Leigh Scott: Film Director of Mockbusters

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Although The Asylum have released a large number of original movies, they are best known for a series of films (dubbed 'Mockbusters' by Empire Magazine) which have been very obvious and unashamed rip-offs of major Hollywood movies released around the same time. The Asylum's efforts, however, are usually made for much less money and go straight to DVD. Nevertheless they are clearly profitable as the company has now made over a dozen such films and have more in the pipeline.

Snakes on a Train - This film was released three days before the U.S. theatrical release of Snakes on a Plane on August 18th, 2006. Aside from the "snakes terrorizing humans in an enclosed area" theme, the Asylum film bears no resemblance to the Samuel L. Jackson vehicle.

When a Killer Calls - The story of a babysitter being terrorized by a psychopath, this film was released in February of 2006 to coincide with the U.S. theatrical release of the When a Stranger Calls remake.

Pirates of Treasure Island - This pirate-themed film was released on June 27th, 2006; most likely to capitalize on the July 7th U.S. theatrical release of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. One may note that the box art for Pirates of Treasure Island is very similar to that of the first Pirates of the Caribbean film, and one actor's appearance is a blatant copy of Johnny Depp's character, Captain Jack Sparrow.

The Da Vinci Treasure - This project starring C. Thomas Howell and Lance Henriksen is an obvious rip-off of The Da Vinci Code, and was released four days after the other film's U.S. theatrical release on May 19th, 2006.

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