51 (film)
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| Directed by | Jason Connery |
| Written by | Kenny Yakkel |
| Produced by | Courtney Solomon |
| Starring | Bruce Boxleitner Rachel Miner Vanessa Branch Jason London and John Shea |
| Cinematography | Yaron Levy |
| Edited by | Andrew Bentler |
| Music by | Ian Honeyman |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Syfy |
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Running time | 90 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1 million[1] |
51 (also known as After Dark Originals: Area 51 or Area 51) is a 2011 American horror film directed by Jason Connery and starring Bruce Boxleitner and John Shea. It is part of the After Dark Originals lineup.[2] The film premiered on the SyFy Channel on February 26, 2011.[3][4]
Plot
Political and public pressure coerces the government into allowing two well-known reporters and their assistants limited access to the ultra-secretive Area 51. The group consists of 20-year news veteran Sam Whitaker (John Shea); his camera-woman Mindy (Lena Clark); Claire Felon (Vanessa Branch), an ambitious writer, journalist, and head of an acclaimed news blog called The Fact Zone; and her cameraman Kevin (Damon Lipari). The four tour the base and things go well for a while, but when one of the base's "occupants" attempts to liberate both himself and those of his fellow species, Area 51 changes from being a secured government facility to a place of horror.
Cast
- Vanessa Branch as Claire Felon
- Bruce Boxleitner as Colonel Martin
- Rachel Miner as Sergeant Hannah
- Jason London as Aaron Schumacher
- John Shea as Sam Whitaker
- Andrew Sensenig as Dr. Keane
- Billy Slaughter as Dr. Haven
- Jillian Batherson as Gomez
- Lena Clark as Mindy
- Damon Lipari as Kevin
- VyVy Nguyen as Elisia
Reception
Dread Central gave 51 a mixed review, stating that they would "write this one off as being a bit better than average by Syfy standards but still below par by conventional standards".[5]
References
- ↑ "51 at Upcoming Horror Movies". Archived from the original on May 13, 2010. Retrieved August 15, 2010.
- ↑ "After Dark Originals: '51' Finds a Director, New Details on 'Banshee'". Bloody Disgusting!. April 6, 2010. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
- ↑ "8 Questions to Die For: '51' Director Jason Connery". Bloody Disgusting!. February 23, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
- ↑ "Exclusive Interview: Jason Connery Says Too Much About 51?". Shock Till You Drop. December 30, 2010. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
- ↑ "Area 51 (2011) (review)". Dread Central. March 4, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
External links
- After Dark Originals' 51 website
- 51 at IMDb
- 51 at the TCM Movie Database (archived)