The sweetheart? Danica McKellar! She just turned 50 a couple of months ago. We first set eyes on her in that 1988 TV show "The Wonder Years." In that show we watched her blossom into a really nice looking teenager. Danica McKellar as a super model? Okay, maybe miscast...but maybe not. Throw in some monster lizards, army men, another babe or several, and we have a nice Syfy movie with D.B. Sweeney as the leading man. Our feature today is 2008's "Heatstroke," directed by Andrew Prowse.
Okay...he's looney...maybe. Cpt. Steve O'Bannon (Sweeney) of the US Army is part of a special unit that is folding because of lack of results. Then, Steve gets results. See, Steve is plagued by nightmares of dinosaur creatures sneering at him through his TV set. Ever since childhood, he has had these dreams. Then while hang gliding he is attacked by a lizard creature and sent spiraling into a photo shoot filled with bikini clad supermodels. Ruining the shoot, supermodel Caroline (McKellar) is irate and yells at him. Not apologetic, Steve goes back to his unit with Caroline chasing him and yelling the entire way. His unit? There is Romeo (Zac Heileson), a real hunk. There is Jillian (Kelly Rice) a babe blonde with a great tan and who perspires nicely. She and Romeo swap a lot of spit and make many goo-goo eyes at one another.
Okay, the monster lizards attack. Caroline tries to put her photo shoot back on again, Being escorted by one of Steve's men, the other supermodels are shredded and pulled apart by the monsters. Now Caroline sort of likes Steve. Finally...contact. Steve's unit has finally confirmed the aliens, and the aliens seem to be aggressive. They murder, make the bugs on the island bigger, and even co-opt one of Steve's men...which will be horrific for Jillian. Caroline and one of Steve's men known as Mental (Wayne Pygram) make bullets and explosives as Steve's unit dissipates at the hands of the monsters. Poor Jillian, you won't like what happens to her, but Caroline is the main babe in this film and sometimes there is not enough room for two babes, dammit!
Will the monster lizards allow a romance between Caroline and Steve? What is the connection between Steve's nightmares and the monster invasion? Will the monster lizards do the unthinkable to the pretty, blonde, and tanned Jillian? This is a good one with a nice cheese factor. For some nice and cheesy scifi/horror with great creatures, see "Heatstroke."
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