Intruders (1992) (TV)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Dan Curtis

Writers (WGA):

Budd Hopkins (book) (in part)
Barry Oringer (story)

Release Date:

17 May 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi

Tagline:

You Will Believe

Plot:

All over the world, people report they've been visited by aliens, taken aboard spaceships and medically examined...

Plot Keywords:

Alien | Alien Abduction | UFO | Based On Book

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 2 nominations

Cast

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
Ron Masak	...	Manning
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

Runtime:

163 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-18 (2004) (self applied) (DVD)

Filming Locations:

Cheyenne Mountain Complex, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Company:

Dan Curtis Productions

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!