Fresh
"Operation Avalanche" is an inventive grab-bag of a film, a movie about making a movie that no one was supposed to know was a movie at all.
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic
Operation Avalanche
It's not a lie if you believe it.
2016 · 1h 34m · R Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Overview
In 1967, four undercover CIA agents were sent to NASA posing as a documentary film crew. What they discovered led to one of the biggest conspiracies in American history.
Director and cast
- Matt Johnson as Matt Johnson
- Owen Williams as Owen Williams
- Jared Raab as Jared Raab
- Josh Boles as Josh Boles
- Krista Madison as Julie Williams
- Andrew Appelle as Andrew Appelle
- Ray James as Director Brackett
- Sharon Belle as Sharon Belle
- Joe J. Thomas as James Webb (voice)
- John Henry Robson as Baby Simon
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
69%
Tomatometer
Fresh
That's one small step for Apollo 11 hoaxers, one giant leap for Matt Johnson.
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
Fresh
Part mockumentary, party black comedy, part action-adventure and part cinematic dare, the movie is a bizarre, engrossing creation that will leave audiences either delighted or baffled, though never bored.
Barry Hertz, Globe and Mail
Rotten
A send-up like this works far better for a few minutes on the small screen (see Documentary! or Drunk History); at feature length it becomes a stylistic exercise, like a kid mugging for the camera through an Instagram filter.
Dmitry Samarov, Chicago Reader
Fresh
Ingeniously using his low budget to address his ambitions, Johnson has directed, co-written (and starred in) a unique science-fiction film.
John Hartl, Seattle Times
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