Automatons (2006)
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63% of critics liked it
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44% of users liked it
(235 ratings)
Machines fight for control of a world destroyed by man in this ultra-low-budget sci-fi saga from filmmaker James Felix McKenney. A global war has left the surface of the Earth uninhabitable, and the few humans who have lived through the conflict have been driven underground in order to survive. The… More Machines fight for control of a world destroyed by man in this ultra-low-budget sci-fi saga from filmmaker James Felix McKenney. A global war has left the surface of the Earth uninhabitable, and the few humans who have lived through the conflict have been driven underground in order to survive. The Girl (Christine Spencer) lives in a subterranean bunker that she shares with several rattletrap robots of her own design. The Girl occupies herself by watching old videotapes of a scientist who was her friend and mentor before the apocalypse, but lately she has other things on her mind. Another survivor (Brenda Cooney) has established a robot army, and is using the machines to lay claim to the remains of the Earth. As the Girl constructs her own mechanical security force, she discovers the Enemy Leader has a dangerous surprise in his arsenal -- the ability to turn the Girl's robot friends against her. The ranting scientist in Automatons is played by Angus Scrimm, best known to horror film buffs as "the Tall Man" from the Phantasm franchise. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- James Felix McKenney
- Genres
- Drama, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Dec 13, 2006 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune
I yearn to encounter livelier less-than-zero-budget attempts at post-apocalyptic science fiction than this one.
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V.A. Musetto, New York Post
McKenney worked in underground theater and comics before turning to filmmaking with movies such as Canniballistic. Judging by Automatons, he's worth keeping an eye on.
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Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
With its retro look, cautionary theme and not-so-special effects, Automatons is a shameless ode to 1960s sci-fi and classic television shows.
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Joe Leydon, Variety
An unwieldy mix of self-conscious camp and heavy-handed allegory, Automatons plays like a cheesy '50s no-budget sci-fier with serious delusions of grandeur.
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Nathan Lee, Village Voice
Robot radness achieved!
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Cast
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Laree Love
as Lead Puppeteer, Warbots Mk 1 & 2
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Don Wood
as additional puppeter, Additional Voice Wo...
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David W. Hale
as additional puppeter
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Dick Wayne
as additional puppeter
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Christine Spencer
as The Girl
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Brenda Cooney
as The Enemy Leader
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Angus Scrimm
as The Scientist
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Noah DeFilippis
as Companion Robot, Soldier Robot, Warbots ...
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John Anthony Blake
as Communication Captain
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Jennifer Boutell
as Additional Voice Work, Enemy Commander
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Benjamin Hugh Abel Forster
as Enemy Sergeant, Soldier Robot
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Matt Huffman
as Enemy Fodder, Enemy Man-at-Arms, Soldier...
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Michael Vincent
as Enemy Fodder, Enemy Soldier, Soldier Rob...
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Jennifer Shag
as Sick Enemy
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Daniel Mazikowski
as Enemy Guard
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Larry Fessenden
as Enemy Guard
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Patrick Williams
as Soldier Robot, Warbots Mk 1 & 2
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Mike Thurston
as Soldier Robot
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Jeremiah Kipp
as Soldier Robot
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Clifford Steele
as Companion Voice, Soldier Robot
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Noah DeFillipis
as Warbot Voice
- John Levene
