For a movie that is so classic drive-in that it will get you laid in the backseat, behold the awesome sci-fi horror flick Alien Storm, directed by Adam Werth, who wrote the screenplay from a story by Michael Mahal and Sonny Mahal. The government, led by the President of the United States (Kevin Sorbo), is having a hard time covering up the invasion of aliens that are cloaked in a thick fog. In the areas being affected, power is being knocked out, communications are dropping, and people going out into the mysterious fog aren’t coming back, at least not in one piece. With sharp claws and glowing eyes, aliens are descending across the globe to feast on the human flesh of anyone unfortunate enough to walk into the spreading haze.
“With sharp claws and glowing eyes, aliens are descending across the globe to feast on the human flesh…”
Meanwhile, in Vegas, there is a wicked party going on, natch. It is being thrown by Ophelia McConnely (Laura Mason) in honor of her bigwig husband Frank (Robert Standley), with all the local movers and shakers present. Besides the multitudes of retired football players, the mayor himself (Tom Arnold), is in attendance, with that pesky journalist Jenna Fishel (Elley Ringo) trying to drag him into a corner for an interview. When the power goes out and the fog rolls in, the McConnelys invite everyone into their high-end bomb shelter to ride out the catastrophe. They get their little boy, Bernie (William Delesk), safely inside, but their daughter, Grace (Molly Jean Edwards), insists on finding the family dog, Fuzzball. Uncle Cole (Denny Nolan) goes with her to find the pet, while in the meantime, under a blanket of fog, bloodthirsty aliens march closer toward their prey.
In today’s unfair world, the need to relax after a hectic day is everything. Some seek relief from their toil by staring out into the sea. Some gaze at rainstorms washing across the horizon. Me, I am one of the many who get their sooth on by watching an alien being blasted with a shotgun. It’s like counting sheep, except with aliens and shotguns. It is the abundance of bullet-ridden extra-terrestrials that makes Alien Storm one of the best drive-in movies of the new century. In fact, seeing this movie through a windshield is now on my cinema bucket list. I can imagine the glass vibrating from the relentless impact of intergalactic entertainment with a high body count. I can feel the joint burning between my fingers as I turn up the speaker to hear the screams louder. Drive-ins are a separate sector of cinematic art, a unique gutter poetry usually scribbled in stalls. Alien Storm is drive-in as f**k.
"…one of the best drive-in movies of the new century."
