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Foundation date 1 january 1997

The Asylum is an American independent film production company and distributor which focuses on producing low-budget, direct-to-video films. The company has produced titles that capitalize on productions by major studios, usually resorting to film titles and scripts very similar to those of current blockbusters in order to lure customers. These titles have been dubbed "mockbusters" by the press. Its titles are distributed by Echo Bridge Home Entertainment, GT Media, and as of 2015, Cinedigm.
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Filmography of The Asylum (161 films)

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King of the Ants
King of the Ants (2004)
, 1h41
Directed by Stuart Gordon
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Horror, Crime, Romance
Actors Chris McKenna, Ron Livingston, Kari Wuhrer, George Wendt, Vernon Wells, Lionel Mark Smith

The film follows the story of Sean Crawley (Chris McKenna), a struggling young man trying to make ends meet by painting houses in suburban Los Angeles. One day, Sean meets "Duke" Wayne (George Wendt), who introduces Sean to his boss, a shady developer named Ray Matthews (Daniel Baldwin). Ray hires Sean as a spy, and orders him to follow Eric Gatley (Ron Livingston), an accountant who has been investigating Ray's company. Problems start when Ray, while drunk, offers Sean $13,000 to kill Eric. Sean accepts his offer and, although ambivalent, ends up killing Gatley by breaking into his house and beating him to death. When Sean goes to collect his pay, however, he is double-crossed and when he insists that they pay him, he is kidnapped and taken to Ray's secluded farm. It emerges that Matthews never had any intention of paying Sean for the killing, for he only wanted to use and eliminate him. But Sean survives from having a bullet put in his head then reveals that he had taken Gatley's work file of evidence and hidden it along with his documentation of events leading to the murder.
Speed Demon
Speed Demon (2003)
, 1h25
Directed by David DeCoteau
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Horror
Themes Films about sexuality, Transport films, LGBT-related films, Road movies, Chase films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Gina Torres

Jesse returns home from college following the death of his mechanic father. He hooks back up with his brother Mikey and members of the muscle car-driving gang he used to hang with. Otto, the leader of the gang, has in his possession a "speed demon," an ancient demon bound in an amulet.
Corpses Are Forever
Corpses Are Forever (2003)
, 1h32
Origin USA
Genres Horror
Themes Spy films, Medical-themed films, Films about religion, Films set in the future, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Political films, Dystopian films, Disaster films
Actors Richard Lynch, Brinke Stevens, Debbie Rochon, Linnea Quigley, Felissa Rose, Don Calfa

During a zombie apocalypse, Malcolm Grant, a CIA agent, allows himself to be experimented on by a government lab run by General Morton. Morton believes the only way to stop the apocalypse is by wiping Grant's memories and injecting Grant with the experiences of Quint Barrow, the index case of the zombie plague. Through Grant's flashbacks as Barrow, they learn that the apocalypse was begun through a deal with Satan. Grant teams up with a priest, his ex-wife, and a nurse to stop doomsday.
Jane White Is Sick & Twisted
Jane White Is Sick & Twisted (2002)
, 1h30
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Wil Wheaton, Alley Mills, Richard Kline, Debra Wilson, Dustin Diamond, Ted Shackelford

The film follows Jane White (Kim Little), a teenager who is obsessed with television, and dreams of becoming a TV celebrity. Jane is also convinced that she is the daughter of a prominent talk-show host, and aspires to appear on that show in the hope of launching her career as a television actress.
The Source
The Source (2002)
, 1h37
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Horror
Actors David Anders, Gina Hiraizumi, Bob Sattler

The film opens by following a moody goth named Reese, who befriends three other outcasts like him: Zack, a rich nerd; Ashley, Zack's sister; and Phoebe, a flower child. They go to a forest and find a glowing rock. They gain powers from just stepping into its presence, and they use these powers to intimidate and humiliate people who have made fun of them over the years.
Four Play
Four Play (2001)
, 1h27
Directed by Mike Binder
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about writers
Actors Colin Firth, Mike Binder, Irène Jacob, Mariel Hemingway, Christopher Lawford, Stephen Fry

Fourplay follows the romantically entwined lives of a TV writer, producer, actress and makeup artist. Ben Greene (Binder) is an American comic writer who comes to Britain to write for a show, "Telford Gate". The star of the show, Carly Matthews-Portland (Hemingway) is married to the producer, Allan (Firth). Carly decides to help Greene, by setting him up on a date with a French makeup artist, Fiona Delgrazia (Irène Jacob). As the movie progresses, the lives of the couples get more entwined and they each decide if they are in the right relationship or not.
I, Zombie: The Chronicles of Pain
I, Zombie: The Chronicles of Pain (1999)
, 1h19
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Disaster films

The film opens in mockumentary style with a woman, Sarah, talking about her boyfriend Mark in the past tense.