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Invasion Iowa (2005)

Invasion Iowa

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Comedy, Science Fiction

April 10th, 2007

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Invasion Iowa is a television series that aired on Spike TV beginning on March 29, 2005, on ITV4 beginning on 3 November 2005 and The Comedy Channel in April 2007. The series depicts events from September 2004, in which William Shatner played a hoax on the small town of Riverside, Iowa by claiming to film a science fiction movie there. Unbeknownst to the residents of Riverside, the movie was in fact fake, a satire on the genre. In front of and behind the cameras, Shatner and his purported entourage performed a living, breathing parody of Hollywood. Producers designed the various plots and gags to elicit reactions from the townspeople. Shatner played the part of the eccentric star. Improvisational actors pretended to be members of his entourage. Residents of Riverside were encouraged to audition for parts in the movie and take jobs on its crew, only to bear witness, firsthand, to an elaborate send-up of tinseltown.

Producers chose Riverside because it is the self-proclaimed future birthplace of Shatner's most enduring character, Captain James T. Kirk.

Invasion Iowa was created by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, who also created Spike TV's earlier "reality parody" series, The Joe Schmo Show, and its sequel, Joe Schmo 2.

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Cast

William Shatner
Self
Desi Lydic
Disintegratrix 3000
Ernie Grunwald
Steve Cook
Michael O'Hara
Herb
Brooke Lemke
Linda
Brandon Kaufman
Phony Movie Cast Member
Scott Riggan
Phony Movie Crew Member
Ryan Baumbach
1 episode, 2005
Kirk Ward
Tiny
Garz Chan
Max
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Directors

Brendon Carter
(4 episodes, 2005)
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Producers

Jonathan Green
producer
(4 episodes, 2005)
Gabe Miller
producer
(4 episodes, 2005)
Van Vandegrift
brand producer
(4 episodes, 2005)
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Writers

Andrew Green
co-head writer
(4 episodes, 2005)
Andrew Green
written by
(1 episode, 2005)
Jonathan Green
written by
(1 episode, 2005)
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Keywords

alien
deception
small town
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Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

April 10th, 2007 (Australia)
November 3rd, 2005 (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
March 29th, 2005 (United States of America)

Alternative Titles

Invasion Iowa (original title)
Invasion Iowa (United States of America)

Locations

Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Riverside, Iowa, USA

Production Companies

GRB Entertainment
Reese Wernick Productions

Distribution Companies

ITV4 (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
Spike TV (United States of America)

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