Nomination Year: 2001

SYNOPSIS: An idealistic young doctor finds that a substance from a rare tropical beetle will cure virtually all disease, but nobody is interested in his work. Finally, another researcher comes to investigate, but he plans to use the beetle extract to create an unstoppable killing machine. When the monster escapes, only the idealistic doctor and a beautiful CIA agent can prevent it from going on a murderous rampage through Borneo.

Smithee Award Nominations

Oblivious
When Will They Learn? Not paying attention to his surroundings, the cute kid backs into a pit.	Sorry, this clip has not yet been made available!

"Wanna Run That By Me Again?"
Paperwork Is a Good Thing Now? “I've only got a few more weeks of paperwork left and then I'm out of excuses.” For what?	Sorry, this clip has not yet been made available!

Worst Special Effect
A-a-choo! I'm Allergic to Bad Bluescreen Effects The heroes run away as a helicopter crashes on a movie screen behind them.	Sorry, this clip has not yet been made available!

"Cutting Butter With A Chainsaw"
Just One More Explosion? It Ees Wafer-Theen... The bad guys' base blows up. And blows up. And then they cut away to it blowing up some more. Then we see Jurgen Prochnow getting caught in the blast and vaporizing. Then several more large explosions. Then the hero wrecks his truck. Followed by some more explosions.	Sorry, this clip has not yet been made available!

Inane Dialogue
Define "Permanent," Please “We have to terminate it. Permanently.” Yeah, the last thing we want is one of those temporary terminations	Sorry, this clip has not yet been made available!

Worst Acting
A Good, Heaping Dose The characters introduce themselves and outline the plot. Here, we get a good, heaping dose of Jurgen Prochnow, Acting Badly.	Sorry, this clip has not yet been made available!

Directors

Director	Claim to Fame
William Mesa

Cast

Actor	Character	Claim to Fame
Mark Dacascos	<Not Yet in Database>	Known as "The Chairman's Nephew" on "Iron Chef America" and as the super- assassin Zero in John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum.
Jürgen Prochnow	<Not Yet in Database>
Robin McKee	<Not Yet in Database>

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