''Alien Agent'' is a 2007 Canadian

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directed by Jesse Johnson and starring

Mark Dacascos Mark Alan Dacascos (born February 26, 1964) is an American actor, martial artist and television personality. He won numerous karate and kung fu championships between the ages of 7 and 18. He is known for his roles as Wo Fat in '' Hawaii Five-0' ...

Emma Lahana Emma Kate Lahana (born ) is a New Zealand actress. She is known for her roles as Kira Ford, the Yellow Dino Ranger, in ''Power Rangers Dino Thunder'', Jennifer Mason on '' Haven'', and Brigid O'Reilly in '' Cloak & Dagger''. Career Lahana play ...

with Billy Zane and Amelia Cooke.

Plot

Rykker is an intergalactic warrior trapped on Earth, constantly fighting a gang of ruthless aliens known as The Syndicate, an alien fifth column plotting to take over the planet. The film opens with a high speed chase, with Rykker killing several syndicate agents. Saylon is a top syndicate leader who crash-lands on Earth. His mission is to build a

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portal between Earth and his home planet - allowing a full-scale invasion of the Earth. Isis is the Syndicate's sexy and ruthless leader. During a series of robberies for parts to build the portal, Isis becomes determined to destroy Rykker. Fifteen-year-old Julie's family was killed when a truck carrying materials for the portal was hijacked. Left alone in the world, she plots to avenge her family. Julie and Rykker hook up, though he tries to leave her behind for her own safety. But she keeps showing up, even saving Rykker's life one time. They go on a cross country journey, with Isis and her army in pursuit. The final showdown inside a

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, has Rykker and Julie battling Isis, Saylon and their army of killers in an attempt to destroy the portal and stop the invasion.

Cast

as Rykker * Amelia Cooke as Isis *

as Julie * William MacDonald as Sheriff Devlin *

Kim Coates Kim F. Coates (born February 21, 1958) is a Canadian–American actor who has worked in both Canadian and American films and television series. He has worked on Broadway portraying Stanley Kowalski in ''A Streetcar Named Desire'' and in the lead ...

as Carl Roderick * Billy Zane as Tom Hanson / Saylon * Dominiquie Vandenberg as Sartek * Annabel Kershaw as Aunt Lorry * Jim Shield as Jack Braden * John Tench as C.C. * Keith Gordey as Uncle Jim * Meghan Flather as Amber * Sean O. Roberts as Jerry *

Darren Shahlavi Darren Majian Shahlavi (5 August 1972 – 14 January 2015) was an English actor, martial artist and stuntman. Shahlavi was known primarily for in martial arts films such as '' Bloodmoon'', '' Tai Chi Boxer'', the 2010 film '' Ip Man 2'', '' B ...

as Kaylor * Derek Hamilton as Joe * Lindsay Maxwell as Monica

Reception

The film was not well received by critics. Adam-Troy Castro in Sci Fi Weekly described the work as "a not-very-interesting alien invasion fought by a not-very-interesting hero and not-very-interesting heroine." Leah Holmes from SFX magazine gave it 1.5/5, saying "It's stupid and nonsensical, but at least it's funny" and George Tiller of PopMatters gave it just 1/10.Alien Agent
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References

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* * * {{Jesse V. Johnson 2007 films 2007 science fiction action films 2000s English-language films English-language Canadian films Canadian science fiction action films Films shot in Vancouver Films about extraterrestrial life Alien invasions in films Films directed by Jesse V. Johnson 2000s Canadian films