Android Apocalypse (also known as Facing Extinction) is a 2006 science fiction film starring Scott Bairstow and Joseph Lawrence. The film was written by Karl Schiffman and directed by Paul Ziller for Sci Fi Channel as a television film. It is set on a post-apocalyptic Earth that is ruled by androids, and explores the relationship between a human, Jute (Bairstow), and an android, DeeCee (Lawrence) who is beginning to develop emotions.

Android Apocalypse
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Written by	Karl Schiffman
Directed by	Paul Ziller
Starring	Scott Bairstow Joseph Lawrence Chris Jericho
Music by	Todd Bryanton
Country of origin	United States Canada
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Kim Berlin Meyer Shwarzstein Gail Tilson
Cinematography	Mark Dobrescu
Editor	Arthur Tarnowski
Running time	95 minutes
Distributor	Brainstorm Media (US) / Inferno Distribution (International)
Release
Original release	June 24, 2006 (2006-06-24)

Premise

On an android-controlled, post-apocalyptic Earth a human man named Jute (Scott Bairstow) is convicted of murdering an android. Dee-Cee (Joseph Lawrence) is an android who is beginning to develop human emotion, and is being transported to an android-run prison facility along with Jute. While in transit, their police vehicle is attacked. Jute and Dee-Cee escape and are forced into a strained alliance in order to survive in the harsh deserts of the world. As these two characters flee android authorities they stumble upon a genocidal plot being orchestrated by the leader of the androids, who hopes to rid the planet of human life forever.

Cast

• Scott Bairstow as Jute
• Joseph Lawrence as Dee-Cee
• Chris Jericho as Tee-Dee
• Troy Skog as Varrta
• Wendy Anderson as Mrs. Carlson
• Brian Hlushko as Eric Carlson
• Mike O'Brien as Link Hamilton
• Amy Matysio as Rachael
• Shannon Jardine as Joy
• Corey Livingstone as Borka
• Anne Nahabedian as Tranc
• Aidan Simpson as Polton
• J.J. Elliott as Night Club Goer

Distribution

Android Apocalypse was a television film produced for the Sci-Fi Channel. It was first aired on the 24th of June, 2006. Previously viewed DVD copies have been available at some Dollar Tree stores.

Reception

Android Apocalypse was not received well by critics or the public. It was given mediocre reviews and remains fairly unpopular.[1][2]

References

External links

• Android Apocalypse
• Android Apocalypse at IMDb
• Android Apocalypse at Rotten Tomatoes

На других языках

[ru] Враги (фильм, 2006)