I Am Omega
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| Directed by | Griff Furst |
| Produced by |
David Michael Latt David Rimawi Paul Bales |
| Screenplay by | Geoff Meed |
| Based on |
I Am Legend by Richard Matheson (uncredited) |
| Starring |
Mark Dacascos Geoff Meed Jennifer Lee Wiggins Ryan Lloyd |
| Cinematography | Alexander Yellen |
| Distributed by | The Asylum |
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90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
I Am Omega, stylized as I Am Ωmega, is a 2007 direct-to-DVD American doomsday film produced by The Asylum and starring Mark Dacascos. The film is an unofficial adaptation of the novel I Am Legend by Richard Matheson, the title being a reference to previous adaptation The Omega Man. The movie was intentionally released as a "mockbuster" to capitalize on the release of the theatrical film I Am Legend of the same year.
The film takes place in a post-apocalyptic Los Angeles, which is overrun by zombie-like, cannibalistic humans who have degenerated into a feral subspecies as the result of a genetic infection. The film does not make clear if the virus has infected the entire world, or just a small, isolated area, but it is suggested that it is global by the inability of the hero, Renchard (Mark Dacascos), to locate radio signals or contact anyone via the Internet.
Renchard has been forced to live in a daily struggle for survival against the mutants. One day, Renchard is contacted via webcam by Brianna (Jennifer Lee Wiggins), another survivor who was stranded in L.A. while trying to find Antioch, a community of survivors. She asks Renchard to help her, but Renchard, who has placed time bombs at strategic points around the city, refuses.
Two men (Geoff Meed and Ryan Lloyd) claiming to be from Antioch arrive at his home seeking his aid. Although initially unpersuaded by their argument that Brianna carries the cure to the virus in her blood, Renchard is forced to cooperate under gunpoint. With 24 hours before the bombs are set to detonate, he leads the men into the city. They must find and free Brianna before the mutants or the bombs can destroy them. After Renchard and Brianna flee the city and Mike (Ryan Lloyd) is killed in the sewers, Vincent (Geoff Meed) shoots Renchard and captures Brianna. He tells Renchard he did it because he liked the world the way it was and leaves him to die. After Renchard recovers his strength, he hotwires a car and chases after Vincent to save Brianna.
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