Intruders (TV 1992)

All over the world, people report they've been visited by aliens, taken aboard spaceships and medically examined. The authorities appear to know all about these visits but won't acknowledge... See full summary »

Director:

Dan Curtis

Writers:

Barry Oringer (teleplay), Tracy Tormé (teleplay),

Stars:

Richard Crenna, Mare Winningham, Susan Blakely

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Richard Crenna	...	Dr. Neil Chase
Mare Winningham	...	Mary Wilkes
Susan Blakely	...	Leigh Holland
Daphne Ashbrook	...	Lesley Hahn
Alan Autry	...	Joe Wilkes
Ben Vereen	...	Gene Randall
Steven Berkoff	...	Addison Leach
Jason Beghe	...	Ray Brooks
Joseph Cousins	...	Timmy Wilkes
Christian Cousins	...	Timmy Wilkes
Lorry Goldman	...	Dr. Allan Terracello
Rosalind Chao	...	Dr. Jenny Sakai (as Roslind Chao)
Robert Mandan	...	Dr. Stanley Epstein
Warren Frost	...	Dr. Holman
G.D. Spradlin	...	General Hanley

Storyline

All over the world, people report they've been visited by aliens, taken aboard spaceships and medically examined. The authorities appear to know all about these visits but won't acknowledge it publicly. This film focuses on two 'victims' who struggle to live normal lives, but the aliens keep coming back. All is explained (perhaps ?) at the end.

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Plot Keywords:

alien | lost memory | ufology | alien abduction | hypnosis | 

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Taglines:

You Will Believe

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Genres:

Biography | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 May 1992 (USA)

Also Known As:

Avaruuden tunkeilijat

Filming Locations:

Cheyenne Mountain Complex, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dan Curtis Productions, CBS Entertainment Production, Osiris Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

163 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The character of Dr. Neil Chase is based on John Edward Mack, M.D. (Oct 4, 1929 - Sep 27, 2004). A Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer and a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Dr Mack was one of the most renowned proponents of alien abductions.

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Goofs

(at around 1h 55 mins) While the group are sat for dinner, bottom of the boom is seen just off center at the top of the screen. At 54s it bounces down and then back up out of shot at 57s.

User Reviews

Interesting Adaptation Of The Budd Hopkins Novel

Intruders, an over-long made for television movie, ranks as my third favorite film made on the topic of ufo's and alien abduction. Only Communion and The Interrupted Journey ranks ahead of it.

Richard Crenna, the film's protagonist, is a therapist who must deal with the reality of ufo's when one of his patients thrusts an "alien abduction" account onto his plate. His initial reaction is to brush her off as a nutcase. Soon, when other people with similar accounts journey into his life, he begins to take a serious look at the possibility of ufo's actually abducting people.

His investigation begins to uncover a certain amount of evidence and a government involvement(pre-X-Files) that forces him to take a 180 degree turn in his feelings about the subject.

Richard Crenna, as pointed out by another commenter, does seem to be a composite of artist and author Budd Hopkins and Harvard professor John Mack. Crenna is very good in his role. I especially enjoyed watching his characters transition from non-believer into believer.

The film is frightening in its depictions of abductions and encounters with aliens. There are several sequences featuring abductions and several scenes on board ufo's. Where Fire In The Sky seemed to tease the audience, Intruders wants to bombard it.

Very, very frightening! A must see!