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The Asylum is the most prolific mini studio in Hollywood, producing 10-15 films a year, and releasing over 300 films since launching in 1997.
The Asylum Production and News Blog is the source for information about upcoming productions, company news, reviews, and making movies The Asylum Way (badly).
January 7th, 2008 at 1:14 pm
You guys crack me up. Love what you are doing. Fight the good fight! When Red Scream grows up we want to be just like you! Or also making porn. Whichever comes first (no pun intended).
January 9th, 2008 at 9:26 pm
I am eager to submit a treatment for a movie. Please email me whenever you can accept submissions again.
January 23rd, 2008 at 10:45 am
SPHINX is an european mystery/horror thriller whose previous version was optioned in 2005 by Fox Searchlight.
Is there any way to submit this project to ASYLUM for production and distribution…
http://www.sphinxthemovie.com
http://www.blueeagleentertainment.com
January 23rd, 2008 at 12:47 pm
Can you do a Dinosaur Movie Like “Tyrannosaurus Rex: THe creature who stomped the earth grounds” The Uncut Version? Please?
February 11th, 2008 at 4:16 pm
All I’m saying is this. I have created the mother of all horror movies, so someone better get back to me. Otherwise I’m getting my video camera I normally use to tape my wife and I screwing and using it to make a movie that will take over the universe.
April 17th, 2008 at 4:06 am
Nice catalog of films. I want to act in Asylum films. What would it take to be in a film or 3? I’d like info and guidelines, acting tips, whatever would be helpful.-Phantom
October 30th, 2008 at 7:38 am
I really wonder how I can work for Asylum someday. I can’t wait till I graduate from college so I can apply.
February 2nd, 2009 at 12:54 pm
Well done, everyone! Some people may complain, but I love your mockbuster films! I can’t wait to see what you have planned to counter-act the upcoming film version of “I, Claudius”! How about “I, Spartacus” or “I, Caesar”? Either way, I know it’ll be more bearable than these unconvincing films Hollywood are churning out right now.
March 8th, 2009 at 12:51 am
My husband and I rented “The Day the Earth Stopped” through Redbox… very clever… we were fooled into thinking it was the real version with Keanu Reeves. What a waste of money!! If I could complain to the FCC, I would. The preview was borderline pornographic… boobs, butts, dildos… You get the picture. What if my child was in the room? Clearly, this company has no moral values whatsoever. Real nice, on of your staff is shooting a bird in the “contact” page. I will do all I can to discourage people from seeing your movies. I am absolutely disgusted!
April 15th, 2009 at 7:43 pm
Okay, I’ve got a couple of awesome film ideas that will be HUGE!!
1) A scientist conducting a secret experiment is exposed to huge levels of gamma radiation whose side effects cause him to become extremely angry and transform into a huge humanoid creature. He travels the United States on foot looking for a cure pursued by a relentless reporter looking for the truth. Not sure about a title, but I’m thinking something along the lines of “The Amazing Hulking Man”
2) A police officer is brutally murdered and subsequently re-created as a super-human cyborg known as (get this one!) “Robot-Cop”. (genius , I know!)
3) A story of a young soldier named Juan Rico and his exploits in the Mobile Infantry, a futuristic military unit equipped with powered armor in an interstellar war between mankind and an arachnoid species known as “the Bugs”. I’d call it “Spaceship Troops”.
4) Okay one more – This movie follows the adventures of the starship Megatron and its crew, led by Captain John Connor, First Officer Uncle Bob and his Chief Medical Officer Lenny Leonard who are on a five-year mission to explore strange new worlds, new life and new civilizations. They basically go where no man has gone before. Advertures happen with various other aliens, robots and furry creatures. I’d call it “Star Trip”.
There are plenty more where those came from. Get back to me!
April 20th, 2009 at 12:29 pm
Hhahaha, why bother letting people leave comments here? All i’ve seen here is hate mail!
Why not use the piles of cash you get from your producers to hire writers that know how to actually write, rather than plagiarize the high-budget hollywood blockbusters. A good plot goes a long way (with little need for unconvincing special effects).
But, hey what do I know about making movies? Maybe this actually makes you money! That’s all that matters – right?
April 21st, 2009 at 1:11 am
Most of your ideas are pretty interesting, but the first one is obviously a blatant rip-off of a controversial Ang Lee film.
Brokeback Mountain…
April 21st, 2009 at 1:21 am
Thanks for the suggestion, but we’re already using our piles of cash for rolling papers.
April 22nd, 2009 at 3:33 pm
5) Set in Chicago in the mid-1980s, this film would explore the rivalry between two teenage gangs of different ethnic and cultural backgrounds. The young protagonist, Billy, who is a Chicago Cubs fan, falls in love with Paris, the sister of the rival gang’s leader who cheers for the White Sox. I’d call it “South Side Story”
6) This film tells the rags-to-riches American Dream story of Ricky Zwerbach, an uneducated but good-hearted Jewish debt collector for a loan shark in Detroit. But Ricky is more than just muscle collecting money for the Kosher Nostra, he’s a hard nosed street fighter who gets a shot at competing in the UFC’s biggest event when the scheduled contender breaks his nose. Not sure on the title, but maybe you can use the heros first name “Ricky”.
7) This one is a bit out there, but the film follows a group of ex-United States Army Special Forces who work as soldiers of fortune while being on the run from the military for a “crime they didn’t commit”. They’re on a mission to rescue hostages from a guerrilla group in Afghanistan. Unknowingly, the group is hunted by an extraterrestrial lifeform whose sinister intent is to replace them while they sleep with perfect physical duplicates grown from plantlike pods, while their human victims turn to dust. I’d call it “The Predators”
April 28th, 2009 at 1:33 pm
What happened to “The Terminators”? Are seeing my great ideas did you guys decide to re-boot the franchise?
June 6th, 2009 at 2:14 am
You guys need to beat Brad Pitt to the punch with a zombie world war epic. That’s a sure fire hit!
June 28th, 2009 at 12:17 pm
•Changerobots 2: Vengeance of the Descended
How about doing these… I’ve been itching for a good flick to watch these days:
•G.I Jake: Ascension of Taipan
•Pulsar Battles: Chronicle II: Attack of the Copies
•Minneapolis Bones and the Empire of the Diamond Cranium
•Pugilism Society
•Donald Darkness
•28 Rotations of the Earth in relation to the sun later.
•Rescuing Corporal Bryan
•The 40 year old whose never had sex
•The Unbelievable Bulk
July 2nd, 2009 at 10:05 pm
I dunno Sadelis Anders , your Unbelievable Bulk idea sounds like a knockoff of my “The Amazing Hulking Man” idea above…. what kind of movies do you think Asylum is making here?
August 14th, 2009 at 1:34 pm
I would like to see any and all of the following:
Triassic Park
The Silence of the Hams
Pap Fiction
Badfellows
Some Like it Tit and Fannie Hall (parental advisory)
There Will Be Mud
Iron Men
No Country For Old Ben
Larry Potter and the half blood prints
(You’re fired. Ed.)
September 8th, 2009 at 2:39 am
go to hell, bitches
December 30th, 2009 at 9:18 pm
“go to hell, bitches” is a great line. Gonna steal it.
January 8th, 2010 at 4:10 pm
Do you guys have a mailing list? If you did, I would totally rent your movies on Netflix like crazy. You should at least have that, or a Yahoo! Group.
March 14th, 2010 at 12:26 pm
I watched Shark vs octopus. I was drawn in by efficient writing (revealing the at the same time! genius!)horrible racist characters and awful awful acting and sets. I loved every second of it! You made my day and I would give my right nut to work there, if I wasn’t so sure it would be some sort of slave labour camp.
May 6th, 2010 at 2:53 pm
Here’s some more you might want to give a try, Asylum;
-American Ugly
-Being Leigh Scott
-Four Bars and a Strip Club
-Kill Phil
-Fattyshack
-To Kill a Giant Fish while fighting a prehistoric monster (courtoom action drama)
and finally,
-The Lord of the Ankle Bracelets
You guys have an great business, you’re movies are always good for a laugh!
July 18th, 2010 at 11:48 am
You know what? People have a go at your company, whilst I have never liked “all” your films. You fill a little niche of “B” style movies, that can be watched on a lazy evening without any effort.
One movie idea? The Smog? You know what I am talking about. Thick smog comes down over a store, in a suburb of LA from the hills, next minute creatures come from all over. Trying to get in and kill the people. Easy location, plenty of stores to film in or use a studio. Not much of a set to build. You guys have CGI coming out of your ears, so some CGI creatures would be easy.
Like it?
Dave
September 19th, 2010 at 6:39 pm
Hey guys…YOU love Cooper Harris. I love Cooper Harris
You’ve hired her for 3 or four TA films, I’ve hired her for my film.
check out the trailer…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtYh1Q_3fYw
May 9th, 2011 at 2:27 am
Any way I can write movies for you guys? I have an idea for an Avengers Mockbuster. Currently I am writing book that is like a mockbuster of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies taking a classic work of literature and Zombifying it up. My title right now on that is classified until I self publish or find a publisher.
June 5th, 2011 at 6:08 pm
You are awesome. More of the 2010 Moby Dick-esque stuff please.
September 2nd, 2011 at 6:49 pm
I am really looking forward to the collectors edition of the “Mutant Shark” Trilogy (Mega-Shark vs. Giant Octopus, Mega-Shark vs. Crocosaurus, Two Headed Shark). The stuffed animals and take out coupon for Red Lobster are quite appealing!
OH and also Sharktopus! Oh WAIT, that isn’t an Asylum Film! (you REALLY dropped the ball on that one… I WANT A SHARKTOPUS STUFFED ANIMAL!) I actually thought Asylum put it out when I first heard about it and feel bad that you didn’t when I found out. so PLEASE think of something MORE INSANE, to put that Sharktopus IN IT’S PLACE.
October 31st, 2011 at 1:36 pm
Its one thing to make crappy B movies, I suppose thats some peoples’ thing. Then you have these Asylum pieces of shit. Fooling the public into watching your movies? Blatantly copying original works? I guess money takes the place of morals for some.
Shame on anyone who gives these losers money, or even watches their films. Shame on you poor D list actors for not having the pride to turn roles down in these travesties.
Fuck Asylum in their unoriginal asses.
November 13th, 2011 at 7:22 pm
ehh..really if you all wanna look at it that way, look how movies are rolling out every year, way similar. But thats every where, why is every one jumping down on Asylum? guess they are an easy target leaving their page open to public criticism. But thats what makes this so great! we can say what we want right? well its there right to make movies how ever they fucken wish. Personally, being a BIG scary movie buff here, I still like their movies. No matter how silly some are. ITS ENTERTAINMENT!! DUH! 8213: Gacy House still has me wondering if some of the cams was real or not. My mind says its not. But damn it, it freaked me out.
November 15th, 2011 at 11:21 am
Keep on doing what you’re doing! If only because we haven’t seen Rick Astley in one of your movies yet. YET.
December 27th, 2011 at 2:57 pm
come on people you show nice looking ladies with nice figures wearing very little, give us female viewers something nice to look at too. a shirtless dude would be nice once in while, or twice in a while..:). p.s your movies are so funny!!!!
January 8th, 2012 at 4:28 pm
The movie “2012 Zombie Apocolypse” was very entertaining. Just finished watching it and look forward to future Asylum films.