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Fatal Sky (1990)

Fatal Sky poster
Original title
Project Alien
Directed by
Frank Shields
Genre
science fiction film, thriller film
Country
Australia, United States
Runtime
1h 32m
Rating
3.5 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A journalist investigates a series of strange events involving a missing person. He uncovers a possible cover-up linked to a secret government project.

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What happens

Fatal Sky, also known as Project Alien, is a 1990 science fiction thriller film. During pre-production, the script had a number of other titles, including No Cause for Alarm, Deadfall and Vanished. It was written by David Webb Peoples, under the pseudonym "Anthony Able". An Australian/UK/US/Yugoslavian co-production, the film was not theatrically released and went straight to video. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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