The Phoenix (1981– )

An archaeological expedition in Peru exploring ancient Incan ruins uncovers a strange casket. When the seals are released, a white man, somehow still alive is discovered. The man turns out ... See full summary »

Creators:

Anthony Lawrence, Nancy Lawrence

Stars:

Judson Earney Scott, Richard Lynch, E.G. Marshall

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Judson Earney Scott	...	Bennu of the Golden Light (5 episodes, 1981-1982)
Richard Lynch	...	Justin Preminger (5 episodes, 1981-1982)

Storyline

An archaeological expedition in Peru exploring ancient Incan ruins uncovers a strange casket. When the seals are released, a white man, somehow still alive is discovered. The man turns out to be Bennu, a visitor from another planet. Information he was supposed to have had been stored in the casket, but was destroyed by the archaeologists when they opened it. Bennu must learn to survive on earth, avoiding Peruvian government representatives who want to worship him as a god, and US government agents who want to disect an alien.

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Plot Keywords:

alien | telekinesis | psionic power | fugitive | magic | 

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Genres:

Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 April 1981 (USA)

Also Known As:

Foinix

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mark Carliner Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min (4 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Follows The Phoenix: Pilot (1981)

User Reviews

Another "Phoenix" fan

"The Phoenix" was a very good, very gentle series that was ended too soon. Judson Scott was perfect as Bennu, the man from the stars. Scott has a gentleness of spirit that suited Bennu. Regrettably, the production values of the series were lacking, and as a result, the episodes sometimes looked clumsy or cheesy, and I think this had a lot to do with the decision to cancel the series. After all these years, I still miss Bennu.

Bennu and his partner were put in a sort of suspended animation, set to awake at a certain time, and with the means to "catch up" to the current time. Unfortunately, his partner had already been taken by grave robbers, and when archaeologists opened Bennu's crypt, the technology that would have helped Bennu was destroyed. Then, Bennu had to run to avoid both the Peruvians and the Government agents, who both want him, but for vastly different reasons. As Bennu traveled, he met and helped many different people, always with wisdom and gentleness, avoiding violence.

Having seen "The Phoenix" from pilot to end, I truly wish that someone would put this exceptional, but short, series on DVD.