Smash Cuts! Super Sci-Fi Shorts Fest

Mar 31, 2001

1h 32m

★ 6.0

Grab your friends and cancel your plans for the Trekkie Convention 'cause you're gonna love this!

Overview

Host Scott Forrest presents a curated compilation of eight independent short films in this rapid-fire science-fiction feature. Genres collide, narratives twist, aesthetics clash, and even humor, both campy and dystopian, showcase the vast creative possibilities of each story's individual world, offering the viewer a brief glimpse into the lives of every character's attempt to survive the otherworldly chaos around them. Released in 2001, the selected shorts span original creation dates of 1997 to 2001; most of the featured filmmakers also appear as themselves in short video interviews to talk about their inspirations, creative process and motivations while working on their individual shorts.

Genres

Science Fiction

Horror

Comedy

Thriller

Production Companies

Winston Davis and Associates

Pyros Pictures, Inc.

Apollo Cinema Distribution Corp.

Big Film Shorts

Hollywood Shorts

Industrial Street Productions

The Asylum

Umbrella Productions

Forerunner Films

THE ConsortiuM

First Rites

tribe

Dublin Productions

Strato Films

DCS Entertainment

Creeping Things

Smash Cuts! Super Sci-Fi Shorts Fest Trailers

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Cast

Host / Self

Scott Forrest

Jane Pogue (segment "Amplifier")

Brigette Morrison

Miranda Pogue (segment "Amplifier")

Jenn Winter

Collector (segment "Amplifier")

George Morris

Doctor (segment "Amplifier")

Richard Baccari

Young Jane (segment "Amplifier")

Brittany Smith

Nurse 1 (segment "Amplifier")

Miriam Erlichman

Nurse 2 (segment "Amplifier")

Irene Spadafora

Nurse 3 (segment "Amplifier")

Rhoda Kopstein

Incomm Agent (segment "Amplifier")

Alec Saidak

Intern (segment "Amplifier")

Chris Allen

Collector's Assoc. 1 (segment "Amplifier")

Gabe Bettio

Gary, a musician, is trapped in an unhappy relationship with his live-in lover, Dora. He becomes enthralled with a beautiful seductress who enters his dreams, and tries to control his dream-state so he can spend more and more time with her. When Gary sees his mystery woman's face on a bus billboard, he discovers she is real, and fate brings him an opportunity to meet her.

6.6

Empire Records

Sep 22, 1995

The employees of an independent music store learn about each other as they try to stop the store from being absorbed by a large chain.

5.2

The Driller Killer

Jun 15, 1979

An artist slowly goes insane while struggling to pay his bills, work on his paintings, and care for his two female roommates, which leads him taking to the streets of New York after dark and randomly killing derelicts with a power drill.

5.2

Feed Me

Oct 6, 2022

Following the death of his wife, a broken man spirals into an abyss of night tremors and depression and finds himself in the home of a deranged cannibal who convinces him to take his own life in the most horrific way imaginable.

0.0

Las Nogas

Oct 13, 2023

500 years into the future, the earth is a dry wasteland destroyed by humans. Doctor Alma, a fluffy, brilliant Vulkeet (a cross between a parakeet and vulture) who drives a Vespa, must cure the only creatures left who can save the world by bringing back the rain - the bizarre and loveable Homeys who have fallen ill with a mysterious sickness.

6.9

Dead or Alive 2: Birds

Dec 2, 2000

Two contract killers cross paths in the middle of the same job and realize they are childhood friends. Together they take a break from killing and visit the small island they once called home. After reflecting on their past lives they decided to team up and use their talents in killing for good... much to the upset of the crime syndicates.

5.3

The Adventures of André and Wally B.

Dec 17, 1984

There's nothing like a restful nap in a pleasant wooded valley. But when André awakens and is greeted by a pesky yellow-and-black striped insect with a nasty stinger, he ends up taking a quick (and painful) hike.

7.0

Luxo Jr.

Aug 17, 1986

A baby lamp finds a ball to play with and it's all fun and games until the ball bursts. Just when the elder Luxo thinks his kid will settle down for a bit, Luxo Jr. finds a ball ten times bigger.

7.0

Knick Knack

Nov 23, 1989

Life on a shelf as a snowman trapped in a snow-globe blizzard can become wearing, especially when you're surrounded by knickknacks from sunnier locales. When the jaded snowman finally breaks free of his glass house, his vacation plans are cut short.

7.6

Geri's Game

Nov 24, 1997

An aging codger named Geri plays a daylong game of chess in the park against himself. Somehow, he begins losing to his livelier opponent. But just when the game's nearly over, Geri manages to turn the tables.

7.5

For the Birds

Nov 2, 2000

One by one, a flock of small birds perches on a telephone wire. Sitting close together has problems enough, and then comes along a large dopey bird that tries to join them. The birds of a feather can't help but make fun of him - and their clique mentality proves embarrassing in the end.

6.9

Mike's New Car

May 24, 2002

Mike discovers that being the top-ranking laugh collector at Monsters, Inc. has its benefits – in particular, earning enough money to buy a six-wheel-drive car that's loaded with gadgets. That new-car smell doesn't last long enough, however, as Sulley jump-starts an ill-fated road test that teaches Mike the true meaning of buyer's remorse.

7.3

One Man Band

Jun 21, 2005

With one coin to make a wish at the piazza fountain, a peasant girl encounters two competing street performers who'd prefer the coin find its way into their tip jars. The little girl, Tippy, is caught in the middle as a musical duel ensues between the one-man-bands.

6.2

Mater and the Ghostlight

Jul 27, 2006

Mater, the rusty but trusty tow truck from Cars, spends a day in Radiator Springs playing scary pranks on his fellow townsfolk. That night at Flo's V8 Café, the Sheriff tells the story of the legend of the Ghostlight, and as everyone races home Mater is left alone primed for a good old-fashioned scare.

9.5

Grill

Sep 17, 2023

Tara is denied electricity bill support by Social Services, who tells her to simply get a free grill instead - a task that leads Tara into uncomfortable situations. Inspired by true events, "Grill" offers a satirical look at how a rich country in Scandinavia deals with poverty.

6.0

Little Siberia

Mar 20, 2025

A pastor's faith turns upside down when a meteorite lands in his small Finnish town, its impact stirring up chaos and criminal intentions.

0.0

Old Man

Aug 26, 1979

A man in his 30s visits a Soviet school to try to hook up with a young teacher there, and meets one of her students, whom he enlists to help introduce him to his romantic interest. While he waits for the student to free up, he observes the absurd Soviet culture, most evident within the school system, especially among the younger children.

6.0

Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! Movie

Dec 13, 2024

Compilation film for 30-sai made Doutei dato Mahoutsukai ni Nareru Rashii and will depict episodes not shown in the TV anime.

7.5

Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy

Mar 9, 1994

A second-class horror movie has to be shown at Cannes Film Festival, but, before each screening, the projectionist is killed by a mysterious fellow, with hammer and sickle, just as it happens in the film to be shown.