Fire in the Sky (1993)
- Directed by
- Robert Lieberman
- Genre
- drama film, science fiction film, mystery film, thriller film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Rated
- PG-13
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 714 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In 1975 a group of loggers in Arizona see a UFO in the forest. One of them disappears and then resurfaces five days later claiming aliens took him.
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What happens
Fire in the Sky is a 1993 American science fiction horror drama film directed by Robert Lieberman and starring D. B. Sweeney, Robert Patrick, James Garner, Craig Sheffer, Scott MacDonald, Henry Thomas, Peter Berg, and Kathleen Wilhoite. Set in 1975, it follows a group of loggers who witness a UFO in the forests of northern Arizona, resulting in a member of their crew disappearing. After the missing man resurfaces five days later, he claims to have been abducted by extraterrestrials. The screenplay by Tracy Tormé is based on Travis Walton's book The Walton Experience (1978), documenting Walton's alleged experience of alien abduction. Walton and his wife make cameo appearances in the film. Development of Fire in the Sky began around 1986, with screenwriter Tracy Tormé ultimately adapting Walton's book. Despite its marketing as being based on Walton's alleged experiences, numerous aspects of the film deviated from Walton's account of events and were fictionalized. Principal photography took place in the summer of 1992 in Roseburg, Oregon and the surrounding Umpqua National Forest. Fire in the Sky was not a financial success, grossing $19.9 million domestically on a $15 million budget and received mixed reviews. It was nominated for four Saturn Awards. As of 2023, it was the last feature theatrical film to be based on an alleged extraterrestrial abduction. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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