George E. Firedawn, 1979
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| Released | January 16th, 1979 (USQ) January 17th, 1980 (Elsewhere) | ||
| Running Time | 168 minutes | ||
| Country | United States of Quentin | ||
| Language | English | ||
| Budget | Ð4.67 million ($46.7 million) | ||
| Box Office | Ð136,899,777 ($1,368,997,770) 3rd in USQ | ||
| Directed by | Rain Andersen | ||
| Produced by | Jorge Dean | ||
| Written by | Jorge Dean | ||
| Starring | Dawn Olivia Billy Hayes Frank Myers Whitney Iva Kendall Steveson | ||
| Music by | Allie Carter | ||
| Cinematography | Mary Faoure | ||
| Edited by | Vouze Allez | ||
| Production Company | Trogen Motion Picture Studios | ||
| Distributed by | Trogen Motion Picture Corporation | ||
George E. Firedawn, 1979, is a dystopian alternate history action film released in theaters in 1979. Made by Trogen Motion Picture Studios, in The United States of Quentin, directed by Rain Andersen, and starring Dawn Olivia, Billy Hayes, Frank Myers, Whitney Iva, and Kendall Steveson, the film is set in 1979, with an alternate history where George Firedawn and his band of Radfundies won The Founders Conflict back in 1845. It is based around showing the results of their victory in the year 1979, and how the world might've looked had that happened. It follows the struggles of Tyler Eaton (Frank Myers) and Jackie Eaton (Dawn Olivia) and their attempts to leave for a better world, while also documenting the lives of George Firedawn VI (Billy Hayes) and his wife, Rebecca Firedawn (Whitney Iva).
After going into theaters, George E. Firedawn was immediately praised as a success, especially in the USQ, where it now is #3 on the list of highest box office earnings in the country. Critics said the combination of humor, action, and drama was the perfect formula for success, and it is still to this day watched around the world.
Plot
In the beginning of the film, we get the view of a city, which is called Fundiesburg. Then a voice (Frank Myers as Tyler Eaton) comes in, explaining that they live in the city, and that he believes it was once called Mechanicsburg. He says they are ruled by a government headed by a man named George Firedawn VI, the descendant of the first ruler, George Firedawn, after he and his Radfundies won The Founders Conflict and took over the nation, along with much of the world.
We then are able to see closer in the city, and see the slums, which take up most of the city, and the people that live there, far below the poverty line, including Tyler. After we get a view of his everyday life, we see his family, including mother Olivia Eaton (Sally Hemess) and sister Jackie Eaton (Dawn Olivia). After seeing the house rituals, (Including praying to the Firedawns and reading from The Fundiliber) and the terrible life they have, the family sleeps, and we fast forward to the next day.
In the morning, as we had seen previously, Tyler attempts to steal and sell things he finds around the city, and is quite good at persuading people and stealing. He is also extremely confident, to the point of cockiness, and in the morning attempts to steal a car. Then Jackie Eaton shows up, and tries to get him to stop, because she knows he'll be caught. Tyler goes on with it, but he is caught, however, along with Jackie, and attempts to persuade his captors to let them go. It doesn't work, and after being knocked out and transported, they wake up in a sewer. A woman who calls herself Person Alpha (Connie Quentin) talks to the duo, and tells them about their secret resistance work underground, against the Firedawns. She attempts to persuade them to do a job for her, however Tyler bluntly refuses, and they leave.
Inside Firedawn's palace, we see that he has found out where the resistance is, and deploys his guard to destroy it. The next day, Tyler and Jackie are outside, and suddenly Firedawn's guard raids the street. Bullets fly, and the resistance is there, exchanging them as well. Suddenly, out of nowhere, bombers come, and houses are blown to bits as the siblings hide in a cellar. Jackie wants revenge, and realizes that there is no way to have a better life if the Firedawns are still in control. So, after convincing a reluctant Tyler, the two go to the sewers, only to find that the place is abandoned, with dead bodies everywhere. Only the military is there, and after a fight scene, they escape.
Luckily, the two visit a bread store, and find Person Alpha there. After exchanging a few words, and finding out her real name is Olivia Davidson, they accept her job, which is to infiltrate the palace and kill Firedawn. The two set off, armed along with explosives. Once they reach the palace, they try to sneak in through a back way Davidson described to them. However, a guard arrives. After bribing the guard, and using some persuasive talk, Tyler sneaks in along with Jackie. The two steal outfits, and pretend to be part of the social elite currently gathered there for a casino night. Tyler plays a card game with a general, (Edward Yunington), and beats him badly. Afterwards, Tyler eggs the man on, and the general comes after him. Others pull him off Tyler, but not before Tyler has a chance to steal his security card.
The two then go to the table where Firedawn himself is playing cards. After watching for a while, they see Firedawn leave, and go to his chamber. Jackie distracts the guards while Tyler uses the key to get himself into the chamber. Pointing a gun at Firedawn, he tells him how evil he is, and how badly his people are suffering. Firedawn begs for his life, and Tyler hesitates. Just then, we find out that another country, the Republic of Megatridimensional Order are about to drop bombs on the city. Tyler steals a plane, along with Jackie and the kidnapped Firedawn, and flies to the abandoned islands of Docneighland, where they will make a new nation. In the conclusion, we see the bombs falling on Fundiesburg, and many deaths. However, then the MTO soldiers come in, and, in the absence of Firedawn, control of the city is handed to the resistance. A bright future is on the horizon, Davidson says, and the movie ends.
