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Director: | Richard T. Heffron |
Studio: | Warner Home Video |
Writer: | Craig Buck, Diane Frolov |
Rating: | 4 |
Rated: | NR |
Date Added: | 2007-03-06 |
Purchased On: | 2007-06-03 |
ASIN: | 630356822X |
UPC: | 0085391414636 |
Price: | $19.98 |
Awards: | Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win |
Genre: | Sci-Fi & Fantasy |
Release: | 2002-08-05 |
IMDb: | 0086823 |
Duration: | 285 |
Picture Format: | Anamorphic Widescreen |
Aspect Ratio: | 1.85:1 |
Sound: | Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono |
Languages: | English, Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono |
Subtitles: | English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Georgian, Chinese, id, Thai |
Features: | Box set HiFi Sound |
Richard T. Heffron | ... | (Director) |
Craig Buck, Diane Frolov | ... | (Writer) |
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Jane Badler | ... | Diana | Michael Durrell | ... | Robert Maxwell | Robert Englund | ... | Willie | Faye Grant | ... | Juliet Parish | Richard Herd | ... | John | Thomas Hill | ... | Father Andrew Doyle | Michael Ironside | ... | Ham Tyler | Peter Nelson | ... | Brian | David Packer | ... | Daniel Bernstein | Neva Patterson | ... | Eleanor Dupres | Andrew Prine | ... | Steven | Sandy Simpson | ... | Mark | Marc Singer | ... | Mike Donovan | Blair Tefkin | ... | Robin Maxwell | Michael Wright | ... | Elias Taylor | Denise Galik-Furey | ... | | Camila Ashland | ... | Ruby Engels
(2 episodes, 1984) | Frank Ashmore | ... | Martin
(3 episodes, 1984) | Jenny Beck | ... | | Jason Bernard | ... | Caleb Taylor
(3 episodes, 1984) | Denise Galik | ... | Maggie Blodgett
(3 episodes, 1984) | Rafael Campos | ... | Sancho Gomez
(3 episodes, 1984) | Diane Cary | ... | Harmony Moore
(3 episodes, 1984) | Viveka Davis | ... | Polly Maxwell
(3 episodes, 1984) | Marin May | ... | Katie Maxwell
(3 episodes, 1984) | Greta Blackburn | ... | Lorraine
(3 episodes, 1984) | Eric Johnston | ... | Sean Donovan
(3 episodes, 1984) | Stack Pierce | ... | Visitor Captain
(3 episodes, 1984) | Sarah Douglas | ... | Pamela
(2 episodes, 1984) | Hansford Rowe | ... | Arthur Dupres
(2 episodes, 1984) | Mickey Jones | ... | Chris Farber
(2 episodes, 1984) | Dick Miller | ... | Dan Pascal
(2 episodes, 1984) | Don Starr | ... | Dr. Corley Walker
(2 episodes, 1984) | Shawn Coulter | ... | Visitor
(2 episodes, 1984) |
Summary: Though followers of current science fiction television series may dismiss V: The Final Battle as a quaint relic from the pre-computer animation days, the six-hour miniseries about an alien invasion of Earth was a ratings juggernaut for NBC in 1984 and should still provide some entertainment for hard-bitten devotees and fans of '50s-style sci-fi. The Final Battle picks up four months after the shock conclusion of the 1983 prequel miniseries, with a small group of humans known as the Resistance struggling to convince their fellow humans that a fleet of seemingly friendly visitors from space are in fact bent on world domination. Executive producer Kenneth Johnson (who oversaw most aspects of the first series) only supervised the sequel's script (which underwent several changes before its airing), and the writing occasionally suffers due to the lack of his attention. But the series still delivers its share of action and intrigue, as well as one showstopping gruesome moment involving the birth of interspecies twins. Acting is again a stumbling block, with leads Marc Singer and Faye Grant as bland as any performers from the American International Pictures stable; character actor Michael Ironside makes the strongest impression as a tough Resistance member, and a pre-Freddy Krueger Robert Englund is amusing as a kind-hearted alien. The miniseries was followed by an inevitable weekly series featuring most of the same cast, which was demolished in the ratings by Dallas, but a faithful Resistance-like following remains to this day. --Paul Gaita
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