Fast Facts About Alien Trespass
This Comedy Science Fiction Thriller Stars Eric McCormack
Mar 24, 2009
Part homage, part spoof, this new comedy sci-fi thriller attempts to recreate the over-the-top acting, low-budget special effects, and unintended humor of classics such as The Blob, It Came From Outer Space, and War of the Worlds. The story begins when a teenaged couple (Sarah Smyth and Andrew Dunbar), a lonely waitress (Jenni Baird), and Dr. Lewis, an astronomer (Eric McCormack), witness the crash of an alien spaceship.
The alien Urp takes over the body of the astronomer and hunts for the evil Ghota, his prisoner that escaped from the ship during the crash. The Ghota attacks humans and leaves behind only a puddle of liquid that was once their bodies. The local police refuse to believe in visitors from another planet, and do more harm than good in stopping the attacks. The teenaged couple, the waitress, and Urp/Dr. Lewis must band together to save the town, and ultimately the world, from this alien trespass.
About the Crew of Alien Trespass
- Based on his love for 1950s sci-fi classics, James Swift, the film’s co-story writer and producer, had the concept for Alien Trespass more than 20 years ago. His original film treatment was titled “Invasion of the Spaceman.”
- Director R.W. Goodwin is a three-time Golden Globe winner and five-time Emmy Award-nominated director and producer best known for his work on nine episodes of The X-Files.
- Although the script calls for the Mojave Desert in California, Alien Trespass was shot mostly in and around Vancouver and the interior of British Columbia, where Goodwin worked on The X-Files.
- Creating and assembling the costumes from that era (and the shiny metallic space suit for Urp) was the responsibility of Jenni Gullett, with whom Goodwin had collaborated on past projects including The X-Files.
- Eric McCormack, the Emmy-Award winning actor from the comedy series Will & Grace, plays double roles as the alien Urp and Dr. Ted Lewis.
- Australian actress Jenni Baird (The 4400) landed the heroic role of Tammy, the waitress in a small town who dreams of a better life somewhere else. To prepare herself for co-starring in a 1950s style film, she watched a large variety of science fiction films from that time to get a sense of how American actresses of that period performed in the movies.
- Jody Thompson (Blade: The Series) was chosen for the role of Dr. Lewis’s wife, Lana, because of her classic stylized beauty similar to actresses from that era, such as Ava Gardner.
- A well-intentioned alien and his one-eyed prisoner create chaos in a sleepy town in California in this humorous tribute to sci-fi horror films from the 1950s.
- Starring Eric McCormack, Jenni Baird, Robert Patrick, Jody Thompson, Dan Lauria, Aaron Brooks
- Director: R. W. Goodwin
- Run Time: 90 minutes
- Rating: PG
For more information about science fiction films, read Bonus Features on Sunshine DVD and Bill Murray Rules in City of Ember.
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