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00:00A huge alien spaceship is approaching Earth and has already caused serious damage to the International Space Station.
00:06The only surviving crew member, Collins, tries to send important information to Dr. Fielding on Earth,
00:12but at that moment the station loses power and she is attacked by an extraterrestrial.
00:17On Earth, a clumsy boy named Alex is obsessed with space and all related technology.
00:22He rarely leaves home and only has online friends,
00:24so his mother forces him to attend the Rim of the World summer camp in Southern California,
00:29hoping he will learn to socialize.
00:31He makes sure to wear his father's watch, which he has worn since his dad died.
00:35Meanwhile, a rich boy named Dariush says goodbye to his parents at the airport
00:39because he too will attend the same summer camp.
00:42A girl named Senchen is being interrogated by an immigration officer
00:46because her guardian is not Chinese like her.
00:49He claims to be her uncle, who brought her to California for a spelling bee contest.
00:53After the officer finally lets them through, Senchen pays the stranger for his services.
00:59Then takes a taxi to Rim of the World.
01:01Later, when Alex arrives at camp, he meets the counselors, whom he finds very odd.
01:06He tries to speak to Senchen in Chinese, but she ignores him.
01:09Dariush flirts unsuccessfully with one of the counselors.
01:12When it's finally time for activities, Dariush also tries to flirt with Senchen,
01:16but she ignores him and launches herself down the zip line.
01:19Now, it's Alex's turn.
01:21He feels dizzy and terrified, so he quickly comes down.
01:24A counselor calls him a chicken, and Alex, annoyed, runs off into the night.
01:29Everyone at camp talks a lot, so Alex goes to the bridge to find some peace and quiet.
01:33Senchen is also there, so they simply enjoy each other's company and silent.
01:37The next day, the kids are taken to the lake for canoeing,
01:40but the activity is delayed because someone pooped in one of the canoes.
01:44As the group waits for it to be cleaned, Senchen wanders off, and Alex follows her.
01:48He tells her it's dangerous, but she ignores him.
01:51They finally reach the lookout point above camp, and Senchen loves the view.
01:56At that moment, Alex gets a call from his mother,
01:58but he has to hang up when Dariush appears between the trees, having done his business.
02:03Dariush drags Alex to the edge of the cliff,
02:05saying that exposure therapy will help him overcome his fear of heights.
02:10Suddenly, Gabriel appears behind them and tells Dariush to let go of Alex.
02:14Angry, Dariush says he knows martial arts, but before he can move,
02:17Gabriel strikes him and helps Alex.
02:19Then they hear an explosion, and all three campers receive emergency broadcast messages on their phones,
02:25ordering all civilians to evacuate and stay away from any unknown aircraft.
02:30The kids run back to the lake, but everyone else has already left.
02:33They hear a second blast and see many explosions in the sky, so they try to call for help,
02:38but now all their phones are dead.
02:40The light around them begins to change as jets fly over the lake at high speed.
02:44The group decides to run back to camp, only to discover that everyone else has left without them.
02:50A camper informs them that a cartel has come down from the mountain, and that anyone remaining should call 911.
02:57Inside a cabin, the kids find a counselor who fell asleep during the evacuation.
03:01Sen Chen takes a swig from what the man calls milk and confirms it is actually alcohol,
03:07meaning the counselor is passed out drunk.
03:08They enter the main camp building and find there is no electricity, so phones don't work.
03:12Alex concludes that the blasts must have been EMP grenades that can kill all electronic devices over a large area.
03:20Suddenly, they hear more explosions and rush outside to see Air Force jets fighting unknown ships in the sky.
03:26Their attacks begin destroying the area, and damaged jets start crashing to the ground, forcing the group to flee.
03:32Unfortunately, an explosion sends them flying, and when they recover, a spacecraft has crashed in front of them, knocking them down again.
03:39Alex recognizes it as a capsule from the International Space Station.
03:44When Gabriel touches it, his hand burns.
03:46Sen Chen has a water bottle, so after Darius foolishly takes a swig, Gabriel prides open the capsule door, hoping to open it further.
03:53Darius stops him, pointing out that the capsule is covered in a green substance, and they don't know what it means.
03:58At that moment, the door flies off and strikes Darius, while Collins crawls out of the capsule.
04:03She gives her locket with a key to Alex, and asks him to take it to fielding at the NASA lab in Pasadena.
04:09Apparently, the key contains everything, including something called Excalibur.
04:13Then, a huge alien appears behind them, and Gabriel doesn't want to leave Colin.
04:17She tells them to go without her, if they want to survive.
04:20As the kids run away, the alien inserts a huge finger into Colin's mouth to kill her.
04:24Then, the giant alien releases a smaller dog-like extraterrestrial from its body,
04:29and sends it after the kids, who dash back into the main building to hide in the kitchen.
04:34Darius tries to sneak away, but accidentally drops something, alerting the dog alien, which chases him.
04:40As Darius crawls past some kitchen appliances, the dog slows down because of the steam from a machine.
04:46Eventually, it emerges and pounces, but the kids duck, and Senchen traps the dog in the oven.
04:51The main alien appears at the kitchen door, and the kids run out again, having to dodge its arm as it smashes through the wall.
04:58Gabriel and Darius manage to hide under the stairs, while Senchen and Alex hide in the bathroom.
05:03The alien descends to the stairs, and Gabriel must cover Darius's mouth to keep him from screaming upon seeing it.
05:10Senchen and Alex have no choice but to squeeze into a storage room filled with human waste.
05:16Gabriel convinces Darius to go help the others, and they notice the dog alien leaving the building through the chimney.
05:22Meanwhile, the drunken counselor wakes up and enters the bathroom to relieve himself, forcing the kids to dodge his urine.
05:29Suddenly, the giant alien breaks down the walls and attacks the man, killing him in seconds.
05:35Gabriel and Darius run and manage to hide inside the capsule, slamming the door on the dog alien's face.
05:41Alex and Senchen try to help, but the dog alien searches for them, forcing them into hiding.
05:46When the creature is about to find Alex, the ones inside the capsule accidentally hit the power button, and the resulting exhaust burns the dog alien to death.
05:56Hearing its cries, the giant alien rushes toward them and throws the kids to the ground, spitting a green substance on Darius's face before inserting a strange tongue into his mouth.
06:06Fortunately, a jet flies overhead, and shoots down the alien just in time.
06:10As the kids take the opportunity to escape, Alex wonders whether that appendage was truly a tongue or, in fact, the alien's reproductive organ, which terrifies Darius.
06:20They argue foolishly until Senchen slaps all three boys to silence them, then speaks for the first time, telling them they should move on.
06:28Pasadena is 70 miles from camp, and Darius points out that it's a dangerous journey during an alien invasion.
06:34Gabriel decides they can find the nearest police station and deliver the key there to let them handle it.
06:39The kids take some bicycles from another camp building.
06:42Alex admits he's never learned to ride, but Gabriel refuses to let him out of his sight and offers to teach him en route, holding Alex steady as he gets used to the bike.
06:51Soon, Alex is pedaling on his own, but he still trips and falls when he looks toward the cliff, only to be amazed to see that the city has been destroyed.
07:00Back at camp, the giant alien has awakened and discovers its dog alien is dead, roaring in rage.
07:06Moments later, the kids arrive at the city and find it deserted.
07:10When they reach the police station, Gabriel says he'll wait outside with the bikes, while the others search inside with flashlights, since there's no power.
07:18They find an evacuation notice stating that nuclear weapons have been authorized for use in Los Angeles, while Europe and Asia have already fallen.
07:26The top priority of all units is to locate the alien's energy source.
07:30In a cell, Alex encounters a criminal named Lou, who begs the kids to free him.
07:35Darius warns it's a bad idea, but Sen Chen believes they have no right to choose whether he lives or dies.
07:41When Lou says he has a son waiting for him, Alex drops the key in front of the cell and tells Lou to leave after they exit.
07:47The kids continue through the city on their bikes, spotting a few vehicles.
07:51When they try to flag one down, they are suddenly surrounded by armed soldiers who lower their weapons upon seeing they are children.
07:58The commander congratulates Alex on delivering the key for fielding.
08:01Then the kids are loaded onto a bus to be taken to an evacuation center.
08:05However, as the convoy departs, an alien spacecraft opens fire and destroys every vehicle in seconds.
08:12The bus driver is trapped under the collapsed roof and tells the kids to go without him.
08:16They quickly climb down and find themselves in the middle of a massive battle between humans and aliens, with another dog alien currently killing soldiers.
08:25The kids run, dodging attacks, until they find the commander trapped beneath a fallen vehicle.
08:30Knowing he won't make it, he hands the key back to Alex and urges him to save the world.
08:34After Sen Chen grabs a radio, the kids resume running and manage to escape the area before a huge explosion kills all remaining soldiers.
08:42Some time later, the group is crossing the San Gabriel Valley, and Dariush can't stop complaining.
08:48Sen Chen announces they will take a break.
08:50Gabriel mentions his house is nearby, but that he can't return because he escaped from reform school.
08:55He worries his mother won't want to see him.
08:57Since aliens are patrolling the city, the only option is to hide at Gabriel's house.
09:02His family is already evacuated, so the place is empty and messy from looters.
09:06After the kids find some food, each shares something about their life.
09:10Dariush explains that he is constantly under pressure to be cool among his wealthy classmates, who bully anyone they consider weak.
09:19Gabriel grew up without a father and helped his mother work at a grocery store.
09:23One day, he made a mistake giving change to a customer who accused him of stealing, prompting Gabriel to lose control and punch the man.
09:31Gabriel's mother was fired and never visited him in prison.
09:33Sen Chen consoles him, saying no one chooses their family, but anyone can create a new one.
09:39The group takes a selfie together.
09:41There are only two beds in the house, and the boys argue over who will share with Sen Chen.
09:45Alex wins.
09:46He tries to distract himself with a Rubik's Cube, but Sen Chen takes his hand and says she's glad it's him.
09:53In the middle of the night, the kids are awakened by a strange noise.
09:56They go to the backyard to investigate and are surrounded by armed, masked men led by Liu.
10:00He confirms he is a bad guy and demands the key, which he plans to sell for a lot of money.
10:07When Alex refuses, Liu grabs a knife and threatens to take it by force.
10:12At that moment, a giant alien appears and starts killing the masked men one by one.
10:17Liu opens fire to defend himself, but the creature kills him, and the kids flee.
10:22Gabriel sees the pool and has an idea.
10:24He asks Sen Chen for her glow sticks, waving them to catch the alien's attention while he dashes across the pool.
10:30The alien tries to follow, but falls into the water and gets trapped under the cover.
10:34The next day, as the kids cross East Los Angeles, Alex deduces that the alien they saw last night was the same one from the camp, meaning it can heal rapidly.
10:44Darius starts complaining again, saying Alex should no longer be their leader, but Gabriel defends him.
10:50This leads to a fight, and Sen Chen has to break them up.
10:53Then, Darius reveals his family is on the brink of bankruptcy, and that his father will go to prison, which is why he was sent to summer camp.
11:01As Darius and Gabriel apologize to each other, Sen Chen hears noises from the radio.
11:06It's a Morse code message from Fielding, telling them to hurry back.
11:09Meanwhile, in the pool, the alien begins to surface.
11:12The kids stop by a mall to buy clean clothes.
11:15Sen Chen shares that she ran away from home because her father wanted a boy.
11:19But now, her friends are her new family.
11:23They then find a Ford Mustang outside and decide to take it.
11:26Alex wants to drive, but doesn't know how to use the stick shift, so Sen Chen takes the wheel.
11:31After dodging many destroyed vehicles and debris, the kids scream when the alien lands on top of the car and smashes the windshield.
11:37It tries to grab them through the roof, so Sen Chen deliberately crashes the car into a bus stop to knock it off.
11:44Unfortunately, the alien jumps back to the car and continues battering it.
11:47Sen Chen tells everyone to jump out, and they exit before the car falls off the bridge, crushing the alien.
11:53The group thinks it's over, but Alex realizes he accidentally left the key in the car.
11:58Darius volunteers to retrieve it and begins searching the vehicle as it still trembles from the alien's attempts to escape.
12:04Finally, Darius finds the key, but as he emerges, the alien manages to thrust its arm out and slice Darius's stomach.
12:11The boy hurriedly climbs into the car and crawls through it to escape through the opposite door.
12:15Fortunately, he reunites with his friends, and they continue their journey.
12:18When they arrive in Pasadena, Sen Chen tells Alex,
12:21I like you in Chinese, but Alex only knows a few basic phrases and doesn't understand.
12:26Soon, the radio begins to reactivate, and they follow the static to a destroyed building,
12:31where, to their surprise, they find Fielding dead in a lab,
12:34and realize the messages were sent by his blood dripping onto the Morse transmitter.
12:40The group is ready to give up when they are interrupted by a voice on the radio.
12:43It's an army general who has lost all hope and orders them to go to a shelter.
12:48Alex refuses and gives a moving speech that convinces the general to tell them what to do.
12:54They must go to the basement through the ventilation shaft and turn on the backup generator,
12:58with exactly a four-second delay to open a vault.
13:01Inside the vault is a powerful laser called Excalibur.
13:05Using the key's coordinates and the antenna on the roof,
13:08the kids must fire at the alien mothership to finally end this war.
13:11Sen-Chen volunteers for the vents, and Alex lends her his watch,
13:15so she kisses his cheek before leaving.
13:17Meanwhile, the alien manages to escape by splitting its body in two.
13:21After crawling through the vent, Sen-Chen reaches the basement, terrified to find corpses.
13:27Using Alex's watch, Sen-Chen turns on the backup generators to restore power to the main room.
13:32The general guides Dariush and Gabriel on how to use the key to load the coordinates.
13:37Alex summons all his courage, and the kids begin to scale the satellite tower.
13:42At that moment, the alien appears on the roof, and the kids warn Alex over the PA system.
13:47Alex tries to adjust the dish quickly, but slips, though he recovers, and finally positions it correctly.
13:52The alien is also climbing the tower, but before it can reach the top,
13:56Alex uses his belt to slide down a power cable like a zip line, helping him overcome his fear.
14:01He runs back into the building and closes the door behind him.
14:03The general explains that firing Excalibur requires two people,
14:07but Dariush faints from blood loss in the basement.
14:10Sen-Chen opens a door without knowing a scientist is still alive inside,
14:13and tries to warn her, but a dog alien jumps out and kills the woman.
14:17Sen-Chen tries to sneak away, but Gabriel calls for help over the PA system,
14:21and the creature turns, so Sen-Chen has to run to another room,
14:25where she cuts off the beast's leg just in time.
14:28The general gives Gabriel the safe's launch codes,
14:30but Gabriel is not good with numbers, and keeps failing to enter them correctly.
14:34Fortunately, Dariush wakes up and writes them all down so Gabriel can open the safe.
14:39The codes must be entered simultaneously, but Gabriel ends up alone when Dariush passes out again.
14:43Thankfully, Sen-Chen returns and enters the codes with Gabriel.
14:47But at that moment, the alien crashes through the ceiling.
14:50The kids race to hide, and the alien prepares to attack, but a Rubik's Cube hits it in the head.
14:55Alex taunts the alien, causing it to chase him,
14:57giving the others time to finally fire Excalibur.
15:00Satellites around Earth begin linking up.
15:02Alex runs into a lab and activates an engine before hiding.
15:05As soon as the alien enters, Alex shoots the engine with a flare,
15:08and the ensuing blaze burns the creature to death.
15:11Sen-Chen, Dariush, and Gabriel leave the building, as it starts to collapse.
15:16Alex is paralyzed by fear,
15:17because the flames remind him of the day he lost his father in a house fire.
15:22He tried to save him, but was forced to leave him behind.
15:24When the engine finally dies, and the alien's body falls,
15:28Alex remembers his father telling him he could do it.
15:31He leaps over the flames and breaks through the wall to escape.
15:34The kids outside think their friend is gone.
15:36But at that moment, Alex emerges and is greeted with a hug.
15:40An explosion in the sky shows the alien mothership being destroyed by Excalibur,
15:45meaning humans have won the war.
15:47To celebrate, Sen-Chen kisses Alex.
15:49Afterwards, the kids are hailed as heroes, knighted by the Queen of England,
15:54and appear on all sorts of special programs.
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