Overview
- Mockbuster, which opened in select theaters and on digital platforms on July 10, 2026, runs about 90 minutes and presents a behind‑the‑scenes chronicle of one Asylum production.
- Anthony Frith cold‑emailed The Asylum, was hired without a finished screenplay, and then led the Adelaide shoot of The Land That Time Forgot on a compressed six‑day micro budget.
- The documentary records on‑set conflicts, pauses while remote executives approved costumes and shots, and studio notes that required reshoots and the insertion of a new subplot featuring Michael Paré with Eric Roberts in the cast.
- Reviewers note the film exposes The Asylum’s blunt business model of making very cheap, roughly 90‑minute ‘mockbusters’ to avoid losses and show that even these productions demand heavy labor, tight scheduling, and technical work.
- By showing an unconventional path from corporate videos to a feature gig, Mockbuster highlights both the unexpected career opportunity such jobs can offer aspiring directors and the real risks of burnout, reputational harm, and creative compromise.