H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds (The Asylum film)

H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds
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Genre	Action Adventure Horror Sci-Fi Thriller
Based on	The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells
Written by	David Michael Latt Carlos De Los Rios
Directed by	David Michael Latt
Starring	C. Thomas Howell Rhett Giles Tinarie Van Wyk-Loots Andy Lauer Peter Greene Jake Busey
Music by	Ralph Rieckermann
Country of origin	United States Japan
Original language	English
Production
Producer	David Rimawi
Editor	David Michael Latt
Running time	90 minutes
Production company	The Asylum
Budget	$1 million
Original release
Network	Sci Fi Channel
Release	June 28, 2005 (2005-06-28)
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H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds, also known as Invasion and H. G. Wells' The Worlds in War internationally, or simply as War of the Worlds, is a 2005 Japanese-American direct-to-DVD independent fantasy horror film produced by The Asylum, which premiered on Sci Fi Channel on Tuesday June 28, 2005, and directed by David Michael Latt.^[1] It is a loose adaptation of the H. G. Wells novel, and a mockbuster of the DreamWorks/Paramount film based on the same source, in addition to the third film adaptation overall.

A contemporary translation of the novel set in the United States, War of the Worlds tells of an invasion of Earth by technologically-advanced extraterrestrials, from the perspective of an American astronomer trying to reunite with his family. It is the only adaptation besides the 1953 film in which the main character actively tries to repel the aliens. The film is loosely based on an unproduced screenplay called "Invasion", written by Carlos De Los Rios in 1997.

The DVD was released on June 28, one day before DreamWorks' film, and stars C. Thomas Howell, Peter Greene, and Jake Busey. The alternate title of Invasion is likely for the film's overseas distribution since Paramount Pictures claims to own exclusive film rights of the War of the Worlds title in the European Union, but also derives from the original name of De Los Rios's screenplay. The film is The Asylum's most successful production to date, having sold over 250,000 copies from Blockbuster upon its release. A sequel, War of the Worlds 2: The Next Wave, was released in 2008.