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which would've called for 15 different monsters to be created, before Dohler and his crew decided it would be more prudent to do a straight horror film with only three monsters. The creature suits for the Inferbyce and Zagtile were built and designed by Larry Schlechter and John Cosentino
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is undeniably bad, but it does have a certain energy to it, credit for a guy who went out and just did it. I would not really recommend you go out of your way for it. It is not a good movie, just admirable for the conditions under which it was made."
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which Ernest D. Farino was responsible for along with the design of the creature using earlier designs by Britt McDonough and Tim Hammell. Filming was done sporadically from October 1976 through April 1977 in and around the
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who after working as a payroll manager for a restaurant chain for 12 years moved into film-making after being laid off from his position. The initial script was initially written as a comedy titled
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awarded the film a negative two out of five stars calling it "silly", also writing, "Only the undiscriminating will be able to sit through this one". Dave Sindelar on his film review website
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survive the accident. The grotesque extraterrestrials soon begin to terrorize the local residents, until one intrepid soul named "Ben Zachary" chooses to fight back.
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that have crash-landed in the nearby forest. A mysterious stranger named "Ben Zachary" shows up claiming to be able to save the day. Can he do what he claims?
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released the film on November 15, 2005 as a part of its Don Dohler Collection. It was last released by Mill Creek Entertainment on July 19, 2011.
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criticized the film's acting as "non-existent when it isn’t bad" and direction, which Sindelar equated to being "inspired by
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awarded the film one and a half out of four bones, noting that the film had "decent special effects".
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The movie was very popular on release and garnered much attention from the media, critics and people.
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was filmed in 1999 and was Don Dohler's comeback movie after an 11-year hiatus from filmmaking.
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Larry Schlechter and John Cosentino starred as the Inferbyce and Zagatile aliens respectively.
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The film The Alien Factor 2: Alien Rampage was not actually a sequel. Retromedia distributor
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chose the sequel-sounding title to market the film on DVD in 2002. The original title for
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