District 9 (2009)

Summary: Movie Stats Directed By: Neill Blomkamp Produced By: Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham Written By: Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell Starring: Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, and David James Studio: WingNut Films, QED International, Key Creatives, and Wintergreen Productions Rating: R Release Date: August 14, 2009 Run Time: 112 Minutes Budget: $30 Million Box Office: $210,816,205 Plot: 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. The description and information in this episode is taken from IMDB.com and Wikipedia.org. What’s in the Episode? Episode Summary: Throwback Tuesday reviews Neill Blomkamp's “District 9” (2009) starring Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, and David James. What happens when a host from Eye Open Podcast, Z, and the host from Movie Spoilers, TPO, come together to make this cross-show called Throwback Tuesday? Will the hosts agree with the Academy on the review of this film? Or do the hosts think that there is more to the story along with unanswered question? Tune in to find out. District 9 Rating TPO: See It / Z: Bucket Episode: Throwback Tuesday Episode #1 Episode Run Time: 62 Minutes DISCUSS THIS EPISODE IN THE FORUM HERE