Crash and Burn (1990)
Overview
Unicom is a powerful organization overseeing most of the world after its economic collapse. They have banned computers and robots in an attempt to insure "life, liberty, and the pursuit of economic stability". When a Unicom Synth robot infiltrates a southwest TV station and kills the manager, a revolutionary against the gestapo-like corporation, a lowly Unicom delivery man must help the rest of the station survive through the incoming "thermal storm".
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Additional Info
| Budget | $1,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 3.034 |
Directed By
Charles Band
Crew
Charles Band
J.S. Cardone
Kathleen Coates
Kate Pacitti
Angela Balogh-Calin
Michael Deak
Palah Sandling
Larry Odien
Greg Cannom
Mickey Kaiserman
Lauren Gifford
Sarah Brady
D. J. Ritchie
Lars Nelson
Doug Reed
Del Casher
Chuck Borden
Michael Cardone
James Lawrence Spencer
Gretchen G. Wieland
Danny Miller
Jesse Long
Nick Vidar
Perry Bullington
Robert MacDonald
Matt Hinkley
Michael Curtis
David Allen
Roger Meilink
Dyanna Lynn
Eddie Paul
Michael R. Thayer
Donna Littleford
Blair Martin
Karin Liebrand
Charles Band
Debra Dion
John Schouweiler
Michael Catalano
David DeCoteau
Richard Band
Mac Ahlberg
Ted Nicolaou
David DeCoteau
David Allen
TOP CAST
Paul Ganus
Tyson Keen
Megan Ward
Arren
Ralph Waite
Lathan Hooks
Bill Moseley
Quinn
Eva LaRue
Parice
Jack McGee
Winston Wickett
Elizabeth Maclellan
Sandra
Katherine Armstrong
Christie
Kristopher Logan
Scratch
David DeCoteau
ILU Member (uncredited)
John Schouweiler
ILU Member (uncredited)
Michael Shamus Wiles
Cop (uncredited)
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