Product Details
- An MVD Exclusive
- SKU: MVD3778BR
- Format: Blu-ray
- UPC: 760137377887
- Street Date: 08/11/20
- PreBook Date: 07/07/20
- Label: MVD VISUAL »
- Genre: Sci Fi/Fantasy
- Run Time: 101 mins
- Number of Discs: 1
- Audio: 5.1 SURROUND
- Year of Production: 2020
- Region Code: 0
- Box Lot: 30
- Territory: US,CA
- Language: English
Cast & Crew
- Actors:
- Tom Plumley as Max Jenkins
- Hassie Harrison as Liz
- Joey Morgan as Reggie
- Greg Grunberg as Eugene Wylder
- Kevin Smith as Chuck
- Lin Shaye as Mrs. Wylder
- Martin Kove as Gramps Jenkins
- Joseph D. Reitman as Barton Grabowski
- Lukas Gage as Seth
- Wil Wheaton as Arcade Heroes Narrator
- Director: Scott Conditt
- Director: Jeremy Tremp
- Producer: Greg Grunberg
- Producers: Greg Grunberg
Product Assets
Max Reload and the Nether Blasters
A Small Town Video Game Store Clerk Must Go from Zero to Hero in this Sci-Fi Comedy!
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A small town video game store clerk must go from zero to hero after accidentally unleashing the forces of evil from a cursed Colecovision© video game cartridge...
Max Jenkins' gaming fantasies collides with reality when a legendary "lost" installment of the 1980's "Nether Game" series appears on the store counter of his workplace. Unbeknownst to Max, the old game cartridge bears a "Curse of The Ages", and in playing it, he has just unlocked "The Nether", an ancient malevolent force of evil upon his small hometown.
Along with a mysterious masked man and his two best friends, Liz and Reggie, Max must figure out how to beat the Nether at it's own game before it's Game Over for humanity.
Media
Bonus Materials
- Art and Animation Featurette
- “NetherCragon” VFX Featurette
- “Egypt” VFX Featurette
- “Reggie Gets Nethered” – Anatomy of a Scene Featurette
- “Speed Run” Bonus Featurette
- Original Theatrical Trailer
Sales Points
- All-star cast includes Tom Plumley (Upright Citizens Brigade), Hassie Harrison (TacomaFD), Joey Morgan (Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse), Greg Grunberg (Star Wars_ Episode IX_The Rise of Skywalker), Lin Shaye (Insidious) and Martin Kove (Cobra Kai).
- Also stars Kevin Smith (Jay & Silent Bob Reboot), Joseph D. Reitman (Money Monster), Lukas Gage (HBO's 'Euphoria'), Charlie Talbert (The Big Short) and Wil Wheaton ('The Big Bang Theory')
- Comp to: Jay and Silent Bob Reboot, Color Out of Space, VFW, Lucky Day
- National PR and advertising campaign with Prodigy PR (300, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Red Hook Summer, Runner Runner and more)
- Online social media support by the film’s cast, including fan favorites Kevin Smith and Greg Grunberg (with over 6,000,000 followers combined on social media).
- SFX driven science fiction / action comedy in the vein of “At Worlds End” or “Scott Pilgrim”!
Press Quotes
Max Reload and the Nether Blasters is often quite charming and even sweet. Technical merits are generally solid, and the supplemental package very enjoyable. Recommended.
—Blu-ray.com
It’s not ground breaking, but it is enjoyable, and gamers, retro gaming enthusiasts and nostalgia hounds will find plenty to enjoy here.
—Flickering Myth, 3
A fun film that is just the right length for its story… Definitely popcorn entertainment perfect for a Saturday night with a few generations looking to watch a film together.
—Cinema Crazed, 5
Rife with nostalgia, tropes, and sleepy storyline, Max Reload still finds a little energy in approaching videogames through their culture.
—DoBlu.com, 4
The acting is great, the action is fun, the dialogue humorous, and the plot original. Thanks to the excellent, energetic directing and pure understanding of fandoms that Tremp and Conditt display, all those positive elements are delivered in the most enjoyable possible way; aka, this is an absolute blast on all levels.
—Film Treat
The acting is great, the action is fun, the dialogue humorous, and the plot original. Thanks to the excellent, energetic directing and pure understanding of fandoms that Tremp and Conditt display, all those positive elements are delivered in the most enjoyable possible way; aka, this is an absolute blast on all levels.
—Film Treat