Groom Lake (2002)

Director:

William Shatner

Writers:

William Shatner (story)
Maurice Hurley (screenplay)

Genre:

Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

The Truth Lies Beneath...

Plot:

Kate is dying. She wants reassurance that there is life elsewhere in the Universe. She and Andy go to...

Plot Keywords:

Alien | Desert | Mining Town | Americana | Redneck

Cast

William Shatner	...	John Gossner
Dan Gauthier	...	Andy
Amy Acker	...	Kate
Tom Towles	...	Dietz
Dick Van Patten	...	Irv Barnett
John Prosky	...	Hester Dealt
Dan Martin	...	Captain Morgan
Rickey Medlocke	...	Rancher
Duane Whitaker	...	Dr. Stevens
Brenda Bakke	...	Joyce
J.T. Colosa	...	J.T.
Debra Mayer	...	Nurse in clinic
Chuck Williams	...	Allen
Jeffrey T. Unterkofler	...	Medic and man in van (as Jeffrey Unterkofler)
Alan Tafoya	...	Shaman #1
Leonard Lethbridge	...	Shaman #2 (as Leonard Lethbridge Jr.)
Daniel Lawrence	...	Sentry
Richard Hoyt	...	Adam
Scotty Fleming	...	Bagpipe player
Deanna Jarrell	...	Gospel Singer
Norman Stone	...	Cameraman
Warner McKay	...	Controller
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ariauna Albright	...	Woman From Town (uncredited)
John Mansell	...	Cowboy (uncredited)
Layton Matthews	...	Military Escort (uncredited)
Brian A. Mulligan	...	Military Guard (uncredited)
Chris Swinney	...	Paramedic (uncredited)
Noah Todd	...	Paramedic (uncredited)

Directed by
William Shatner

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Maurice Hurley		screenplay
William Shatner		story

Produced by
Charles Band	....	executive producer
J.R. Bookwalter	....	producer
Michael Tarzian	....	line producer
Chuck Williams	....	producer
William Shatner	....	producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Richard John Baker

Cinematography by
Mac Ahlberg

Film Editing by
Brad Lauren
Steven Nielson

Casting by
Perry Bullington
Robert MacDonald

Production Design by
Tammi Sutton

Costume Design by
Jeffrey Lindsay Relf

Makeup Department
Michelle Rene Elam	....	key makeup artist (as Michelle Torres)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
J.R. Bookwalter	....	second unit director
James Heth	....	second assistant director
Rey Vincenty	....	first assistant director

Sound Department
Darren Barnett	....	sound re-recording mixer
Patrick Bietz	....	supervising sound editor
Chris Julian Irwin	....	foley artist
Chris Julian Irwin	....	foley mixer
Chris Julian	....	sound post-production
Nathan Schemel	....	audio assist

Visual Effects by
Lisa Carr-Harris	....	digital artist
Jacques Dell	....	3D animator: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
Danny Draven	....	visual effects producer: all onscreen computer FX
John R. Ellis	....	visual effects director
Eric Murray	....	animator

Stunts
Bob Ivy	....	stunt coordinator (as Bob Ivey)
Gary Kent	....	stunt driver

Camera and Electrical Department
Jerry Hill	....	Steadicam operator
Jerry Hill	....	camera operator
Darryl Rue	....	key grip
Kelley Sweet	....	still photographer
Ben Thompson	....	gaffer
Brad Wallace	....	first assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Joanna Murphy	....	assistant costume designer

Music Department
Brett Perry	....	music editor

Other crew
Elizabeth Shatner	....	assistant to the producer
Douglas Snauffer	....	production coordinator
Marc E. Spivey	....	insurance broker
Chris Swinney	....	craft service
Chris Swinney	....	set medic
Noah Todd	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Showcase Entertainment (presents)
• Love Lake Productions (in association with) (presents)
• Full Moon Entertainment

Distributors

• E1 Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• M.I.B. (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
• Shadow Entertainment (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Showcase Entertainment (2006) (Non-USA) (all media)
• VTC Media (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Imagine Post  post-production

Also Known As:

"The Visitor" - USA (alternative title)

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Germany:12 | Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

Biosphere 2 - 32540 S. Biosphere Road, Oracle, Arizona, USA

Company:

Showcase Entertainment

Trivia:

Bill Shatner rode horseback on the U.S./Mexico border with a Border Patrol Agent (who appears in the movie in two different roles) during the filming of the movie in Bisbee, Arizona. Shatner talked about that experience in an interview on both the Conan O'Brien Show in 2001 and later in his autobiography "Up Till Now" (published by Thomas Dunne Books) in 2008.

Please...no more

I love Bill Shatner. I have seen most anything he's done, and even went to Ssplat attack II to see him. Still, he shouldn't just take any damn movie. I mean, there is that stupid chef show, now this, this horrible, horrible movie. You may think 'how bad can it be?'. Well, I was dehydrated for two days from spitting on the DVD and cursing Bill Shatner's name.