''Alien Arsenal'' is a 1999 made-for-television

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directed by

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. It is a loose remake of an earlier

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''. It is also known as ''Teenage Alien Avengers''.

Premise

Ralph (Josh Hammond) and Baxter (Danielle Hoover) are two high school nerds who are often tormented by bullies at their school. They find a secret chamber which contains a hoard of hi-tech weapons and armor, their superhero dreams become reality. They use these weapons to get back at the bullies as well as to fulfill some superhero fantasies. But the alien owners are alerted to the discovery, and return to claim their property in a bid to use it to wipe out humanity. The aliens enlist the help of one of the bullies, Monty (Jerrod Cornish), to get the alien equipment back. Monty and Ralph discover that they are both being used by the aliens to download an Armageddon Beam which will wipe out all human life on earth.

Production

Director

used the pseudonym Julian Breen.

Cast

* Josh Hammond as Ralph * Danielle Hoover as Baxter * Michele Nordin as Felicia * Krisztián Kovács as Flash * Jerrod Cornish as Monty * William Vogt as Lance *

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as Chad * Dominic Catrambone as Phil * Stephanie Mennella as Jill * Chris Olivero as Bill * Robert Donovan as Mr. Lipkis * Brenda Blondell as Mrs. O'Houlihan

Reception

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gave the movie one star calling in an underachieving mixture of

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and

The also found elements of

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and the

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but found the movie lacking in original ideas.Alien Arsenal Review. TV Guide https://www.tvguide.com/movies/alien-arsenal/review/134098/

References

External links

*
''Alien Arsenal'' review at The Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Film Review
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