Nazis at the Center of the Earth  (2012)
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Bloodstorm
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SS Troopers
Tagline(s):Dead...But Not Gone.
Nomination Year: 2025
SYNOPSIS: 

The title pretty much says it all...almost. A group of science researchers in Antarctica are betrayed by one of their own (Jake Busey, no less) who turns them over to the Nazis who live under the ice. Not JUST ANY Nazis, but none other than Dr. Mengele himself, who not only has developed cyborg technology and a longevity serum that lets him and his minions live well beyond their years, but has preserved (you guessed it) Hitler's brain! But not JUST ANY brain...he's put Hitler into a super-cybertronic robotic body! Yes...MECHA-HITLER! Under the leadership of their Führer-in-a-Can, the Thousand-Year Reich will rise and take over the Earth with their advanced UFO technology!

You think I'm kidding. But sadly...no.

Bryan Cassidy
Smithee Award Nominations
Most Ludicrous Premise
Subterranean Nazis under Antarctica
Jake Busey tells it all: He was captured by the fringe-science Nazis years ago (led by none other than infamous Dr. Mengele), and in exchange for his life, he leads teams of others to them to help their evil plans to take over the world with their advanced tech.
Worst Special Effect
Hitler, UFO, and Decapitation Nonsense
Lot to unpack here. Mecha-Hitler rises! Gives a speech in German. Then rises the Vril, an unstoppable hi-tech Nazi UFO! Then one of the research team tries to escape, but Hitler is feeling his oats and decapitates him personally. All with horrible FX, of course.
Directors
Director Claim to Fame
Joseph J. Lawson Multi-faceted (if not talented) movie- industry denizen, he's done visual effects for Star Trek: The Motion Picture and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King as well as directed Age of the Dinosaurs and Age of the Hobbits Lord of the Elves Clash of the Empires
Cast
Actor Character Claim to Fame
Dominique Swain Dr. Paige Morgan Was 1997's titular Lolita
Jake Busey Dr. Adrian Riestad Son of infamous actor Gary Busey, Jake is the spitting (if not batshit-crazy literal spitting) image of his father. He's been in a ton of stuff, usually in smaller parts, but occasionally surfaces to a bigger role. Was Ace Levy in Starship Troopers; Johnny Bartlett in The Frighteners; Krug in Enemy of the State; and Bruce on "Stranger Things." 
Joshua Michael Allen Dr. Lucas Moss AKA "Josh Allen," was Cal in Shark Week, Craig Carson in Age of Dinosaurs, and Young McBride in Hold Your Breath. Is he destined for stardom? I wouldn't hold my breath. 
Christopher Karl Johnson Dr. Josef Mengele Sometimes billed as "Christopher K. Johnson," he's played mostly small parts, mostly German. Was an Admiral in Mega Shark vs. Kolossus, Dr. Otto von Braun in Moonbound 24: The Movie, and Hans in Dances with Werewolves
James Maxwell Young Adolf Hitler AKA "James Maxwell." This is basically it, his legacy. 
Lilan Bowden May Yun Bex Mack on "Andi Mack"; Tia on "Shrinking"; and Karen in I Am Watching You. Very attractive, but is anyone watching her? I don't know. 
Marlene Okner Silje Lagesen Wrote and produced a few (4) short films. 
Adam Burch Dr. Mark Maynard Alex in Rot; Neil Owens in This Land; Adam on "The Fur Is Gone." 
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