Theater or Renter: June 2009
Theater or Renter: June 2009
Theater or Renter: June 2009 includes five SF movies Land of the Lost, Imagine That, Year One, Dead Snow: (Død snø), Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Will we watch? Will we rent? or do we even care?
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Land of the Lost:
Release Date: JUNE 5th
Listed as: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Studio: Universal Pictures
Director: Brad Silberling
Produced by: Sid and Marty Krofft, Jimmy Miller
Written by: Chris Henchy, Dennis McNicholas, Television Series:
Sid and Marty Krofft
Stars: Will Ferrell, Anna Friel, Danny McBride, Jorma Taccone
The Plot / Story: A disgraced paleontologist, his assistant, and a macho tour guide who find themselves in a strange, alternate world inhabited by dinosaurs, monkey people and reptilian Sleestaks. Land of the Lost is a parody retelling of the original 1974 TV series Land of the Lost. They changed the Holly character into a research assistant to allow for more risque humor and Will becomes an unrelated survivalist.(Wikipedia) (The Official Site)
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Imagine That:
Watch Imagine That: TV Trailer #2 here
Release Date: JUNE 12th
Listed as: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Studio: Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies
Director: Karey Kirkpatrick
Produced by: Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Ed Solomon
Written by: Ed Solomon, Chris Matheson
Stars: Eddie Murphy, Thomas Haden Church, Martin Sheen
The Plot / Story: A financial executive who can't stop his career downspiral is invited into his daughter's imaginary world, where solutions to his problems await. (Wikipedia) (The Official Site)
Year One:
Watch another Year One Trailer here
Release Date: JUNE 19th
Listed as: Adventure, Comedy
Studio: Apatow Productions
Director: Harold Ramis
Produced by: Harold Ramis, Judd Apatow, Clayton Townsend, Nicholas Weinstock
Written by: Harold Ramis, Gene Stupnitsky, Lee Eisenberg
Stars: Jack Black, Michael Cera, Hank Azaria
The Plot / Story: When a couple of lazy hunter-gatherers are banished from their primitive village, they embark on a journey through their ancient world. Along the way, they encounter Adam and Eve, Cain and Abe, and Abraham. (Wikipedia) (The Official Site)
Dead Snow: (Død snø)
Release Date: JUNE 19th [limited]
Listed as: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror
Studio: IFC Films
Director: Tommy Wirkola
Produced by: Harald Zwart
Written by:
Stars: Jeppe Laursen, Charlotte Frogner, Jenny Skavlan
The Plot / Story: A group of Norwegian medical students go to a cabin up in the mountains for an Easter vacation. Unfortunately, the area they are staying in was used by the Nazis in the German occupation of Norway during World War II. The Nazis raped and pillaged the locals and stole all their gold, until the locals chased the Nazis up the mountains, where they supposedly froze to death. The medical students find a box of gold in the cabin they are staying in, which had belonged to the Nazis. As a result, Nazi zombies come back to reclaim their gold, with a deadly result.(Wikipedia) (The Official Site)
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen:
Watch some awesome Transformers Revenge of the Fallen New TV Spots here
Watch Meet The Fallen here
Release Date: JUNE 24th
Listed as: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Studio: DreamWorks, Paramount Pictures
Director: Michael Bay
Produced by: Steven Spielberg (executive), Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Ian Bryce, Tom DeSanto, Don Murphy
Written by: Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, Ehren Kruger
Stars: Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, John Turturro
The Plot / Story: Decepticon forces return to Earth on a mission to take Sam Witwicky prisoner, after the young hero learns the truth about the ancient origins of the Transformers. Joining the mission to protect humankind is Optimus Prime, who forms an alliance with international armies for a second epic battle. (Wikipedia) (The Official Site)
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