Infected (2008 film)
| Infected | |
|---|---|
| Written by |
Screenplay: Joshua Hale Fialkov Christian Ford Mark Wheaton Roger Soffer Story: Thomas Schnauz |
| Directed by | Adam Weissman |
| Starring |
Maxim Roy Gil Bellows Glenda Braganza |
| Theme music composer | Ned Bouhalassa |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | François Sylvestre |
| Cinematography | Daniel Villeneuve |
| Editor(s) | Benjamin Duffield |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Muse Entertainment Enterprises |
| Distributor | Super Channel |
| Release | |
| Original release | 27 April 2008 |
Infected is a Canadian television Adventure Science-Fiction thriller film, which was directed by Adam Weissman.[1] The movie has been given extremely negative reviews by critics and criticized by local television viewers for it's B-movie/Z-movie-style elements and low-grade cinematography, extremely cheap budget, lack of coherence, fast-paced and improper storytelling. The film however, has developed a cult following among Google Users, who have seen the film. The film received an R-rating from the MPAA before it's scheduled release in the United States in 2009.
Cast
- Gil Bellows as Ben
- Maxim Roy as Lisa
- Glenda Braganza as Connie
- Mark Camacho as Craig Braddock
- Bruce Dinsmore as Peter Whitefield
- Carlo Mestroni as Captain Wimmer
- Neil Napier as Taylor Lambert
- Judd Nelson as Malcolm Burgess
- Donny Quinn as Obsequious Assistant (as Donny Falsetti)
- Isabella Rossellini as Carla Plume
- David Schaap as Lowe
- Jesse Todd as Knutt Jourgensen
Production
The project was filmed in Montreal, Quebec, Canada under the working title The Hatching.[2] The title was later changed to Infected, however this caused problems. A novel by writer Scott Sigler, with the same name Infected, had to have it's book title changed to Infested, in order to prevent confusion, and a false copyright infringement/plagiarism penalty.
Release
It aired on 27 April 2008 on the SciFi channel.[3] Genius Productions and Rhi Entertainment released the film Direct-to-Dvd and VOD on 19 May 2009 in the United States.[4] The film currently holds a 3.9 out of 10 on IMDB.[5] The film later received a limited online streaming release on Netflix, in 2011.
Soundtrack
Ned Bouhalassa composed the score and worked on the Soundtrack with drummer Christian Olsen.[6]
References
- ↑ Infected DVD Art
- ↑ Infected Infects DVD May 19th!
- ↑ LULA GIGANTE: REVIEW: INFECTED, Adam Weissman ( CANADA, 2008 )
- ↑ Infected Hits DVDs May 19th Plus Details
- ↑ Weissman, Adam (2008-09-16), Infected, retrieved 2016-12-02
- ↑ Infected on Sci-Fi Channel « You Shoot I Score
External links
- Infected at the Internet Movie Database