''Blast Vegas'' (also known as ''Destruction: Las Vegas'') is a 2013

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supernatural

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about an Egyptian

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curse that destroys

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. It first aired on the Syfy channel on July 18, 2013, and stars

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, and

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Premise

Frat brothers head to

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for spring break. When one of them steals an ancient Egyptian

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on display in a

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, they unwittingly release a

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that invokes a disastrous

in Las Vegas. This city is slowly being destroyed while Nelson (

) and his girlfriend Olive (

), along with Sal (

) race to remove the curse and calm the storm.

Cast

as Nelson, the protagonist who is trying to remove the curse. *

as Sal, a Las Vegas lounge singer who helps Nelson and Olive. *

as Olive, Nelson's new found girlfriend who's educated in the history of the curse.

Production

The film was written by

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and

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and directed by

Jack Perez Jack Perez is an American film and television director, screenwriter and film professor. He directed the comedy-thriller ''Some Guy Who Kills People'' executive produced by John Landis. He also directed '' Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus'', whos ...

. The initial idea of the film originated in Summer 2007, when

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announced that the film will be released by February 14, 2012 as Destruction: Las Vegas. Suddenly in Summer 2010, it didn't work due to

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being produced for that time. By Fall 2010, the producers announced for a tentative Spring 2013 airdate on

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. Filming began around Spring 2012.

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and R-Team provided visual effects and CGI Animation for the film. On Fall 2012, Syfy acquired the rights to air the film by July 18, 2013.

References

External links

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