood.com | Asian, Foreign, Horror, and Genre Movie Reviews and News
- ^ "DVD Talk Review: Android Apocalypse". Archived from the original on 2007-10-27. Retrieved 2007-09-21.
External links
[edit]- 2006 television films
- 2006 films
- 2006 science fiction films
- American science fiction television films
- Canadian science fiction television films
- English-language Canadian films
- Films about androids
- Syfy original films
- American post-apocalyptic films
- Canadian post-apocalyptic films
- Films directed by Paul Ziller
- 2000s American films
- 2000s Canadian films