Communion Poster
MOVIEmeter
SEE RANK
Up 293 this week

Communion (1989)

R 101 min  -  Biography | Drama | Horror  -   10 November 1989 (USA)
5.6
Your rating:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -/10 X  
Ratings: 5.6/10 from 2,434 users  
Reviews: 47 user | 18 critic

Whitley Strieber goes with his family and some friends to his holiday home in the forest. They experience some weird occurances... See full summary »

Director:

Philippe Mora

Writers:

Whitley Strieber (book), Whitley Strieber (screenplay)
 Loading+Watchlist

Watch it

Buy it from Amazon »

Related Lists

image of title
a list of 885 titles by CannibalChrist created 14 May 2011
 
image of title
a list of 533 titles by blueish35 created 9 months ago
 
image of title
a list of 565 titles by brock-121-640273 created 7 months ago
 
image of title
a list of 214 titles by samnigam20 created 1 month ago
 
image of title
a list of 1,736 titles by petervee created 6 months ago
 

Connect with IMDb


Pre-Order the Kindle Fire
1 nomination See more awards »

Related Videos

Communion -- US Home Video Extra (Clip) from New Line
Edit

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Christopher Walken ...
Lindsay Crouse ...
Anne Strieber
Frances Sternhagen ...
Dr. Janet Duffy
Andreas Katsulas ...
Alex
Terri Hanauer Terri Hanauer ...
Sarah
Joel Carlson Joel Carlson ...
Andrew Strieber
John Dennis Johnston ...
Fireman
Dee Dee Rescher ...
Mrs. Greenberg
Aileen Fitzpatrick Aileen Fitzpatrick ...
Mother
R.J. Miller R.J. Miller ...
Father
Holly Fields ...
Praying Mantis Girl
Paula Shaw Paula Shaw ...
Woman from Apartment
Juliet Sorci ...
Second Grade Girl (as Juliet Sorcey)
Tifni Twitchell Tifni Twitchell ...
Teacher
Joshua Miller Joshua Miller ...
Tall Boy (as Joshua John Miller)
Edit

Storyline

Whitley Strieber goes with his family and some friends to his holiday home in the forest. They experience some weird occurances, are they UFO activity? Whitley is abducted and then faces a horrible dilema; was I abducted or am I going mad? He sees a psychiatrist who tries to use hypnotic regression to discover the truth. Written by Matthew Stanfield <mattst@cogs.susx.ac.uk>  

Plot Summary | Add Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

UFO | Halloween | Alien Contact | Cabin | Hypnosis  | See more »

Taglines:

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. See more »

Genres:

Biography | Drama | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Edit

Details

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Die Besucher See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$1,919,653 (USA)
See more »

Company Credits

Show detailed company contact information on IMDbPro »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

Netherlands:  | Germany: (video)  | USA:

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
See full technical specs »
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia

While serving as executive producer, author Whitley Strieber, whose experiences serve as the basis of the film, expressed concerns about Christopher Walken's abilities in portraying him. When Strieber finally told Walken that he might be portraying him as a little too crazy, Walken replied, "If the shoe fits." See 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. See more »

Quotes

Andrew Strieber: [Asking about God] So we're all alone except for the little blue doctors? Can I dream Dad's dream?
See more »

Connections

Referenced in The Fourth Kind (2009) See more »

Soundtracks

"PUTTIN' ON THE RITZ"
Written by Irving Berlin
(c) Irving Berling Music Corporation See more »