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Director:
Paul Mayersberg
Writers (WGA):
Isaac Asimov (story)
Paul Mayersberg (screenplay)
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Release Date:
April 1988 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Mystery | Sci-Fi See more »
Plot:
Far across the cosmos from our world lies a planet bathed in perpetual daylight. Soon nightfall will come and bring with it tremendous destruction... See more » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
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Cast

  (in credits order)

David Birney ... Aton
Sarah Douglas ... Roa
Alexis Kanner ... Sor
Andra Millian ... Ana
Starr Andreeff ... Bet
Chuck Hayward ... Kin (as Charles Hayward)

Jonathan Emerson ... Architect

Susie Lindeman ... Boffin

Russell Wiggins ... Zol

Larry Hankin ... Desert King
Ronald R. Burns ... Aton's Man
Bernard J. Garsen ... Aton's Man
Dan Wells ... Architect's Assistant
Bradley Reid ... Trader
Stephen D. Nathenson ... City Dweller
James Barry Blakely ... Narrator
Lee Michael Walczuk ... Nomad Dancer
Dayna Beilenson ... Nomad Dancer
Attila Bokor ... Nomad Dancer
Charles E. Carpenter ... Nomad Dancer
Beth A. Corell ... Nomad Dancer
Derek Penfield ... Nomad Dancer
Ilene Cara Zeff ... Nomad Dancer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Larry Bartels ... Cult member
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Directed by
Paul Mayersberg 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Isaac Asimov (story)

Paul Mayersberg (screenplay)

Produced by
Julie Corman .... producer
Lynn Whitney .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
Frank Serafine 
 
Cinematography by
Dariusz Wolski 
 
Film Editing by
Brent A. Schoenfeld 
 
Casting by
Al Guarino 
 
Production Design by
Craig Hodgetts 
 
Art Direction by
Carol Bosselman 
 
Costume Design by
Stephen M. Chudej 
 
Production Management
Steve Barnett .... post-production supervisor
Reid Shane .... production manager
Richard Strickland .... production manager
 
Art Department
Curtis Bancroft .... carpenter
James Blair .... carpenter
Nigel Clinker .... property master
Brian Densmore .... lead man
Pasco Di Carlo .... carpenter
David Esparza .... painter
Eduardo H. Esparza .... carpenter
Dan Hall .... set dresser
Bill Holmquist .... construction coordinator: Cosanti
Terry Kempf .... carpenter
Hermann Lederle .... mural artist
Gloria Murphy .... scenic artist assistant
Robert Murray .... carpenter
Aaron Newton .... construction coordinator: Arcosanti
Craig Pierce .... assistant props constructor
Erey Ragip .... artistic drapery
Geoffrey Stiles Robinson .... set dresser
Kim Sawyer .... carpenter
Tal Schneider .... assistant property master
Charles Seinfried .... carpenter
Jeff Upton .... set dresser
Eileen Winterkorn .... scenic artist
John Wisner .... carpenter
 
Sound Department
Kevin Patrick Burns .... foley mixer
Stuart Calderon .... sound effects editor
Mike Dickeson .... foley artist
Craig Felburg .... sound
Diane Parrino .... foley artist
Yvonne Preble .... foley artist
Debby Ruby-Winsberg .... adr supervisor (as Debby Ruby)
Andrew Schatz .... sound recording mixer
Kevin Stratton .... sound effects
David John West .... sound recording mixer
Bob Costanza .... sound effects editor (uncredited)
 
Visual Effects by
Chuck Comisky .... visual effects consultant
James M. Navarra .... visual effects
Mark Wolf .... visual effects producer
 
Stunts
Ron Althoff .... stunts
Brad Fletcher .... stunt coordinator
Patrick J. Statham .... stunts
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Antar Abderrahman Jr. .... electrician
Boyd .... best boy grip
Thom Ryan .... second assistant camera
Rob Sweeney .... first assistant camera
Gary Yahn .... key grip
Ron Bahara .... first assistant camera: additional photography (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
Kathie Dusard .... extras casting: Acrosanti
 
Editorial Department
Josh .... color timer
Mato .... color timer
 
Music Department
Steve Dancz .... composer: additional music
Rick Schwartz .... music mixer
Kevin Stratton .... musician: synthesizer
Frank Webber .... musician: synthesizer
 
Transportation Department
Jim Lucas .... transportation coordinator
 
Other crew
Debra Lee Byrn .... craft service
Laura Cartwright .... key production accountant (as Laura McGillicuddy)
Janet Elsasser .... production coordinator
David Halver .... production assistant
Lisa Lemberg .... jewelry artist
Jay Lewis .... catering: National Backstage
Zoltan Mayersberg .... production assistant stills
Jan Rudolph .... script supervisor
B.A. Sanguily .... craft service
Eric Spersted .... production assistant
Kevin Stratton .... synthesizer programmer: DX-Y
Tom Taylor .... snake wrangler
Don Thompson .... liaison: Acrosanti
Lee Michael Walczuk .... choreographer
Linda Whaley .... animal wrangler
 

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Runtime:
83 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Argentina:13 | USA:PG-13
Filming Locations:
Arcosanti, Arizona, USASee more »
Company:
New HorizonsSee more »

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17 out of 18 people found the following review useful.
Absolutely Wretched!, 9 August 2003
Author: curlew-2 from North Charleston, South Carolina

Somewhere . . . somehow . . . one of the finest short SF stories ever to be penned was brutally transmorgrified into a mishmosh of New Age symbolism heavily overlaid with bad acting. Asimov's original story was a well crafted tale of slowly consuming fear over a natural event. Mayersberg's film version by rights should have been a major genre event. Instead we find veteran character actors such as Sarah Douglas and Alexis Kanner (who should've known better) trying to shore up one of the worst David Birney performances ever filmed. Only two things can be recommended about this film: an interesting poster, and the fact that it was filmed in and around Paolo Soleri's "Arcosanti" architectural project out in Arizona.

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