Illegal Aliens (film)

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Illegal Aliens
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Directed by David Giancola
Written byBen Coello
Produced byMary Beth French
Zorinah Juan
Anna Nicole Smith
Daniel Smith
Starring Anna Nicole Smith
Joanie Laurer
CinematographyGeorge Lyon
Edited byNathan Beaman
Justin Bunnell
Distributed by MTI Home Video
Release date
  • May 1, 2007 (2007-05-01)
Running time
96 minutes
LanguageEnglish

Illegal Aliens is a 2007 sci-fi/comedy B-movie starring Anna Nicole Smith and former professional wrestler Joanie Laurer. It was Smith's final film. [1] The film received negative reviews at the time of its release.

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Plot

Guided by a holographic mentor, three aliens take the form of beautiful American women in order to stop an intergalactic terrorist (Joanie Laurer), from destroying Earth.

Cast

Documentary

Director Giancola later released the self-narrated documentary Addicted to Fame (originally titled Craptastic) about the making of the film. Composed from extensive behind-the-scenes footage, the documentary captures his struggle to complete and release the film in the long shadow of the life, times, troubles and death, of the film's star and producer, Anna Nicole Smith. [2]

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  2. Harrison, Margot (August 31, 2011). "Short Takes: Craptastic! Puts Anna Nicole Smith Back on Screen". Seven Days. Archived from the original on September 21, 2014.