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Horror Movies & Sci-Fi Movies Database
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09.29.08
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In 1982, a massive star ship bearing a bedraggled alien population, nicknamed "The Prawns," appeared over Johannesburg, South Africa. Twenty-eight years later, the initial welcome by the human population has faded. The refugee camp where the aliens were located has deteriorated into a militarized ghetto called District 9, where they are confined and exploited in squalor. In 2010, the munitions corporation, Multi-National United, is contracted to forcibly evict the population with operative Wikus van der Merwe in charge. In this operation, Wikus is exposed to a strange alien chemical and must rely on the help of his only two new 'Prawn' friends.
Movie Tagline:
You are not welcome here.
Title: District 9
Release Date: August 14, 2009
Runtime: 112 mins
Genre: Action
All Genres: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Languages: English, Nyanja, Afrikaans
Country: USA, New Zealand
Colors: Color
Sound: DTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS
IMDB Rating: 8.3
Brimstone Pit Rating: 9.3 - (Rate This Horror Movie)
Category: Horror Movies Starting With D
MPAA Rating: R
MPAA Rating Reason:
Rated R for bloody violence and pervasive language.
Director(s):
Neill Blomkamp
Cast:
Sharlto Copley ...Wikus Van De Merwe
Jason Cope ...Grey Bradnam - UKNR Chief Correspondent
Nathalie Boltt ...Sarah Livingstone - Sociologist
Sylvaine Strike ...Dr Katrina McKenzie
Elizabeth Mkandawie ...Interviewee
John Sumner ...Les Feldman - MIL Engineer
William Allen young ...Dirk Michaels
Greg Melvill Smith ...Interviewer
Nick Blake ...Francois Moraneu - CIV Engineer Team
Morena Busa Sesatsa ...Interviewee
Themba Nkosi ...Interviewee
Mzwandile Nqoba ...Interviewee
Barry Strydom ...Interviewee
Jed Brophy ...James Hope - Police Officer
Louis Minnaar ...Piet Smit
Vanessa Haywood ...Tania Van De Merwe
Marian Hooman ...Sandra Van De Merwe
Vittorio Leonardi ...Michael Bloemstein - MNU Alien Civil Affairs
Mandla Gaduka ...Fundiswa Mhlanga
Johan van Schoor ...Nicolas Van De Merwe
Stella Steenkamp ...Phyllis Sinderson - MNU Alien Relations
David James ...Koobus Venter
Kenneth Nkosi ...Thomas
Mampho Brescia ...Reporter
Tim Gordon ...Clive Henderson - Entomologist
Morne Erasmus ...MNU Medic
Anthony Bishop ...Paramedic
David Clatworthy ...MNU Doctor
Mike Huff ...MNU Doctor
Anthony Fridjohn ...MNU Executive
» [more cast members]
Producer(s):
Bill Block
Philippa Boyens
Carolynne Cunningham
Elliot Ferwerda
Paul Hanson
Peter Jackson
Ken Kamins
Michael S. Murphey
Writer(s):
Neill Blomkamp
Terri Tatchell
Composer(s):
Clinton Shorter
Trailer(s):
District 9 Horror Film Trailer 1
District 9 Horror Film Trailer 2
District 9 Horror Film Trailer 3
District 9 Horror Film Trailer 4
District 9 Horror Film Trailer 5
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District 9 Horror Film Trailer 15
Movie Soundtrack(s):
"Zingu 7"
"Bhampa"
"Bhambatha"
"10111"
"Hijack Stories"
"Die Leeuws (The Lions)"
More Movie Taglines:
- You are not welcome here.
Movie Quote(s):
- Christopher Johnson: My son's in there!
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Wikus Van De Merwe: Get your fokkin' tentacle out of my face!
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Wikus Van De Merwe: [Points out Alien graffiti] This is basically a guy, and there's 3 humans here, basically trying to make a warning, you know, saying "I kill 3 humans, watch out for me."
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Wikus Van De Merwe: [picks up to examine and fiddle with silver canister] Well, huh, this has got the markings of - so it's definitely alien but it's uh, not a weapon... but I don't trust it, ya know, I don't trust any-a the... [sprayed in face with the Alien fuel]
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Wikus Van De Merwe: [Wikus sees the head restraint descend down in-front of him] Alright, that's very clever. [Wikus's head is suddenly shunted forward and we hear a whirring sound] Wikus Van De Merwe: [Wikus shouts] *Argh* Foking Bliksem!
Movie Trivia:
- As part of the marketing campaign in North America and the United Kingdom, posters were put up in major cities on bus stops, the sides of buildings, etc. designating areas that were restricted for humans only, with a number to call (866.666.6001 in the US, 0207 148 7468 in the UK) in order to report non-humans. The title of the film was generally not included, although the URL address for the film's official website was.
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The initial premise of the whole film is based on the Short Film Alive in Joburg (2005), written and directed by Neill Blomkamp, which depicted in a documentary-style the struggles of social interaction between aliens and inhabitants of Johannesburg ("Joburg"), South Africa.
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The film was inspired by director Neill Blomkamp's childhood in South Africa during apartheid.
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Star Sharlto Copley had not acted before and had no intention of pursuing an acting career. He stumbled into the leading role as Neill Blomkamp placed him on-camera during the short film.
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All of the "prawns" in the film are CGI with the sole exception of the ones on the operating table in the medical lab. All of the speaking aliens were performed by one actor, Jason Cope, who also played the role of the lead alien Christopher Johnson and narrator Grey Bradnam. The dialogue for the speaking aliens was ad-libbed by Cope, and dubbed over in post production.
IMDB Links:
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Keywords:
Alien, Prawn, Government, Ghetto, Refugee Camp ...[more]
Keywords All:
Refugee, Johannesburg South Africa, Extraterrestrial, Military, Snorricam, Shot In The Forehead, Digit In Title, Buddy Movie, Evil Corporation, Whistleblower, Hologram, Saved From Execution, Self Awareness, Weapons Testing, Voice Over Narration, Shot In Head, Human Versus Alien, Bullet Dodging, Oppression, Bare Chested Male, Exploding Head, Genetic Mutation, Moral Ambiguity, Laboratory, Vomit, Exposure To Toxin, Eviction, Running, Self Mutilation, Metamorphosis, Segregation, Subtitled Scene, Scientific Experiment, Father In Law Son In Law Relationship, Pact, Role Reversal, Machete, Alien Language, Arm Blown Off, Employer Employee Relationship, Witchcraft, Alienation, Robot Suit, Fugitive, Unlikely Hero, Racial Profiling, Hit By Truck, South Africa, News Report, Equality, Extraterrestrial Intelligence, Target Practice, Arm Sling, Gang, Hand Grenade, Father In Law, Extraterrestrial Robot, Gunfight, Social Commentary, Poverty, Fingernail Cut Off, Inequality, Slum, Cinema Verite, RPG, What Happened To Epilogue, Robot, Child In Peril, Murder, Nigerian, Torture, Car Chase, Self Sacrifice, Shaky Cam, Shot In The Back, Concentration Camp, Gore, Hit In The Face, Betrayal, Interspecies Sex, Hospital, Disinformation, Removing Fingernail, Interview, Battle, Tentacles, Violence, Eyes Different Color, Shot In The Chest, Power Armor, Alien Weapons, American Soldier, Chase, Weapons Dealer, Media Manipulation, Loss Of Loved One, Alien Intelligence, Pistol, Shot In The Leg, Escape, Rioting, Cover Up, Slum Lord, Place Name In Title, Cellphone Triangulation, Urination Scene, Allegory, Prejudice, Exploding Body, First Person Camera, Blood Spatter, Secret Experiment, Title Appears In Writing, Speciesism, Finger Cut Off, Blood On Camera Lens, Government Scientist, Starship, Surprise Party, Lie, Tractor Beam, Weapon, Handheld Camera, Alien Technology, Body Torn Apart, Self Consciousness, Alien Race, On The Run, Transformation, Relocation, Photograph, Choice, Critically Acclaimed, Shootout, Severed Leg, Father Son Relationship, Injustice, Execution Style Shooting, Exclusion, Prostitution, Friendship, Spaceship, Flamethrower, Broken Window, Experiments On Aliens, Sweater Vest, Severed Arm, AK 47, Helicopter, Discrimination
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Rating: 9.3 out of 10.0 - 71 votes cast total
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