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Foundation date 1 january 2007
Astron-6 is a Canadian film production and directing company founded in 2007 by Adam Brooks and Jeremy Gillespie. The company later expanded to include Matt Kennedy, Conor Sweeney and Steven Kostanski, who are now equal partners in the company. Astron-6 is known for producing low-budget, 80's-centric, independent movies that often combine horror with comedy. The company was also the focus of the 2012 documentary No Sleep, No Surrender, which details the making and production of their 2011 film Father's Day.
Filmography of Astron-6 (2 films)
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Manborg (2013)
, 1h10Origin Canada
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Horror
Actors Kyle Hebert
Count Draculon (Adam Brooks) and his nazi vampire forces seek to take over Earth during the Hell Wars. A soldier (Matthew Kennedy) is killed attempting to fight the Count, then transformed into Manborg after his body is fitted with robotics. After Manborg becomes active in Mega-Death City, he meets with resistance fighters against Count Draculon. Justice (Conor Sweeney) is a gunfighter who resembles Billy Idol with an "Australian" accent who is joined by his sister Mina (Meredith Sweeney) and martial arts expert #1 Man (Ludwig Lee, voice-dubbed by Kyle Hebert).
Father's Day (2011)
, 1h39Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Action, Horror
Themes Films about sexuality, Rape in fiction, Serial killer films, Rape and revenge films, Comedy horror films
Actors Kevin Anderson, Lloyd Kaufman
The film is presented as a late night movie about a deadly tale of revenge on Channel 6 (Astron-6) at 1 am, followed by Star Raiders at 3 am and Sexy Beach at 5 am.