Contra Conspiracy

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Contra Conspiracy
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DVD cover for 'Contra Conspiracy'.
Directed byThomas Dewier
Written byThomas Dewier
Mark Robles
Starring
  • Blake Bahner
  • Robert Beal
  • Tom Mahler
  • Duncan Savage
  • Vickie Stephenson
CinematographyVojislav Mikulic
Edited bySteve Walter
Music byJohn Gonzalez
Distributed by Troma Entertainment
Release date
  • 1988 (1988)
Running time
87 minutes
LanguageEnglish

Contra Conspiracy (also known as Contra Control[ citation needed ] and Contra Company [1] ) is a 1988 action film written and directed by Thomas Dewier which is now distributed by Troma Entertainment. The film was produced by City Lights.

Contents

Premise

The plot follows a Hollywood film crew shooting a movie in the Mojave Desert, only to be disrupted by a group of terrorists. [2]

Reception

The film is said to "look(s) for a spell like it might be a television movie remake of Cannibal Holocaust (later it becomes FX and Mad Max 2 )" [3]

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References

  1. "OFDb - Contra Conspiracy (1990)". www.ofdb.de. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
  2. "CONTRA CONSPIRACY | Troma" . Retrieved 2023-06-18.
  3. Kerekes, David; Slater, David (2016-06-03). killing for culture: From Edison to ISIS: A New History of Death on Film. SCB Distributors. ISBN   978-1-909394-35-3.