Danica McKellar Battles Monsters With A Flamethrower In SyFy Original Movie
Danica McKellar has come a long way since she was Winnie Cooper.
After playing the sweetheart neighbor on The Wonder Years, Cooper is trying her hand at sci-fi movie heroin.The actress battles monsters with a flamethrower in Tasmanian Devils, a SyFy Original Film that debuts on Saturday.
The flick may seem like classic B-movie fodder, but it actually has built up some anticipation among the sci-fi community. It marks the debut film of Zach Lipovsky, the special effects master from the Steven Spielberg television show On The Lot, Slash Film notes.
And to top it off, Danica McKellar’s co-star is none other than Apolo Ohno, the Olympic gold medalist and star of Dancing With The Stars. There are also some character actors from 24 and Battlestar Galactica.
SyFy puts it succinctly on its website: “Tasmanian Devils go wild after a taste of human blood.”
A press release from the network fleshes out some more details, however:
“Olympic speed skating medalist Apolo Ohno (Dancing With the Stars) and Danica McKellar (The Wonder Years) star in Tasmanian Devils, premiering Saturday, January 19th at 9PM (ET/PT). In the movie, daredevil base jumpers trespassing on a remote mountain in Tasmania lose a comrade in a bloody jumping disaster. Their presence on sacred land stirs up an ancient aboriginal curse, provoking an attack by giant Tasmanian Devils. Tasmanian Devils is a production of Vesuvius Films.”
Danica McKellar, who made headlines this summer when she filed for divorce from husband MikeVerta, has been doing a bit of acting work since The Wonder Years ended, doing voice work on shows like G.I. Joe Renegades and Young Justice.
She’s done more than just acting too. Danica McKellar has become an education advocate, publishing four popular non-fiction book encouraging middle- and high-school girls to have confidence to enter math and science fields.
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Posted: January 17, 2013
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Jan 18, 2013
"Cooper is trying her hand at sci-fi movie heroin".
Nathan Francis – Heroin is a narcotic. A Heroine is a female hero.
Jan 18, 2013
Beautiful, a genius, and an actress. A real Renaissance woman.
Jan 18, 2013
all I can say is a girl with a hot body and lots of brains………..
Jan 18, 2013
Smart pretty young lady, hate to see her lowering hersef to do this shlok.
Jan 18, 2013
Too bad the only roles available to Ms. McKellar have been horror, slasher, and now this…
Jan 19, 2013
Very good. You should write the article lol!
Jan 19, 2013
The only Time shE ever got to play a character close to the brainy good looker she is they killed her off in the episode they introduced her on. That was on NCIS and there were some sparks between her and Tim. I would have brought her in as a love intrest for tim.
Jan 19, 2013
Debbie Gibson and Tiffany did a ScyFy movie last year about mutant gators and snakes and it was hilarious! I think it just says they want to have fun. She's a smart girl, and she has an awesome sense of humor.
Jan 19, 2013
Really Danica McKellar "Baby Face FireStarter" yeah she look's bad who hired her should be burnt!
Jan 20, 2013
I have a feeling he may have spelled the word correctly. This movie, much like heroin, could be bad for your health… However, she is still beautiful, and smart, and Danica, will you marry me?
Jan 20, 2013
What happened to proofreading what you write and not relying on spellcheck?
Jan 20, 2013
And I think he meant to say McKellar not Cooper. Cooper can't do anything because she is the character not the actress.
Jan 20, 2013
She has bills to pay just like all of us…
Jan 20, 2013
Just happy to see her again. I always felt she was an under rated actress.
Jan 20, 2013
One of the worst movies I have ever scene. She was terrible in it.
Jan 20, 2013
Not to dispute that SyFy movies are like heroin, (bad for you) the correct usage would be 'heroine' not heroin.
Jan 21, 2013
I noticed that too! It's funny cause whenever they are talking about the drug, everyone seems to misspell it and call it Heroine. Now they finally spell it without an E and it doesn't make sense. I was wondering if anyone else caught that. Who edits these articles???
Jan 21, 2013
heroin, LOL
Jan 21, 2013
You would know wouldn't you, you heroin addict.
Jan 21, 2013
The Wonder Years! Watched this movie the other night… it sucked ass. Terrible movie… don't waste your time. BUT – much love to WINNIE COOPER! The Wonder Years was the shit back in the day!