Alien 51 (2004) – A Movie A Day #81
Alien 51 (2004) – A Movie A Day #81
I got Alien 51 for $0.99 from the bargain bin at my local used movie store, and I think that’s about as much as I’d be willing to pay for it. It’s a low-budget, straight-to-video sci-fi monster movie that was released in 2004. It’s biggest advertising point (printed on the front and the back of the DVD case) is that Heidi Fleiss is the the star. I think her being the star of the movie is debatable, but Heidi Fleiss is definitely in it. She spends most of her time complaining about pretty much everything.
In my view, the story really focuses on a character named Cleo. A monster has escaped from Area 51 and is on a bloody rampage across the desert. Cleo had some sort of involvement in the creation of the monster, so she reluctantly joins with a local sheriff, Sam Cash, to track down and stop it. Complicating matters are Billy and Evelda (Heidi Fleiss), a married couple who own a traveling freak show. Billy and Evelda want to add the alien-thing to their roster of freaks, so for just under ninety minutes, we are treated to poorly acted and edited carnage as the two couples hunt the monster as it rips random people to shreds.
I didn’t hate Alien 51, but it’s really not very good. I don’t mind the stiff acting or the bland story that much, but I was hoping there would be some good blood as a balance to the blandness. Unfortunately the blood isn’t great either, so I got kind of bored watching this. But hey, I only paid a dollar.
Trailer link: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi3115647257?playlistId=tt0384803