Invasion Planet Earth Explained
Invasion Planet Earth |
Director: | Simon Cox |
Producer: | Simon Cox |
Editing: | Simon Cox |
Music: | Benjamin Symons |
Studio: | AlphaStar Productions |
Distributors: | --> |
Runtime: | 98 minutes |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Language: | English |
Invasion Planet Earth is a 2019 British science fiction film[1] [2] written and directed by Simon Cox,[3] with the original title Kaleidoscope Man.[4] It tells the story of a man who learns that he is going to become a father on the same day as Earth is invaded by aliens.[5] [6]
Filming was supported by crowdfunding and took place over ten years,[7] with many scenes filmed in Birmingham.[2] [8] The cast includes Toyah Willcox, with a cameo appearance from Ben Shockley.[7] Willcox also contributed a song to the film, "Step into the New World", played over end credits.[9] In 2021, Simon Cox began fundraising for a second film, Of Infinite Worlds.[10]
In 2022, film shots from the accompanying documentary The Making of Invasion Planet Earth were falsely presented on the internet as evidence of fabricated attacks as part of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[11] [12]
Cast
- Simon Haycock – Thomas Dunn
- Lucy Drive – Mandy Dunn
- Julie Hoult – Harriet
- Danny Steele – Floyd
- Sophie Anderson – Samantha
- Toyah Willcox – Claire Dove
- Jon Campling – Lucian
- Michael Bott – Jeff Phillburn
- Kate Speak – Claire Dangerfield
- Julian Boote – Alan Carter
- John Dyer – Carl Henderson
- Ian Brooker – Father Robert
- Nina Stratford – President of the United States
- Ben Shockley – Billy McCoy
- Jessica Walker – School Girl
Notes and References
- News: Felperin . Leslie . 4 December 2019 . Invasion Planet Earth review – ludicrously ambitious low-cost sci-fi . . 13 February 2022.
- News: Maher . Kevin . 6 December 2019 . Invasion Planet Earth review — no budget, no clue, no chance . . 13 February 2022.
- News: Gray . Peter . 5 October 2020 . Film Review: Invasion Planet Earth is bizarrely entertaining for all the wrong reasons . AU Review . 13 February 2022.
- Web site: Kaleidoscope Man . . 2 March 2019 . British Films Directory . . 13 February 2022 .
- Web site: Invasion Planet Earth (2019) – Simon Cox . . 21 October 2022.
- News: Delia . John . Invasion Planet Earth – A Sci-Fi Adventure . 26 November 2022 . ACED Magazine . 1 February 2020.
- News: Adamson . Dave . 12 December 2019 . "There's always someone looking out for us" – Invasion Planet Earth (Film Review) . . 13 February 2022.
- News: Sheppard . Robb . 15 September 2021 . Invasion: Colmore Row . I Choose Birmingham . 15 March 2022.
- Web site: 2 November 2019 . Toyah – Step Into The New World From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Invasion Planet Earth . YouTube . 21 October 2022.
- News: Harrison . Claire . 16 May 2021 . Nuneaton movie director wants to sell 20,000 mugs to fund his new film . . 13 February 2022.
- News: Sardarizadeh . Shayan . Robinson . Olga . 8 March 2022 . Ukraine invasion: False claims the war is a hoax go viral . . 30 August 2023.
- News: Dale . Daniel . Daniel Dale . 9 March 2022 . These videos about the invasion have gone viral, but they are completely fabricated . . 30 August 2023.