Invasion Iowa [TV Series] (2005)
- Starring:
- William Shatner, William Fichtner, (more)
- Director(s):
- Thomas Schlamme, Brendon Carter, (more
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As anyone with even a nodding acquaintance with Star Trek can tell you, the (future) birthplace of Captain James T. Kirk is Riverside, Iowa. But how many of those people could tell that there really is a Riverside, Iowa, population 928? It is this cozy little farming community that serves as the locale of the four-part Spike TV reality series, Invasion Iowa. Imagine the surprise and delight of the Riverside citizenry when William Shatner himself shows up in town, ostensibly to film a big-budget sci-fi epic titled "Invasion Iowa," in which he is to star as "Colonel Shane Yeager." And not only Shatner, but a veritable army of filmmakers likewise descend upon Riverside, including Shatner's personal "spiritual advisor" Steve, short-tempered female studio executive Max, vainglorious leading lady Gryffyn, clumsy production assistant Herb, and Shatner's body double (and favorite nephew), Tiny. As the people of Riverside open their hearts, their homes and their businesses to the visitors from Hollywood, not a single one of them suspects that the entire affair is a hoax: there is no film in production called "Invasion Iowa" -- and except for Shatner, the movie personnel are all phonies! Of course, this being Spike TV, the cruel deception is played for all it is worth (and the worth is considerable!), climaxing with the episode in which we get to savor the reactions of the locals when they find out they've been hoodwinked. Debuting March 29, 2005, Invasion Iowa ended its brief run, appropriately enough, on the first of April. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- William Shatner - Himself
- Garz Chan - Max
- Ernie Grunwald - Steve Cook
- Desi Lydic - Gryffyn Greene
- Michael J. O'Hara - Herb
- Evan Peters - Jesse Varon
- Ariel Gade - Rose Varon
- William Fichtner - Sheriff Tom Underlay
- Eddie Cibrian - Russell Varon
- Lisa Sheridan - Larkin Groves
- Kari Matchett - Dr. Mariel Underlay
- Tyler Labine - Dave Groves
- Kirk Ward - Tiny
- Director(s):
- Thomas Schlamme, Brendon Carter
- Writer(s):
- Shaun Cassidy
- Producer(s):
- Bob Simon, Timothy Marx
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