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Crash and Burn

1990 · 85 min

A tense, low-budget sci-fi siege that traps you in a TV station with a killer robot and a storm outside.

Directed by
Charles Band
Genres
Science fiction, Thriller, Action
Overview
Unicom is a powerful organization overseeing most of the world after its economic collapse. They have banned computers and robots in an attempt to insure "life, liberty, and the pursuit of economic stability". When a Unicom Synth robot infiltrates a southwest TV station and kills the manager, a revolutionary against the gestapo-like corporation, a lowly Unicom delivery man must help the rest of the station survive through the incoming "thermal storm".
How it feels
Tense, dark and cynical. Brisk and easy to follow.
About
Survival, isolation, technology, power
Content
Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
Note
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Directed by
Charles Band
Genres
Science fiction, Thriller, Action
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
near-future
Audience
teen
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror4
Humour3
Realism4
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

Cast

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Details

Genres
science fiction, thriller, action
Directed by
Charles Band
Written by
J.S. Cardone
Starring
Paul Ganus, Megan Ward, Ralph Waite, Bill Moseley, Eva LaRue, Jack McGee, Elizabeth Maclellan, Katherine Armstrong
Music
Richard Band
Cinematography
Mac Ahlberg
Runtime
85 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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