''The Sky Has Fallen'' is a 2009 American

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, written and directed by Doug Roos. It stars Carey MacLaren and Laurel Kemper as two survivors of a gruesome apocalypse.

Plot

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-like plague decimates the world's population. Attempting to escape infection, people flee to rural locations but strange

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ic figures appear, transforming the dead into their army. The two main characters, Lance and Rachel, try to hunt down the leader of these creatures before humanity gets wiped out.

Cast

* Carey MacLaren as Lance * Laurel Kemper as Rachel * Cory Knisely as The Leader * Nathan Shelton as Chilton

Production

The film was shot in

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with a wide range of influences, including ''Versus'' and ''The Exorcist''. The opening shots of a large city were actually done in

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, Japan. The film is known for containing all

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, without any

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(CGI).

Release

The original cut of ''The Sky Has Fallen'' premiered at the British Film Festival Los Angeles. It was independently distributed on DVD on February 16, 2010. New footage was shot in 2011 and again in 2014, resulting in three very different versions of the film with the latest being an 80-minute Ultimate Edition that came out in June 2015.

Reception

Matt Boiselle of ''Dread Central'' rated it a 4/5, calling the film "a very large win for independent cinema in my opinion and isn’t a film that should be passed by." ''HorrorNews.net'' gave it "7 zombies" out of 10, writing there is "some really creative stuff going on in this film." Bella Blitz of ''The Horror Honeys'' was "pleasantly surprised" with a score of 3 out of 5, adding, "Seriously though, so much blood. It was awesome." Richard Martin at ''UK Horror Scene'' described it as a "character driven, unique and well shot piece of work no doubt" with "practical effects to rival that of AAA Hollywood titles." Roger DeMarco of ''Repulsive Reviews'' called it "one of the gnarliest films I have seen in recent history," adding that it was "on par with Raimi’s ''

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''." Mark Miller of ''Ain't It Cool News'' wrote that it was "genuinely creepy and downright scary." Brian Kirst of ''Horror Society'' said it was "a visual marvel" that "creates both a sympathetic point of view and a world of oozing horror as well." Bella Blitz of ''The Horror Honeys'' pointed out that the film has "elements of revenge, monsters, slasher, and splatter genres combined."

Awards

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sky Has Fallen 2009 films 2009 horror films 2009 independent films 2000s science fiction horror films American science fiction horror films American post-apocalyptic films American zombie films American independent films 2009 directorial debut films 2000s English-language films 2000s American films Films about Ebola Demons in film Films shot in Missouri Films shot in Tokyo