Alien Abduction (2005 film)

Lore & Background

The film follows a group of teenagers on a camping trip who are abducted by aliens. Jean, one of the teenagers, videotapes a UFO overhead, but her friends are unconvinced. After being abducted and examined, Jean wakes up in a hospital with no memory of the event. She is questioned by Dr. Booker, who reveals she is in a facility for UFO abductees. Commander Shakti wants her lobotomized. Jean escapes, discovers the facility is part of an alien ship, and learns that the aliens are replacing humans with clones. She eventually has her memory suppression chip removed, gaining access to the aliens' collective memory, and states she is ready to serve the mission from Earth.

Reader's Guide

Alien Abduction is notable as one of The Asylum's few original productions not tied to a major film release. The film's plot involves themes of alien invasion, government conspiracy, and cloning. The review site The Zone gave it three stars, noting it was 'cursed with ambitions beyond its meagre resources.' The film's tagline directly references H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds, which The Asylum adapted two months later. The movie ends ambiguously with Jean and her friends found by a rescue team, and Jean giving a cryptic look to an army officer.

Did You Know?

• The film was one of few by The Asylum not produced to capitalize on the release of another film.
• The tagline 'The war of the worlds has just begun!' references H.G. Wells' 1898 novel The War of the Worlds.
• The Asylum adapted The War of the Worlds to film two months after this film's release.
• The review site The Zone gave the film three stars, stating it was 'cursed with ambitions beyond its meagre resources.'