American Warships

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American Warships
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Directed by Thunder Levin
Written byThunder Levin
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyStuart Brereton
Edited byKarl Armstrong
Music byChris Ridenhour
Distributed by The Asylum
Release date
  • May 15, 2012 (2012-05-15)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,000,000

American Warships is a 2012 science fiction war film directed by Thunder Levin and distributed by The Asylum. It premiered on the Syfy Channel on May 15, 2012. In the tradition of The Asylum's film catalog, the film is an extremely low-budget mockbuster of the Hasbro Studios/Universal Pictures film Battleship . [1]

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Initially, the film was titled American Battleship, but Universal later involved The Asylum in a copyright lawsuit over the film due to its resemblance to their film. [2] As a result of the controversy, the film's name was changed to American Warships.

Plot

USS Iowa is on its final voyage before being decommissioned and turned into a floating museum. When USS Enterprise is attacked and destroyed by a mysterious force, World War III looms. The captain of Iowa chases an invisible ship, which they discover to be an alien force waging war on Earth. Only the crew of this last American battleship stands in their way. [3] (lowa's outdated technology is immune to the alien's electromagnetic pulse (EMP) weapons.)

During the fight in Washington, D.C., General McKraken attempted to steer the high-stakes game of brinkmanship between the U.S. and other world powers as several coastal towns in North Korea were also attacked, in an apparent attempt by the aliens to get the world to destroy itself. McKraken's diplomatic efforts attempted to buy Iowa time to provide proof of the alien incursion.

Cast

Reception

The Geek Twins rated the film 2 1/2 out of five stars. [3]

References

  1. Anything Horror – The Asylum Answers Battleship with Their American Battleship... and Guess Who Has the Better Cast??
  2. Patten, Dominic. "'American Battleship' Lawsuit – Global Asylum Thanks Universal For It". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 29, 2012. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  3. 1 2 "A Review Of The Other Battleship Movie 'American Warships' [Review]". thegeektwins.com. May 21, 2012.