Mutant Chronicles (film)

Mutant Chronicles
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Simon Hunter
Produced by	Edward R. Pressman Tim Dennison Pras Michel Stephen Belafonte Peter La Terriere
Written by	Philip Eisner
Starring	Thomas Jane Ron Perlman John Malkovich
Music by	Richard Wells
Cinematography	Geoff Boyle
Editing by	Sean Barton Alison Lewis
Studio	Isle of Man Film Grosvenor Park
Distributed by	Magnet Releasing
Release date(s)	October 10, 2008 (United Kingdom) April 24, 2009 (United States)
Running time	111 minutes (International) 101 minutes (United States)
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1,627,700 (worldwide)

Mutant Chronicles is a 2009 independent science fiction horror film, loosely based on the role-playing game of the same name. The film was directed by Simon Hunter, and stars Thomas Jane and Ron Perlman. The film was released throughout Europe^[1] in an unfinished form. The film premiered on VOD on March 27, 2009, and had a theatrical release for selected cities on April 24, 2009.^[2] The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on August 4, 2009.

Plot

The story is set in the year 2707.^[3] The world is loosely based on that of the Mutant Chronicles role-playing game, where many technologies are steam powered and mankind has exhausted Earth’s natural resources. The protagonists must battle against mutated humans that were accidentally unleashed.^[4][5]

The plot revolves around a "machine" which came from space 10,000 years ago. The "machine" mutates people into nothing more than killing drones that drag new victims to the machine for conversion. Sealed away eons ago, the machine is accidentally uncovered during a large battle somewhere in Europe. Within six weeks the world is almost completely conquered by the mutant gangs. Most of the population has been evacuated to Mars. A group of soldiers are assembled to take another ancient device, presumed to be a bomb, to the heart of the machine in an attempt to destroy it. Most of the group is killed or converted before they find out the device they brought is an ignition "key" which sends the machine back into space. Only Hunter is left alive, but half mutated. The machine is last pictured flying towards a red planet.

Cast

• Thomas Jane as Sergeant John Mitchell "Mitch" Hunter
• Ron Perlman as Brother Samuel
• Devon Aoki as Corporal Valerie Chinois Duval
• Benno Fürmann as Lieutenant Maximillian Emile von Steiner
• Sean Pertwee as Nathan Rooker
• John Malkovich as Constantine
• Anna Walton as Severian
• Luis Echegaray as Corporal Jesus "El Jesus" de Barrera
• Shauna Macdonald as Adelaide
• Tom Wu as Corporal Juba Kim Wu
• Steve Toussaint as Captain John Patrick McGuire
• Roger Ashton-Griffiths as Science Monk
• Curtis Walker as Bigboy

Critical reception

Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a 16% rotten rating based on 31 reviews.^[6]

References

1. ^ "The Mutant Chronicles — Screenrush.co.uk". Screenrush. http://www.screenrush.co.uk/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=111040.html. Retrieved July 19, 2009. 
2. ^ "THE MUTANT CHRONICLES GET MAGNETIZED". Chud. June 1, 2009. http://chud.com/articles/articles/17647/1/THE-MUTANT-CHRONICLES-GET-MAGNETIZED/Page1.html. Retrieved July 19, 2009. 
3. ^ http://scifiwire.com/2009/01/watch-the-r-rated-trailer-for-mutant-chronicles-if-you-dare.php
4. ^ "Fanboy Radio #405 - Thomas Jane Returns LIVE". Fanboyradiolibsyn. July 22, 2007. http://fanboyradio.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=237976. Retrieved July 19, 2009. 
5. ^ "Getting Raw with Thomas Jane". Mania. August 8, 2007. http://www.mania.com/55649.html. Retrieved July 19, 2009. 
6. ^ "Mutant Chronicles". Rotten Tomatoes. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mutant_chronicles/. 

External links

• Official website
• Mutant Chronicles at the Internet Movie Database
• Mutant Chronicles at AllRovi
• Mutant Chronicles at Rotten Tomatoes
• Dinamo Productions - visual effects
• Mutant Chronicles screening
• Mutant Chronicles Teaser Trailer