Directed by:
Mike MendezCinematography:
Richard J. VialetComposer:
Chris RidenhourCast:
Nia Peeples, Ralph Garman, Patrick Renna, Steve Guttenberg, Carlos Bernard, Michael Winslow, Marion Ramsey, Leslie Easterbrook, Danny Woodburn, Ian Ziering (more)VOD (3)
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After a dormant volcano erupts miles outside of Los Angeles, something within the molten hot lava is awakened. Birthed from the bowels of the Earth itself, arachnid-like creatures with an obsidian-black exoskeleton swarm out. One man, COLTON WEST, a washed-up, former A-list action star, suddenly finds himself the real life hero as he's forced to use his onscreen characters' know-how to save the entire city from being victims to the most horrifying villains you couldn't write any better. (official distributor synopsis)
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Police Academy 8: Lavalantula Apocalypse! I was particularly drawn to this film by the Police Academy-style cast twenty years later. The film itself is in your typical C-movie crap with poor visual effects effects, terrible dialogue and a heavily predictable plot. But I was still amused by Ian Ziering's cameo and the character of Nia Peeples, who beat everything around her with aplomb.
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Honestly, I hope that SyFy TV will produce even more similar movies because I simply enjoy them. These are B-movies that make fun of themselves, that are not taken seriously, but at the same time, they are entertaining and it's clear that the creators, everyone, want to entertain the viewer. In my case, they succeeded fully, the runtime is great too, with no dull moments. Simply a B-movie television monster, as it should be.
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