Fire in the Sky

"Alien abduction. November 5, 1975. White Mountains, Northeastern Arizona."

1993 1h 49m EN

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After clearing brush for the government, a group of men return to town claiming their friend was abducted. Despite no apparent motive or evidence of foul play, no-one believes their story and his disappearance is treated as murder.

“Alien abduction. November 5, 1975. White Mountains, Northeastern Arizona.”

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Cast

D. B. Sweeney
Travis Walton
Robert Patrick
Mike Rodgers
Craig Sheffer
Allan Dallis
Peter Berg
David Whitlock
Henry Thomas
Greg Hayes
Bradley Gregg
Bobby Cogdill
Noble Willingham
Blake Davies
Kathleen Wilhoite
Katie Rogers

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Rob Lieberman
Writers: Tracy Tormé
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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33 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CAST

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200+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Rob Lieberman, shot by Bill Pope. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Mark Isham. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Steve Mirkovich shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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D. B. Sweeney and Robert Patrick and Craig Sheffer carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Alien abduction. November 5, 1975. White Mountains, Northeastern Arizona.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0106912 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Rob Lieberman directs. Bill Pope behind the camera. Mark Isham scores. Steve Mirkovich cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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133 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2200+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
3Directed by Rob Lieberman, shot by Bill Pope. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Mark Isham. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Steve Mirkovich shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6D. B. Sweeney and Robert Patrick and Craig Sheffer carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Alien abduction. November 5, 1975. White Mountains, Northeastern Arizona.".
8IMDB entry: tt0106912 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 15 themes, including "small town", "based on novel or book", "police", "arizona".
10Released under 14 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Bill Pope
Original score: Mark Isham
Editing: Steve Mirkovich
Production design: Laurence Bennett
Costume design: Joe I. Tompkins
Makeup / hair: Nina Paskowitz
VFX supervisor: Michael Owens
Sound: Michael Herbick
Stunt coordinator: Chuck Waters
Runtime: 109 min · 1h 49m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $15,000,000
Box office: $19,885,552
Return: 133% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Fire in the Sky (1993)

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JPV8522022-06-30
★ 5/10
Some okay visuals (with respects to the abduction and alien spacecraft) for its time, this is one I saw once before sometime back in the mid-90s when I was big into The X-Files though even back then I didn't think much of it and same this time around. The acting was okay with marks for Robert Patrick. I'd be interested in watching a documentary on the real story (which I think clearly was a hoax) and media sensation around it. 2.75/5

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