Fire in the Sky (1993)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Robert Lieberman

Writers (WGA):

Travis Walton (book)
Tracy Tormé (screenplay)

Release Date:

12 March 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Alien abduction. November 5, 1975. White Mountains, Northeastern Arizona. Based on the true story.

Plot:

A group of men who were clearing bush for the government arrive back in town, claiming that their friend was abducted by aliens...

Plot Keywords:

Alien | UFO | Chainsaw | Falling Tree | Southerner

Awards:

4 nominations

Cast

D.B. Sweeney	...	Travis Walton
Robert Patrick	...	Mike Rogers
Craig Sheffer	...	Allan Dallis
Peter Berg	...	David Whitlock
Henry Thomas	...	Greg Hayes
Bradley Gregg	...	Bobby Cogdill
Noble Willingham	...	Blake Davis
Kathleen Wilhoite	...	Katie Rogers
James Garner	...	Frank Watters
Georgia Emelin	...	Dana Rogers
Scott MacDonald	...	Dan Walton
Wayne Grace	...	Cyrus Gilson
Kenneth White	...	Buck
Robert Covarrubias	...	Ray Melendez
Bruce Wright	...	Dennis Clay

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sci-fi violence.

Runtime:

109 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Canada:14+ (Ontario) | Germany:16 | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #32261) | Singapore:PG | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Oakland, Oregon, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

There were actually a total of seven men in the logging crew. The writers whittled it down to six for the movie, not wishing to confuse the audience with too many characters. All seven men have passed lie detector tests, some of them twice.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: During the alien abduction scene as Travis is getting his clothes ripped off, a man wearing a shirt is seen on the left side of the screen, he's the one ripping off Travis' pants.

Quotes:

Mike Rogers: [after revisiting the spot of Travis' disappearance] Let's get going. You gotta go to work. And I'd like to get the hell outta here before they come back.
Travis Walton: They won't be back... I don't think they like me.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Deep Impact (1998)

Soundtrack:

A Message Of Murder

Try this if you like UFO movies.

"Fire in the Sky" can be appreciated only if you are into UFO movies, and if you like scary alien abduction scenes. The film is based on the allegedly true story of Travis Walton's alien abduction. After seeing the film, and becoming extremely interested in the subject, I read the book by Travis. Reading it, I found out that the abduction scene was changed in the movie. Whether what happened in the book was real or not, the change in the film was good, because those ten minutes of abduction scene are, quite possibly, among the most frightening pieces of footage in film history! I couldn't go to sleep for a month after that. It was tough to deal with. I recommend it because I know that there are some of you out there who like UFOs, and like a good scare!