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Invasion Iowa is a television series that aired on Spike TV beginning on March 29, 2005, on ITV4 beginning on 3 November 2005 and The Comedy Channel in April 2007. The series depicts events from September 2004, in which William Shatner played a hoax on the small town of Riverside, Iowa by claiming to film a science fiction movie there. Unbeknownst to the residents of Riverside, the movie was in fact fake, a satire on the genre. In front of and behind the cameras, Shatner and his purported entourage performed a parody of Hollywood. Producers designed the various plots and gags to elicit reactions from the townspeople. Shatner played the part of the eccentric star. Improvisational actors pretended to be members of his entourage. Residents of Riverside were encouraged to audition for parts in the movie and take jobs on its crew, only to bear witness, firsthand, to an elaborate send-up of tinseltown.
Original Release
03/29/2005
US Release
03/29/2005
Cast
Name | Character |
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William Shatner | Col. Shane Yeager / Self |
Desi Lydic | Gryffyn Greene / Disintegratrix 3000 |
Ernie Grunwald | Steve Cook |
Michael O'Hara | Herb |
Brooke Lemke | Linda / Self |
Scott Riggan | Phony Movie Crew Member |
Brandon Kaufman | Phony Movie Cast Member |
Garz Chan | |
Michael O'Hara | |
Youko Matsuoka |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | It Came from Hollywood | Tuesday, 29 March 2005 |
2 | It Came from the Silos | Wednesday, 30 March 2005 |
3 | It Came from His Raccoon Bone | Thursday, 31 March 2005 |
4 | It Came from Her Popo | Friday, 01 April 2005 |
Directors
Writers
Andrew Green, Paul Wernick, Rhett Reese, Gabe Miller, J. Holland Moore, Jonathan Green
Creators
Cast
Name | Character |
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William Shatner | Col. Shane Yeager / Self |
Desi Lydic | Gryffyn Greene / Disintegratrix 3000 |
Ernie Grunwald | Steve Cook |
Michael O'Hara | Herb |
Brooke Lemke | Linda / Self |
Scott Riggan | Phony Movie Crew Member |
Brandon Kaufman | Phony Movie Cast Member |
Garz Chan | |
Michael O'Hara | |
Youko Matsuoka |
Producers
Name | Role |
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William Shatner | Executive Producer |
Gabe Miller | Producer |
Van Vandegrift | Producer |
Jonathan Green | Producer |