''Annihilator'' is a 1986 science fiction

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directed by Michael Chapman and starring

Mark Lindsay Chapman Mark Lindsay Chapman (born 8 September 1954) is an English actor. He is known for his roles as Chief Officer Henry Wilde in the film ''Titanic'' (1997), as John Lennon in the film ''Chapter 27'' (2007) and as Dr. Anton Arcane on the USA Net ...

Catherine Mary Stewart Catherine Mary Stewart (; born 22 April 1959) is a Canadian actress. Her film roles include '' The Apple'', '' Night of the Comet'', '' The Last Starfighter'' and ''Weekend at Bernie's''. She was also the original Kayla Brady in ''Days of Our L ...

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and

Lisa Blount Lisa Suzanne Blount (July 1, 1957 – October 25, 2010) was an American actress and film producer. She was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year for her performance in ''An Officer and a Gentleman'' (1982), and later ...

. It was an unsold

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for a potential TV series.

Premise

A newspaper reporter, Robert Armour, is in a romantic relationship with another reporter, Angela. Angela, along with her friend, Cindy (a photographer for the paper) take a flight to Hawaii. When Angela and Cindy return from the vacation, they act strangely, causing Robert to be concerned, and the women turn out to be androids who try to kill Robert. An alien force planning on taking over the world caused Flight 508 to disappear; they abducted the human passengers and replaced them with identical-looking androids. Robert now becomes the hunter and hunted, knowing he must hunt down the androids.

Cast

as Robert Armour *

as Layla *

as Cindy *

Brion James Brion Howard James (February 20, 1945 – August 7, 1999) was an American character actor. He portrayed Leon Kowalski in '' Blade Runner'' and appeared in '' Southern Comfort'', '' 48 Hrs.'', ''Another 48 Hrs.'', '' Silverado'', '' Tango & Cash'', ...

as Biker *

Earl Boen Earl Boen (; August 8, 1941 – January 5, 2023) was an American character actor. He is perhaps best known for portraying criminal psychiatrist Doctor Peter Silberman from Terminator (franchise), the ''Terminator'' franchise. Boen was also very ...

as Sid * Geoffrey Lewis as Prof. Alan Jeffries *

as Angela Taylor *

Nicole Eggert Nicole Elizabeth Eggert (born January 13, 1972) is an American actress. Her notable roles include Jamie Powell on the situation comedy ''Charles in Charge'' and Summer Quinn on the television series ''Baywatch''. She guest-starred in ''The Super ...

as Elyse Jeffries *

Paul Brinegar Paul Alden Brinegar Jr. (December 19, 1917 – March 27, 1995) was an American character actor best known for his roles in three Western (genre), Western series: ''The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp'', ''Rawhide (TV series), Rawhide'', and '' ...

as Pops * Barry Pearl as Eddie * Barbara Townsend as Celia Evans * Channing Chase as Susan Weiss *

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as Henry Evans * Richard Partlow as FBI Agent #2 *

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as FBI Agent #1

Awards

*1986: Primetime Emmy Award – Nomination in the ''Outstanding Achievement in Makeup for a Miniseries or a Special'' category for

Michael Westmore Michael George Westmore I (born March 22, 1938) is an American make-up artist best known for his work in various ''Star Trek'' productions, winning nine Emmy Awards, and is a member of the Westmore family. He won the Academy Award for Make-up in ...

and Zoltan Elek

External links

* 1986 television films 1986 films American science fiction television films NBC original films Films scored by Sylvester Levay Films directed by Michael Chapman Television pilots not picked up as a series 1980s English-language films 1980s American films {{US-tv-film-stub