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| Killer School Girls from Outer Space | |
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| Directed by | Alexander Shumake |
| Written by | Alexander Shumake |
| Produced by | Bill Shumake |
| Starring | Denise Williamson Donny Boaz Ron Jeremy Derek Lee Nixon Clem Beard Julin Jean |
| Cinematography | Hua Liu |
Production company | Angry Nun Productions |
| Distributed by | Ari Star Entertainment |
Release date | May 24, 2011 |
Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $125,000 |
Killer School Girls from Outer Space is 2011 American comedy horror sci-fi film written and directed by Alexander Shumake, and produced by Bill Shumake, his father, as the first feature production from their Austin, Texas based Angry Nun Productions.[1][2]
Synopsis
editWhen a shoooting star lands near a small Texas town, teenage couple Ben (Donny Boaz) and Allison (Denise Williamson) discover that it is actually a flying saucer piloted by three "Killer School Girls from outer space" whose mission is to destroy the earth. The two stuggle to save their small town and the world from the three.
Cast
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Production
editKiller School Girls is the first film of Angry Nun Productions, a company founded by Bill Shumake and his son Alexander Shumake,[3] Shooting began July 2009 in Austin, Texas[4] and included locations in Flatonia, Muldoon, and Taylor.[5] The project was inspired by the Roger Corman style of film,[6] with director Shumake's biggest influences for the film being The Blob, The Giant Gila Monster, and Teenagers from Outer Space.[7] The film entered post production in August, 2009.[3]
Release
editKiller School Girls was released on May 24, 2011.[8] The film's DVD package is unique in that the second disk is meant for use in a computer, and contains tutorials covering the various types of digital effects, lighting, color correction and compositing used in the film, as well as downloadable programs for use by students and filmmakers.[5][3]
Reception
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edit- ^ Zhuang, Yijiao (July 14, 2009). "RTF senior goes back to the future with retro sci-fi flick". Daily Texan. Retrieved 2009-11-05.
- ^ "review: School Girls From Outer Space". Weird Magazine. 9 (75): 24–26. April 2010. Retrieved September 13 2010.
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ a b c Staff (August 14, 2009). "New genre film includes "how to" disk: Father-son filmmaking team wants to spread wealth". KXAN. Retrieved 2012-12-03.
- ^ O'Connell, Joe (May 22, 2009). "Aliens Attack, Roger Corman-Style!". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2009-11-05.
- ^ a b Varnum, Agnes (April 26 2010). "Killer School Girls from Outer Space on DVD". Persistence of Vision. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "New genre film includes "how to" disk". KXAN. August 14, 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-05.
- ^ Himaras, Eleni (August 6, 2009). "WHS grad stars in new sci-fi thriller" (PDF). Westlake Picayune. Retrieved 2009-11-05.
- ^ "Killer School Girls from Outer Space Explodes Across the Screen ..." 28 Days Later Analysis. December 18 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
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