Encrypt (2003)

Nomination Year: 2022

SYNOPSIS: By the year 2068, the Earth's ozone is gone, violent and uncontrollable storms are razing it's surface as a result. A small group of military survivors are the defenders of the last of human kind and when Captain John Garth is approached to do a job by a former brother-in-arms Lapierre, who is now employed by Reich, an eco-profiteer, in order to save his father & a few other survivors Garth agrees. He & a small group of mercenaries are to break into the near-impenetrable Vincent Estate & retrieve priceless works of "art" that were stored there before the apocalypse. But there is a deadly computer controlled defense system called "Encrypt" that they must circumvent, along with a killer robot called the Rook & the human-like holographic security chief Diana, who holds the key to Earth's total destruction---or it's complete salvation.

Mindy M. Cambridge

Smithee Award Nominations

"Cutting Butter With A Chainsaw"
Pushbutton Death Reich inevitably betrays our hero and shoots him repeatedly. Luckily, he pushes a button and -- BOOM! -- the villain blows up into gentle rain...	Sorry, this clip has not yet been made available!

Inane Dialogue
Better To Be Lucky Than Good They're sweeping the area for the deadly Roombas...and yay, they got them all! She says, "It's better to be lucky than good!" then immediately gets gonked by the one they missed.	Sorry, this clip has not yet been made available!

"WHAT?!"
This LARP Is Getting Too Crunchy! The armor has hit points and the battery packs have charges and when you're shot, you get the "stunned" condition!	Sorry, this clip has not yet been made available!

Directors

Director	Claim to Fame
Oscar Costo	Shanghai Blue, Shanghai Red, Encrypt, and "Sliders."

Cast

Actor	Character	Claim to Fame
Grant Show	Garth	Blake Carrington on "Dynasty," Spence Westmore on "Devious Maids," Governor Charlie Lang on "The Family," James on "Accidentally on Purpose," and Jake Hanson on "Melrose Place."
Vivian Wu	Diana	Wen Hsiu in The Last Emperor, Mitsu in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Dr Lu Wang on "Away."
Steve Bacic	Lapierre	A looong list of credits, mainly bit parts, though played Telemachus Rhade on "Andromeda," Prince Barin on "Flash Gordon," and Sean Sonus on "Arrow."
Matthew Taylor	King	Nemesis in Resident Evil: Apocalypse, Chongo in Detroit Rock City, Useldinger in Exit Wounds, and Mondragon in Immortals.
Naomi Gaskin	Hernandez	Mrs. Clark in Exit Wounds, Shades in Jungleground, Operative in Total Recall 2070, and ICU Doctor on "Warehouse 13."


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