Mockbuster

Mockbuster (2026)



6.2 2026 90 min —

Director: Anthony Frith

Cast: Brendan Petrizzo, David Michael Latt, Michelle Bauer, Bix Krieger, Paul Bales

Documentary
A down-on-his-luck director gets the chance of a lifetime—and it’s a total disaster. When the infamous studio behind *Sharknado*, The Asylum, taps him to helm a fast-and-furious "mockbuster," he’s thrown into a six-day frenzy of shoestring budgets, impossible deadlines, and escalating chaos. *Mockbuster* is a hilarious, fly-on-the-wall documentary that pulls back the curtain on the wild, gritty grind of low-budget filmmaking, where creative dreams clash head-on with the messy reality of getting a movie made by any means necessary.

More About This Film

Mockbuster is a comedic behind-the-scenes documentary about the chaotic process of making a low-budget genre movie. Australian filmmaker Anthony Frith receives an opportunity to direct a dinosaur picture for The Asylum, the studio famous for producing deliberately outrageous B-movie fare, and decides to document the experience while he is making it.

The film follows a production built around a six-day shoot and a micro budget, where creative ambition collides with practical limitations, studio expectations and the unpredictability of the set. Frith appears both as filmmaker and subject, giving the documentary a self-aware perspective on the compromises involved in independent genre production.

  • Anthony Frith directed and wrote the documentary.
  • The Asylum, known for Sharknado, is central to the production story.
  • The documentary was released theatrically in Australia in August 2026.
  • Giant Pictures distributed the film.
  • The film received positive notices from several major critics and holds a strong Rotten Tomatoes score based on its early review sample.

Where to Watch

Mockbuster has digital availability in the United States and theatrical distribution in Australia, with services differing by region.