Beyond the Sky (2 Dec. 2002)

During a bombing mission over Germany in December 1944, Capt. Russell Keys apparently survives his plane crashing after seeing bright lights in the sky. After the war, he is plagued by ... See full summary »

Director:

Tobe Hooper

Writer:

Leslie Bohem (creator)

Stars:

Julie Benz, Steve Burton, Eric Close

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Julie Benz	...	Kate Keys
Steve Burton	...	Captain Russell Keys
Eric Close	...	John
Catherine Dent	...	Sally Clarke
Dakota Fanning	...	Allie Keys (voice)
Jason Gray-Stanford	...	Lt. Howard Bowen
Joel Gretsch	...	Captain / Major Owen Crawford
John Hawkes	...	Lt. Marty Erickson
Tina Holmes	...	Anne Campbell
Michael Moriarty	...	Colonel Thomas Campbell
Stacy Grant	...	Sue
Stephen E. Miller	...	Boy Scout's Father
Rob LaBelle	...	Dr. Goldin
Ian Tracey	...	Bill Walker
Andrew Johnston	...	Dr. Helms

Storyline

During a bombing mission over Germany in December 1944, Capt. Russell Keys apparently survives his plane crashing after seeing bright lights in the sky. After the war, he is plagued by nightmares where he is mistreated by strange beings. As the nightmares continue, he learns that 8 of his 9 crew members are now dead. In Roswell, N.M. in 1947, U.S. Army Captain Owen Crawford goes up against Col. Thomas Campbell who is hiding the fact that a flying saucer has crashed in the area. Crawford is determined to take over the project and sets about to undermine the Colonel's authority. He also learns that the aliens may appear in human form. In Texas, lonely housewife Sally Clark helps an itinerant, John, who she finds hiding in her shed. John moves on but Sally soon finds herself pregnant and is visited by Capt. Crawford.

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Genres:

Drama | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 December 2002 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

DreamWorks Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Steve Burton, who played Chris Fuller in Out of This World, went on to star in the 2002 sci-fi miniseries Taken, which revolved around a young girl whose great-grandfather was an alien. The girl has some powers similar to Evie Garlands, Star in the series, such as the ability to stop time.

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Goofs

In the opening scene where the USAAF B-17s are on a daylight bombing raid over Germany in 1944, the Luftwaffe are flying Bf 109E's, straight out of the Battle of Britain in 1940. The Luftwaffe were using Bf 109G's at the time of this bombing raid.

User Reviews

Quiet and well-done TV alien film

I really admire most of the films that Tobe Hooper made during his bright and awesome career. This film is really commercial, but well-made project. The TV-series about aliens, produced by Spilberg include this part, directed by Tobe. The action takes place back in 40s USA and shows the story of American pilot who once was saved by alien space-craft, but could not remember that. So years later he starts his new life and family, when a huge space-craft falls from the space right near by and strange things starts to happen. There are not many special effects here, but those which there are- well-done and look realistic : the corpses of aliens, huge alien space -ship etc..

Good film for family watching . www.myspace.com/neizvestnostlab