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Invasion from Inner Earth
They / Hell Fire
USA 1974
produced by Bill Rebane
directed by Bill Rebane (as Ito)
starring Paul Bentzen, Debbi Pick, Nick Holt, Karl Wallace, Robert Arkens, Arnold Didrickson, James Steadman, David Pray, Mary O'Keefe, William Reetz, Robert Filiatreaux, Warren McPherson, Thomas Nick, Tim Gillett, Eldred Kahn, Stanley L. Naze
written by Barbara J. Rebane
review by Mike Haberfelner
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A quartet of guys - Stan (Paul Bentzen), Jake (Nick Holt), Eric (Karl
Wallace) and Andy (Robert Arkens) - and Jake's sister Sarah (Debbi Pick)
decide to sit out the winter somewhere near the North Pole ... when things
get a little strange. First it's nothing big other than next to no more
wildlife around to hunt, and almost nobody to catch on the radio. But
then, when on a routine supply flight, they see the the keeper (Arnold
Didrickson) of their destination airport go insane and another airplane
crash for no discernable reason. Back at their homebase they try to figure
out what to do as they learn about a plague decimating large parts of
humankind while all sorts of machinery break down and UFO sightings reach
a record high. They are also sometimes visited by some red light without a
source, and receive weird calls over the radio. Our heroes' situation
gradually grows desperate as food runs low and due to lack of wildlife
hunting's not an option anymore. Eric tries to get help by airplane, Jake
by snowmobile, but both machines break down mid way, leaving them to die.
Stan figures out earth must be invaded not from space but from inner earth
but that doesn't make our remaining trio's situation any less bleak, so
eventually they decide to make it back to civilisation on foot, not
knowing whether they'll make it, or if there's even any kind of
civilisation to return to ... Now it's very much undeniable
that this movie was shot on a low budget, which means what's shown on
screen doesn't always live up to the scope of its story. And at times, the
lack of actual things to show leaves the audience disoriented, especially
since the script doesn't always take the film's budgetary limitations into
account. But somehow that disorientation also makes the film's heroes'
isolation palpable, as do the very limited locations. And the fact that
these "heroes" don't blindly follow genre stereotypes as well as
the almost hippie-like ending make this film a welcome change to the usual
genre fare. Now all that said, do not expect a masterpiece or hidden gem
watching this, it's certainly bogged down by a lack of funds and a
somewhat indecisive screenplay, but then again if you're into
(post-)doomsday cinema, are in a nostalgic mood and are into something a
bit out of the ordinary, then this one's definitely worth a look.
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