The Internet Presents: Nazis Invade Earth From The Moon

Turns out that you can't crowdsource a good book but you can crowdsource a good movie. The dark indie comedy Iron Sky was put together with the help of over 3000 people organized through an online system that has already turned out one film. They released a trailer Tuesday (shown below, along with the creators' first film). The premise: During World War II, Nazis escaped to the moon, and now they're back. Awesome.

So thankfully, the masses here aren't being asked to write the movie but to help produce it. The creators of Iron Sky divided production tasks into chunks that they farmed out using their online system, Wreck A Movie. They built this system after putting together their first collaborative film, Star Wreck:

Wreck A Movie was also used for the Finnish horror film Sauna, which looks like a Northern European version of Guillermo del Toro.

The Iron Sky crew is also asking fans to buy promo packages, calling them "war bonds." Again, a great way to mobilize a crowd in an entertaining way without actually ruining your movie. And whatever comes out of this, it'll be hella better than Snakes On A Plane.

1:17 PM on Wed May 7 2008
By Nick Douglas
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valarmorghulis at 01:23 PM on 05/07/08
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@Nick Douglas: "it'll be hella better"

Oh no you didn't.
Richard at 01:23 PM on 05/07/08
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Why isn't this called Space Nazis?
Priam at 01:32 PM on 05/07/08
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Star Wreck was done like this? Wow, that film was actually pretty good.
NerD!!! at 01:32 PM on 05/07/08
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Yeah, oh, and by the way I would play this as a game.

Space Nazis, best band name ever.
SeeingI at 01:33 PM on 05/07/08
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That's frickin' awesome. But sound on the moon? Tsk, tsk.

@Richard: Because it's not got Daleks in it?
NerD!!! at 01:34 PM on 05/07/08
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@Priam: I really enjoyed Star Wreck.

I think the money I was going to give to the Obama campaign just found a new home.
arguablythemostfamous at 01:35 PM on 05/07/08
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and that's why Jews aren't astronauts.

@Richard: valid point. At least do like... Iron Sky: Space Nazis from the Moon!
doodlebug at 01:36 PM on 05/07/08
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Spacetime for Hitler?
Colonel Mustard at 01:36 PM on 05/07/08
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Oh, man, Moon Nazis are the worst.
dado at 01:42 PM on 05/07/08
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A rat done bit my sister Nell, but Goering's on the moon.
jackvinyl at 01:54 PM on 05/07/08
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"Vee vill inviltrate zee Americanz by zelling zis Moon Cheeze at zer Whole Foodz Marketz for a hefty mark-up, and zey vill be ourz, Heil Space Hitler!"
DonPardoCalrissian at 01:54 PM on 05/07/08
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@dado: Heh-heh-heh!
DonPardoCalrissian at 02:05 PM on 05/07/08
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Everybody knows Nazis are from Mars, Stalinists are from Venus. Only Libertarians are from the Moon and no one cares.
Clarence Rosario at 02:18 PM on 05/07/08
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@valarmorghulis: I prefer "hekka".
HamptonShmampton at 02:20 PM on 05/07/08
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You know, if the Nazis spend 70 years on the moon they would have adapted to the moon's 1/6th gravity and be utterly useless on Earth. And, and...there's no water or oxygen there...and it would take SO much more energy to launch a rocket from the poles than from the equator...
BalknChain at 02:23 PM on 05/07/08
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I have had it with these motherfuckin nazis on the motherfuckin moon!
IHateWhatYouHaveOn at 02:28 PM on 05/07/08
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Space Nazis...man, I hate those guys.
Goober_Pea at 02:31 PM on 05/07/08
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Um, great movie or greatest movie?
Goober_Pea at 02:35 PM on 05/07/08
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Woah wait hold on. My love for that trailer just took a nasty turn. From the summary on the website, "The year is 2018. Things are looking good for Renate on the Nazi moonbase. For all her life, she has worked hard to be a productive member of the Fourth Reich, and now, her dreams are coming true.

Renate is to travel to Earth on a secret mission with her fiance, the handsome and high-ranking Klaus, a true Nazi down to his jackboots. Their mission: to assassinate the president of the United States, JENNA BUSH."

And you wouldn't have thought that a moon nazi movie would have had credibility to lose.
Clarence Rosario at 02:38 PM on 05/07/08
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Not to worry, we're protected!

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Sleepyhead at 03:12 PM on 05/07/08
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They had me at Space Nazis, but they lost me with Moon Pigeon poop.
arguablythemostfamous at 03:12 PM on 05/07/08
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@Goober_Pea: it's funny because she's too drunk to even CAMPAIGN effectively, much less get elected! I buy the nazis on the moon, but the idea that she could stay sober for an entire debate is a little far fetched.
DonPardoCalrissian at 03:21 PM on 05/07/08
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@HamptonShmampton: Also Germans don't use double yellow lines in the middle of the road. That for me is the deal-breaker.

When the Space Nazis came for the Klingons,I remained silent;
I was not a Klingon.
When they locked up the Melmackians,
I remained silent;
I was not a Melmackian.
When they came for those guys from Aliens,
I did not speak out;
I was not one of those guys from Alien.
When they came for the Nibblonians,
I remained silent;
I wasn't a Nibblonian.
When they came for me,
there was no one left to freak out in a Moon-age daydream, oh yeah.