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Overview

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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Whitley Strieber (book)
Whitley Strieber (screenplay)
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Release Date:
10 November 1989 (USA) more
Tagline:
On December 26th, 1985, Whitley Strieber had a dream. Weeks later, he discovered his family had the same dream. Months later, he made the most shocking discovery of his life. Now, you will discover it. more
Plot:
Whitley Strieber goes with his family and some friends to his holiday home in the forest. They experience some weird occurances... more | add synopsis
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(8 articles)
‘The Fourth Kind’ Abduction Featurette and Genre Picks
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The Fourth Kind (Film Review)
 (From Fangoria. 1 November 2009, 10:00 AM, PST)

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weird but scary more (42 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Christopher Walken ... Whitley Strieber
Lindsay Crouse ... Anne Strieber
Frances Sternhagen ... Dr. Janet Duffy
Andreas Katsulas ... Alex
Terri Hanauer ... Sarah
Joel Carlson ... Andrew Strieber

John Dennis Johnston ... Fireman

Dee Dee Rescher ... Mrs. Greenberg
Aileen Fitzpatrick ... Mother
R.J. Miller ... Father

Holly Fields ... Praying Mantis Girl
Paula Shaw ... Woman from Apartment

Juliet Sorci ... Second Grade Girl (as Juliet Sorcey)
Tifni Twitchell ... Teacher
Joshua Miller ... Tall Boy (as Joshua John Miller)
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Runtime:
Netherlands:101 min | Germany:106 min (video) | USA:107 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Whitley Strieber's Alien Contact books are usually cataloged as "Psychical Research" or "Paranormal". However, the cassette audio-book of Communion, read by 'Roddy McDowell' and produced by a Hertfordshire company called "Redback", simply has the word "FICTION" on the back of the inlay. This could have been a compromise to preserve the credibility of a start-up company and increase publicity for Strieber at the same time. more
Goofs:
Continuity: As Whitley opens the closet to find the teddy bear he opens the right closet door. When filmed from the inside, both doors are open and he then proceeds to close the left door. more
Quotes:
Whitley Strieber: Then there's the other thing. The rectal thing.
Dr. Friedman: Well it happens, you know? Even to men.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Fourth Kind (2009) more
Soundtrack:
PUTTIN' ON THE RITZ more

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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
weird but scary, 14 June 2003
Author: jasonwtx (jason@flash.net) from Austin, Texas

I guess different things haunt different people. This movie absolutely terrifies me. First off... I don't believe in aliens. That being said, the scene with the alien looking around the wall of Walken's house has been burned into my retina and I will never forget it. Nothing has kept me up at night like that since "The Excorcist."

Sure - there is bad stuff in this film, and Walken's character is almost too eccentric to take. But if you want a sit-alone-in-the-dark film that isn't Hollywood or hack/slash and will scare the snot out of you, give it a try.



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