Alien Autopsy (2006)

Director:

Jonny Campbell

Writer:

William Davies (written by)

Release Date:

7 April 2006 (Ireland)

Genre:

Comedy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

What Are You Looking At?

Plot:

Humouristic reconstruction of the 1995 scandal when two British lads were accused of having faked a documentary from the Roswell incident in 1947. |

Plot Keywords:

Film Set | Airplane | Museum | Top Secret | Hoax

Cast

Declan Donnelly	...	Ray Santilli
Ant McPartlin	...	Gary Shoefield
Bill Pullman	...	Morgan Banner
Götz Otto	...	Laszlo Voros
Morwenna Banks	...	Jasmine
Omid Djalili	...	Melik
Harry Dean Stanton	...	Harvey
Mike Blakeley	...	Camera Team
Matthew Blakeley	...	Camera Team
John Shrapnel	...	Michael Kuhn
Madeleine Moffat	...	Nan (as Madaleine Moffat)
John Cater	...	Maurice
Lee Oakes	...	Edgar
Perry Benson	...	Trading Standards Officer
Jimmy Carr	...	Gary's Boss

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, partial nudity, language and some disturbing images.

Runtime:

Finland:91 min | UK:95 min

Country:

Germany | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:12A | Ireland:12A | Italy:T | USA:PG-13 | Germany:12 | Finland:K-11 | Singapore:PG | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Ealing Studios, Ealing, London, England, UK

Company:

Ealing Studios

Trivia:

Where the crowds are banging on the windows to the Museum of London, the writing on the glass is the word "Welcome" in many different languages.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: When Gary is traveling on the bus, its exterior has an advert for the musical "Mamma Mia". However, if the film was set in 1995, "Mamma Mia" didn't open until 1999.

Quotes:

Tradings Officer: Are you saying this is a genuine Toy Story video?
Ray Santilli: Oh aye, yeah, I've got friends in Hollywood. They loom after me.
Tradings Officer: *You've* got friends in Hollywood?
Ray Santilli: Yeah.
[crosses fingers]
Ray Santilli: Me and Mr. Potato Head; we're like that... that's me on top there...

Movie Connections:

References I Heart Huckabees (2004)

Soundtrack:

If I Only Knew

I just saw this movie and....

... I can't understand why some people gave it such bad reviews.

This is an excellent film, OK it isn't a movie that makes you laugh till you cry, nor is it a movie with huge depth, but it was so much fun. The jokes are not a mile a minute but the movie wouldn't work that way, this is subtle comedy and that needs to be understood.

My two younger sisters (12 and 14) came to see it with me and they enjoyed it just as much as I did. Ant and Dec were really good, Dec as the slightly cocky half of the duo and Ant as usual being the intelligent and safer one. I have loved these actors since their Byker Grove days and it is so good to see them acting again.

The mock up of the actual autopsy is hilarious as silly interruptions stop the filming I am laughing now as I remember it. The way the fake comes together with their friends all having something to contribute really seems to work.

The camera work as they film seemingly secret interviews with CIA operatives is great and the oddball characters all fit in so well.

I am appalled that I nearly did not got to see it so I recommend that people go to see it and draw their own conclusions.