Ba'al: The Storm God (2008)

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Ba'al

Tagline(s):

There'll Be Hell To Pay

Nomination Year: 2019

SYNOPSIS: A terminally ill archaeologist attempts to cure his cancer by retrieving the ancient amulets of the storm god Ba'al.

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Smithee Award Nominations

Most Ludicrous Premise
Jupiter Ghost Storm A ghost storm taps into the Van Allen belts and is going to create an unending storm like the Great Red Spot of Jupiter.

"Wanna Run That By Me Again?"
A Song of Ice and...Air? Each amulet is hidden in its elemental opposite. So the Earth Amulet is hidden it's opposite, Air. Thus, it must be buried in the ice!

Worst Science
A Thick Layer of SOMETHING, Anyway The thickness of this bullshit indicates these rocks have been here over 12,000 years. (Also, that's supposed to be the Black Sea behind them.)

"Whoops!"
It's All Fun and Games 'Til Someone Loses an "I" The Storm God: Slow pan past the misspelled sign.

Directors

Director	Claim to Fame
Paul Ziller	Also wrote screenplays for Loch Ness Terror and Avalanche Alley. As well as many other Smithee films.

Cast

Actor	Character	Claim to Fame
Jeremy London	Helm	TS Quint in Mallrats, as well as Nathan Bedford on "I'll Fly Away," Griffin Holbrook on "Party of Five," and Chandler Hampton on "7th Heaven."
Stefanie von Pfetten	Carol	Capt. "Showboat" Case on "Battlestar Galactica" and Dr. Daniella Ridley on "Cracked."
Scott Hylands	Stanford	Played John Jacob Astor IV in Titanic, Dr. Mercurio Arboria in Beyond the Black Rainbow, and Father Travis in the reboot of the "V" series.
David Lewis	Risko	Kevin Mitchum on "Hope Island," Richard Allen on "Harper's Island," and Jesse on "Parked Island." Sorry, just "Parked." Oh, and Agent Weedle on "Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency."
Michael Kopsa	Kittrick	Lends his voice to many an animated project ("Ninjago," "Littlest Pet Shop," and others), but was also Captain Windmark on "Fringe," Paul Klein in Watchmen, and Ned Cecil in Fantastic Four (the 2005 attempt).
Elias Toufexis	McCulloch	Cornell Scipio on "Alphas," Joey Stillwell on "Bitten," and Kenzo on "The Expanse."
Lexa Doig	Pena	An experienced sci-fi TV actress, she played Talia al Ghul on "Arrow," Andromeda Ascendant on "Andromeda," and Sally Allison in the Aurora Teagarden Mysteries franchise.


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