Occhi dalle stelle (1978)

Director:

Mario Gariazzo

Writer:

Mario Gariazzo (writer)

Release Date:

21 February 1978 (Italy)

Genre:

Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Inter galactic Sci-Fi terror

Plot:

A photographer and his model are on a photo shoot in a forest when they get the feeling they are being watched...

Plot Keywords:

Model | Alien | Conspiracy | UFO | Men In Black

Cast

Robert Hoffmann	...	Tony Harris
Nathalie Delon	...	Monica Stiles
Martin Balsam	...	Inspector Jim Grant
Sherry Buchanan	...	Karin Hale
Victor Valente	...	Coleman Perry
Sergio Rossi	...	Leader of 'The Silencers'
Mario Novelli	...	The Silencers henchman (as Antony Freeman)
Franco Garofalo	...	Peter Collins
Carlo Hinterman	...	Air Marshal Thompson (as Carlo Hintermann)
Giovanna De Luca
Bruno Di Luia	...	The Silencers henchman
George Ardisson	...	Agent for 'The Silencers'
Franco Beltramme	...	Phillips - Inspector Grant's assistant
Tom Felleghy	...	Commander Smith
Cesare Nizzica	...	Farmer

Also Known As:

Eyes Behind the Stars

Runtime:

UK:90 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color (Gevacolor)

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Norway:16 | Spain:T | Sweden:15

Company:

Midia Cinematografica

Trivia:

For the English language version, another actor dubbed in the voice for Martin Balsam's character.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Incontri molto ravvicinati del quarto tipo (1978)

Corrected running time

For some reason, in the late 70's and early 80's the local CBS affiliated station in New York kept playing this movie in it's late-night slot on Friday or Saturday nights for several years, usually at 2 a.m. or some such time. It's a fitting movie for that time slot since it's really hard to follow and quite odd (see the other reviews for specific story info). Anyway, after catching it numerous times in those days just before cable TV (And even after it hit but before they offered much all night programming), I kept catching this little oddity. After not seeing it for many years I decided to see if I could find it on DVD. Well, it is only available (from every search i've conducted anyway)in a pretty lousy grainy print on the budget label "Brentwood Video" as part of a 4-pack of movies (4 movies on 2 double sided discs)called "Alien Worlds" if anyone is interested. It's usually available for around $10-but even much less if you shop around. The other 3 movies on this set are readily available in numerous other collections of public domain movies, so no need to comment on them here. But I haven't seen "Eyes" available anywhere else. Though hardly a "restored" version in any way, this print runs exactly 92 minutes, so for once IMDb's stated running time of 90 minutes is not correct. Even with the 92 minute running time it's not unusual for a movie dubbed into English from another language to also have some of the running time trimmed. It seems to be a common budget-conscience practice to sometimes save money by not bothering to dub some scenes at all if they are not considered to be important to the story. Would a longer version make in any less confusing? Who really knows-unless you've seen it in it's native language... By the way, my attempts to watch this during the day don't work and I end up just turning it off. There's something about watching this in the middle of the night that just fits this movie..or maybe it's just from my earlier experiences, who know??