Relying more heavily on special effects than sharp writing, this homage to the halcyon days of '50s drive-in movies lacks the tongue-in-cheek savvy of zippier updates like TREMORS. California coed Marcy (Lana Parrilla) works on her college newspaper, irks her editor with her extra-terrestrial obsession. Marcy and her staff, Slick (Oliver Macready) and Jake (Nick Swarts) are investigating a secret government facility, and even Marcy's professional paranoia doesn't prepare them for the scoop they uncover. The space shuttle Solaris crashes in front of them, and before the aerospace clean-up crew lands, Marcy, Slick and Jake sneak aboard and examine the crew's horribly m...
Released:
2001
Rated:
R
Length:
93 mins