Shocking Dark
| Shocking Dark | |
|---|---|
 Poster for Terminator 2 bears a similarity to the original Terminator poster. | |
| Directed by | Bruno Mattei |
| Produced by | Franco Gaudenzi |
| Written by | Claudio Fragasso |
| Starring |
Christopher Ahrens Haven Tyler Geretta Geretta Fausto Lombardi |
| Music by | Carlo Maria Cordio |
| Cinematography | Richard Grassetti |
| Edited by | Bruno Mattei |
Production company |
Flora Film |
| Distributed by | Severin Films |
Release date | May 1, 1989 (Cannes Film Festival) |
Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Shocking Dark (also known as Terminator II, Terminator 2, Aliens 2, Aliennators, and Contaminator) is a 1989 Italian science-fiction film written by Claudio Fragasso, produced by Franco Gaudenzi and directed by Bruno Mattei.
Although the film was promoted as a rip-off of James Cameron's The Terminator, it is actually mostly a rip-off of Aliens, also by Cameron.
Background
Despite the film's original title and artwork presenting it as a sequel to 1984 film The Terminator, it is not officially associated with that film. The plot has more in common with the 1986 film Aliens.[1] Two years after Mattei's film came out, Terminator 2: Judgment Day (the official Terminator sequel) was released. Mattei's film was never released in the United States, especially under its original title due to licensing problems.
Partial cast
- Cristopher Ahrens as Samuel Fuller
- Haven Tyler as Sara
- Geretta Giancarlo Field as Koster
- Tony Lombardi as Lieutenant Franzini
- Mark Steinborn as Commander Dalton Bond
- Dominica Coulson as Samantha
- Clive Ricke as Drake
- Paul Norman Allen as Kowalsky
- Cortland Reilly as Caine
- Richard Ross as Price
- Bruce McFarland as Parson
- Al McFarland as Raphelson
Release
Up until 2018, the film had never been released on video in the United States for legal reasons. However, it was been released in countries such as Japan, Brazil, and the film's native Italy.
Severin Films released the film (under its Shocking Dark title) on Blu-ray on May 29, 2018.[2]
References
- ↑ "But what you might not expect is that the bulk of the movie has nothing to do with The Terminator. Instead, it's a rip-off of Cameron's other sci-fi blockbuster, Aliens.", ["Terminator II: Shocking Dark", BrainEater.com http://www.braineater.com/other_hell/fourth_circle/shocking_dark.html]
- ↑ http://bloody-disgusting.com/home-video/3500885/severin-films-recreates-terminator-2-vhs-promo-for-blu-ray-release-of-shocking-dark/