Tycus

Tycus


Starring:Sarah Bibb, Blake Clark, Elyssa Davalos, Sandra Francis (II), Ernest Harden Jr., Tommy Hinkley, Jessica Hopper, Finola Hughes, Michael Dean Jacobs, Jessica Knoblauch, Roger La Page, Art LaFleur, Bill Monroe (II), Peter Onorati, Jon Pascucci, Bert Remsen, Joe Skorpen, Amy Steel, Eric A. Stromer
Studio: Paramount Home Video
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
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The idea behind Tycus is one of those high-concept brainstorms that can restore your faith in no-budget filmmaking: Rip off the "astral body racing to destroy Earth" scenario of Deep Impact and Armageddon, but replace the chest-thumping heroics and patriotism of those films with a touch of X-Files-lite paranoia. That the film fails to deliver on its premise is unfortunate, if not very surprising. Sleepy-eyed, bulked-up Peter Onorati stars as an idealistic journalist who, following a dishonorable discharge from the Army for hunting down a story too doggedly, has been reduced to taking photographs for a sleazy tabloid. When he gets a call from an old buddy he'd thought long dead, it doesn't take this ace reporter long to figure out he's onto something big. After a visit from the requisite mysterious messenger in a dark suit, Onorati quickly learns about a secret mining project going on in the Sierra Nevada, complete with plenty of armed guards, run by a goateed Dennis Hopper. It's a nice touch, if somewhat annoying, that our hero is so slow to pick up on what's obviously going on, and the cheap sets and special effects aren't tacky enough to annoy. The audience is asked to swallow a lot of implausible narrative touches, though--most stunningly, that no one besides Hopper and his crew have noticed a killer comet heading our way. Which makes Tycus no better or worse than plenty of other sci-fi films that are bereft of imagination; too bad after that nifty setup. --Bruce Reid
Tycus
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    		Tycus
    Starring: Sarah Bibb , Blake Clark , Elyssa Davalos , Sandra Francis (II) , and Ernest Harden Jr.
    Manufacturer: Paramount
    ProductGroup: DVD
    Binding: DVD

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    Bibb, SarahBibb, Sarah | ( B ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
    Clark, BlakeClark, Blake | ( C ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
    Davalos, ElyssaDavalos, Elyssa | ( D ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
    Harden Jr., ErnestHarden Jr., Ernest | ( H ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
    Hinkley, TommyHinkley, Tommy | ( H ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
    Hughes, FinolaHughes, Finola | ( H ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
    Lafleur, ArtLafleur, Art | ( L ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
    Onorati, PeterOnorati, Peter | ( O ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
    Remsen, BertRemsen, Bert | ( R ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
    Steel, AmySteel, Amy | ( S ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
    Putch, JohnPutch, John | ( P ) | Directors | Stores | DVD | Video
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    5. Frozen Impact

    ASIN: 0792168542
    Release Date: 2000-08-29

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    The idea behind Tycus is one of those high-concept brainstorms that can restore your faith in no-budget filmmaking: Rip off the "astral body racing to destroy Earth" scenario of Deep Impact and Armageddon, but replace the chest-thumping heroics and patriotism of those films with a touch of X-Files-lite paranoia. That the film fails to deliver on its premise is unfortunate, if not very surprising. Sleepy-eyed, bulked-up Peter Onorati stars as an idealistic journalist who, following a dishonorable discharge from the Army for hunting down a story too doggedly, has been reduced to taking photographs for a sleazy tabloid. When he gets a call from an old buddy he'd thought long dead, it doesn't take this ace reporter long to figure out he's onto something big. After a visit from the requisite mysterious messenger in a dark suit, Onorati quickly learns about a secret mining project going on in the Sierra Nevada, complete with plenty of armed guards, run by a goateed Dennis Hopper. It's a nice touch, if somewhat annoying, that our hero is so slow to pick up on what's obviously going on, and the cheap sets and special effects aren't tacky enough to annoy. The audience is asked to swallow a lot of implausible narrative touches, though--most stunningly, that no one besides Hopper and his crew have noticed a killer comet heading our way. Which makes Tycus no better or worse than plenty of other sci-fi films that are bereft of imagination; too bad after that nifty setup. --Bruce Reid
    Tycus
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      		Tycus
      Starring: Sarah Bibb , Blake Clark , Elyssa Davalos , Sandra Francis (II) , and Ernest Harden Jr.
      Manufacturer: Paramount
      ProductGroup: DVD
      Binding: DVD

      GeneralGeneral | Action & Adventure | Genres | DVD | Video
      GeneralGeneral | Drama | Genres | DVD | Video
      Sci-Fi & FantasySci-Fi & Fantasy | By Genre | Drama | Genres | DVD | Video
      Bibb, SarahBibb, Sarah | ( B ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
      Clark, BlakeClark, Blake | ( C ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
      Davalos, ElyssaDavalos, Elyssa | ( D ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
      Harden Jr., ErnestHarden Jr., Ernest | ( H ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
      Hinkley, TommyHinkley, Tommy | ( H ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
      Hughes, FinolaHughes, Finola | ( H ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
      Lafleur, ArtLafleur, Art | ( L ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
      Onorati, PeterOnorati, Peter | ( O ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
      Remsen, BertRemsen, Bert | ( R ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
      Steel, AmySteel, Amy | ( S ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
      Putch, JohnPutch, John | ( P ) | Directors | Stores | DVD | Video
      Action & AdventureAction & Adventure | Paramount Home Entertainment | Studio Specials | Stores | DVD | Video
      All ParamountAll Paramount | Paramount Home Entertainment | Studio Specials | Stores | DVD | Video
      DramaDrama | Paramount Home Entertainment | Studio Specials | Stores | DVD | Video
      DVDs Under $7.49DVDs Under $7.49 | Today's Deals in DVD | Special Features | DVD | Video
      ( T )( T ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video
      Similar Items:
      1. Meltdown: Days of Destruction
      2. Storm Tracker
      3. Asteroid
      4. Magma: Volcanic Disaster
      5. Frozen Impact

      ASIN: 0792168550
      Release Date: 2000-08-29

      Amazon.com

      The idea behind Tycus is one of those high-concept brainstorms that can restore your faith in no-budget filmmaking: Rip off the "astral body racing to destroy Earth" scenario of Deep Impact and Armageddon, but replace the chest-thumping heroics and patriotism of those films with a touch of X-Files-lite paranoia. That the film fails to deliver on its premise is unfortunate, if not very surprising. Sleepy-eyed, bulked-up Peter Onorati stars as an idealistic journalist who, following a dishonorable discharge from the Army for hunting down a story too doggedly, has been reduced to taking photographs for a sleazy tabloid. When he gets a call from an old buddy he'd thought long dead, it doesn't take this ace reporter long to figure out he's onto something big. After a visit from the requisite mysterious messenger in a dark suit, Onorati quickly learns about a secret mining project going on in the Sierra Nevada, complete with plenty of armed guards, run by a goateed Dennis Hopper. It's a nice touch, if somewhat annoying, that our hero is so slow to pick up on what's obviously going on, and the cheap sets and special effects aren't tacky enough to annoy. The audience is asked to swallow a lot of implausible narrative touches, though--most stunningly, that no one besides Hopper and his crew have noticed a killer comet heading our way. Which makes Tycus no better or worse than plenty of other sci-fi films that are bereft of imagination; too bad after that nifty setup. --Bruce Reid

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