Alien Autopsy: (Fact or Fiction?) (1995) (TV)

Director:

Tom McGough

Writers:

Robert Kiviat (writer)
Tom Seligson (writer)

Genre:

Sci-Fi

Tagline:

In 1947, something happened in Roswell, New Mexico...

Plot:

This provacative FOX Network "prime time" television special investigates the purported "Alien Autopsy" footage that was allegedly filmed by the United States military after the legendary UFO crash near Roswell, New Mexico in 1947.

Plot Keywords:

Roswell | Roswell New Mexico | Alien | UFO Crash | UFO

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Jonathan Frakes	...	Himself - Host
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Paolo Cherchi Usai	...	Himself - Senior Curator - Eastman House
Allen Daviau	...	Himself
Stanton Friedman	...	Himself
Walter Haut	...	Himself
Kent Jeffrey	...	Himself - Coordinator - International Roswell Initiative
Philip Mantle	...	Himself - Director of Investigations, BUFORA
Jesse Marcel	...	Himself (as Dr. Jesse Marcel)
Chris Milroy	...	Himself - Senior Lecturer in Forensic Pathology (as Dr. C.M. Milroy)
Kevin D. Randle	...	Himself - Author "UFO Crash at Roswell" (as Kevin Randle)
Dr. Roderick Rock	...	Himself - Navy Combat Cameraman
Frankie Rowe	...	Herself - Roswell Eyewitness
Ray Santilli	...	Himself
Steven Schiff	...	Himself (New Mexico Congressman) (as Congressman Steven Schiff)
Cyril H. Wecht	...	Himself (as Dr. Cyril Wecht)
Stan Winston	...	Himself

Runtime:

USA:60 min

Country:

USA

Color:

Black and White | Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Canada:13+ (Québec) | USA:PG (special edition)

Filming Locations:

Rochester Square, Camden Town, Camden, London, England, UK

Company:

Kiviat/Greene Productions Inc.

Goofs:

Plot holes: An autopsy on a human takes several hours. Being that this is supposedly an alien, they would have taken extra time to be more thorough than usual. But look at the clock on the back wall.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Area 51: The Alien Interview (1997) (V)

compelling and chilling(whether it's a hoax or not)

on this version of the documentary,the original 23 minute autopsy film is included directly after the documentary itself.as for the documentary,i thought it was well made,and well researched.apparently, after doing a little research into the actual autopsy film,it has been discovered to be a hoax,including a confession by the man who originally sold the story to the network for the documentary.but i can't help but wonder if he had been pressured by certain agencies to confess it was a hoax,even if it wasn't.i also noticed comments from people on this site and others,declaring that the quality of the film is too poor for what the government would have used,and that the autopsy itself is so obviously fake.most of these people don't really offer any explanation for their opinion,and ridicule people who think the film might be real,some even calling them morons.so i'm not sure how much credence should be lent to those views.plus,there were some pretty credible people(including experts in their respective fields)interviewed in the documentary,who believe the autopsy footage is either real,or an amazing,well done hoax.my own personal opinion is that i am not convinced either way.regardless,i found the movie compelling and chilling.for me,Alien Autopsy is a 9/10