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Ashens and the Polybius Heist

A motley crew of misfits hunt down an infamous '80s arcade game that can supposedly control people's minds.

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Riyad Barmania

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17 wins & 4 nominations

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[goggles clicking] - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

[goggles clicking]

[body thudding] - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

[body thudding]

[light dramatic music] - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

[light dramatic music]

[dog growling] - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

[mechanical dog squeaking] - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

[mechanical dog squeaking]

[mechanical dog beeping] - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

[mechanical dog beeping]

[door thudding] - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

[door thudding]

- [shotgun clicking]
- [suspenseful music] - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

- [shotgun clicking] - [suspenseful music]

Do I look unstable to you, huh? - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

Do I look unstable to you, huh?

Well, I've learned never
to answer that question - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

Well, I've learned never to answer that question

Hey, you're that famous
collective collectables guy! - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

Hey, you're that famous collective collectables guy!

Kind of a branding thing.
You know, SEO and all that, - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

Kind of a branding thing. You know, SEO and all that,

Whatever, just put
my Delta Attack down - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

Whatever, just put my Delta Attack down

[dramatic music] - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

[dramatic music]

Oh, just got caught up
in the moment I suppose. - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

Oh, just got caught up in the moment I suppose.

- It's Ashen, Stuart Ashen.
- [dramatic music] - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

- It's Ashen, Stuart Ashen. - [dramatic music]

♪ Or just romanticized theft? ♪ - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

♪ Or just romanticized theft? ♪

[light dramatic music] - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

[light dramatic music]

[suspenseful music] - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

[suspenseful music]

- Do what?
- I had it under control. - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

- Do what? - I had it under control.

Stuart, it was just a bit fun. It's nice
for me to get one over you once in a while. - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

Stuart, it was just a bit fun. It's nice for me to get ...

- Any new jobs on the go?
- Uh, we've got a Mr. Stockton. - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

- Any new jobs on the go? - Uh, we've got a Mr. Stockto...

He wants you to locate
a Modular Tatboy 3000. - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

He wants you to locate a Modular Tatboy 3000.

And we have a Miss Causon
who is looking - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

And we have a Miss Causon who is looking

And of course
we've had five calls - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

And of course we've had five calls

- I deserve it.
- Look, mate, you're still learning the ropes. - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

- I deserve it. - Look, mate, you're still learning the...

- Fine.
- [knocking on door] - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

- Fine. - [knocking on door]

[Stuart] No, we're a collection
service, not a collections agency. - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

[Stuart] No, we're a collection service, not a collecti...

Well, I was just doing
a little bit of research - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

Well, I was just doing a little bit of research

Upright arcade cabinet,
early field vectors, - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

Upright arcade cabinet, early field vectors,

Benny, that's just a myth - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

Benny, that's just a myth

I mean,
from my initial research, - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

I mean, from my initial research,

Yeah, the game was strangely
addictive and people - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

Yeah, the game was strangely addictive and people

And if you got the high score, - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

And if you got the high score,

- Look.
- [dramatic music] - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

- Look. - [dramatic music]

- [door creaking]
- [door slamming] - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

- [door creaking] - [door slamming]

[somber music] - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

[Stuart sighs] - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

[video tape whirring] - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

[video tape whirring]

Your father has to go away
for a little while, - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

Your father has to go away for a little while,

A story about your grandfather,
Woodwood Ashen. - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

A story about your grandfather, Woodwood Ashen.

In this box
is the culmination of his work. - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

In this box is the culmination of his work.

[box rustling] - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

He managed to get it patented,
but all it ever did was this. - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

He managed to get it patented, but all it ever did was this.

[mimics farting] - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

[mimics farting]

Was leaving your grandmother
and me penniless. - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

Was leaving your grandmother and me penniless.

I promised one day I would
make her proud of me - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

I promised one day I would make her proud of me

I must do everything
I can to get it back. - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

I must do everything I can to get it back.

Your grandfather made them
just before he died. - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

Your grandfather made them just before he died.

They were supposed
to enable endless free play - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

They were supposed to enable endless free play

They will serve as a reminder - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

They will serve as a reminder

Remember to mow the lawn well
and regularly. - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

Remember to mow the lawn well and regularly.

- Daddy?
- [door slamming] - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

- Daddy? - [door slamming]

[truck beeping] - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

[truck beeping]

[door slamming] - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

[door slamming]

It's a migraine machine,
but I'm not sure whether - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

It's a migraine machine, but I'm not sure whether

- [helmet popping]
- [Professor sighs] - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

- [helmet popping] - [Professor sighs]

[glass shattering] - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

[glass shattering]

Don't even think about it.
It's way too dangerous. - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

Don't even think about it. It's way too dangerous.

It was the early 1980s
and video games were exploding. - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

It was the early 1980s and video games were exploding.

[explosion booming] - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

[explosion booming]

[Professor] So,
money was flooding into the market, - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

[Professor] So, money was flooding into the market,

And the prototype
was called Polybius. - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

And the prototype was called Polybius.

[game whirring] - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

[game whirring]

He must've been
an absolute psychotic monster! - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

He must've been an absolute psychotic monster!

Professor, I think
that man was my father. - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

Professor, I think that man was my father.

[glass shattering] - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

[glass shattering]

He wasn't and I haven't
seen or heard from him - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

He wasn't and I haven't seen or heard from him

Stuart, you've got to let this one go.
It's far too dangerous. - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

Stuart, you've got to let this one go. It's far to...

If you find it and fell
into the wrong hands, - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

If you find it and fell into the wrong hands,

From what we found
in the University Archives, - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

From what we found in the University Archives,

Which is owned
by Antony Agonist, - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

Which is owned by Antony Agonist,

- [glass shattering]
- [Professor stammering] - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

- [glass shattering] - [Professor stammering]

Professor, what do you
think I should do? - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

Professor, what do you think I should do?

You'll have to decide
for yourself. - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

You'll have to decide for yourself.

But, you know, best of luck
saving the world or not. - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

But, you know, best of luck saving the world or not.

[Stuart sighs] - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

[Professor groaning] - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

[Professor groaning]

[Stuart] I see you're still
very keen on the old lawnmowers. - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

[Stuart] I see you're still very keen on the old lawnmo...

- The Stingray 3000.
- Um, yeah. - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

- The Stingray 3000. - Um, yeah.

I think it was
the project that, um... - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

I think it was the project that, um...

That father was working
on before he abandoned us. - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

That father was working on before he abandoned us.

Oh, suddenly you're interested - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

Oh, suddenly you're interested

It's got nothing to do with Dad.
It's purely professional. - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

It's got nothing to do with Dad. It's purely profe...

He disappeared, I got over it.
You should get over it, too. - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

He disappeared, I got over it. You should get over it, too.

[somber music] - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

Unlike you,
I'm a very busy person. - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

Unlike you, I'm a very busy person.

[indistinct chatter] - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

[indistinct chatter]

But if what we found out
about the Polybius is true... - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

But if what we found out about the Polybius is true...

And if we do maybe then
you can find out something - Ashens and the Polybius Heist

And if we do maybe then you can find out something

Ashens and the Polybius Heist poster

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A motley crew of misfits hunt down an infamous '80s arcade game that can supposedly control people's minds.

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Director: Riyad Barmania

Writer: Stuart Ashen, Riyad Barmania, Daniel Hardcastle

Production: N/A

Genre: comedy

Year: 2020

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 5.8

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 19 Nov 2020

Awards: 17 wins & 4 nominations

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