V 

When aliens come to Earth to ask for our help, a few suspicious humans discover their horrific true intentions and prepare to resist.

Stars:

Jane Badler, Michael Durrell, Faye Grant

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Jane Badler	...	Diana 2 episodes, 1983
Michael Durrell	...	Robert Maxwell 2 episodes, 1983
Faye Grant	...	Juliet Parrish 2 episodes, 1983
Peter Nelson	...	Brian 2 episodes, 1983
David Packer	...	Daniel Bernstein 2 episodes, 1983
Neva Patterson	...	Eleanor Dupres 2 episodes, 1983
Tommy Petersen	...	Josh Brooks 2 episodes, 1983
Marc Singer	...	Mike Donovan 2 episodes, 1983
Blair Tefkin	...	Robin Maxwell 2 episodes, 1983
Michael Wright	...	Elias Taylor 2 episodes, 1983
Bonnie Bartlett	...	Lynn Bernstein 2 episodes, 1983
Leonardo Cimino	...	Abraham Bernstein 2 episodes, 1983
Richard Herd	...	John 2 episodes, 1983
Evan C. Kim	...	Tony Wah Chong Leonetti 2 episodes, 1983
Richard Lawson	...	Dr. Ben Taylor 2 episodes, 1983
George Morfogen	...	Stanley Bernstein 2 episodes, 1983
Andrew Prine	...	Steven 2 episodes, 1983
Hansford Rowe	...	Arthur Dupres 2 episodes, 1983
Jenny Sullivan	...	Kristine Walsh 2 episodes, 1983
Penelope Windust	...	Kathleen Maxwell 2 episodes, 1983
Michael Alldredge	...	Bill Graham 2 episodes, 1983
Camila Ashland	...	Ruby Engels 2 episodes, 1983
Frank Ashmore	...	Martin 2 episodes, 1983
Jason Bernard	...	Caleb Taylor 2 episodes, 1983
Michael Bond	...	Officer Talbot 2 episodes, 1983
Rafael Campos	...	Sancho Gomez 2 episodes, 1983
Diane Cary	...	Harmony Moore 2 episodes, 1983
Viveka Davis	...	Polly Maxwell 2 episodes, 1983
Robert Englund	...	Willie 2 episodes, 1983
Ron Hajak	...	Denny 2 episodes, 1983
Mary Alan Hokanson	...	Ruth Barnes 2 episodes, 1983
David Hooks	...	Dr. Rudolf Metz 2 episodes, 1983
Joanna Kerns	...	Marjorie Donovan 2 episodes, 1983
Jenny Neumann	...	Barbara 2 episodes, 1983
William Russ	...	Brad 2 episodes, 1983
Michael Swan	...	Officer Bob Briggs 2 episodes, 1983
Stephanie Faulkner	...	LA TV Studio Assistant Director 2 episodes, 1983
Tom Fuccello	...	Senator Raymond Burke 2 episodes, 1983
Wiley Harker	...	UN Secretary General 2 episodes, 1983
Dick Harwood	...	LA TV Studio Director 2 episodes, 1983
Myron Healey	...	Arch Quinton 2 episodes, 1983
Bonnie Johns	...	Woman 2 episodes, 1983
Eric Johnston	...	Sean Donovan 2 episodes, 1983
Curt Lowens	...	Dr. Maurice Jankowski 2 episodes, 1983
Marin May	...	Katie Maxwell 2 episodes, 1983
Mike Monahan	...	LA TV Studio Console Man 2 episodes, 1983
Jennifer Perito	...	Resistance Member 2 episodes, 1983
Clete Roberts	...	Newscaster 2 episodes, 1983
Nathan Roberts	...	LA TV Anchor 2 episodes, 1983
Howard K. Smith	...	Howard K. Smith 2 episodes, 1983
Robert Vandenberg	...	Rebel Camp Leader 2 episodes, 1983
Momo Yashima	...	High School Band Leader 2 episodes, 1983
Denny Miller	...	Visitor Trooper 2 episodes, 1983
Stack Pierce	...	Visitor Captain 2 episodes, 1983

Storyline

Aliens pretending to be friendly come to Earth and are received openly. The aliens have disguised themselves to look just like humans. When it is discovered that the aliens' planet is dying and that they have come to rape the Earth of its natural resources, the war for Earth begins. An important key to the humans' success is distinguishing their own from who the aliens are.

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Plot Keywords:

tv mini series | alien | resistance | reptilian | spacecraft | 

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Taglines:

They come in peace to enslave humankind.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 May 1983 (USA)

Also Known As:

Storm Warnings

Filming Locations:

Anheuser-Busch Brewery - 15800 Roscoe Boulevard, Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kenneth Johnson Productions,Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

197 min 189 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9

Did You Know?

Trivia

The laser effects cost one thousand dollars each. The high cost was due to the lengthy post-production work by manually adding optical effects to the film.

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Goofs

A Resistance member says that cold-blooded animals are better adapted to cold weather. The opposite is true. If the Visitors where really cold-blooded, they couldn't survive in extreme cold as depicted in the movie.

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Quotes

John: The Secretary General referred to me as the "Supreme Commander", actually I'm just sort of an Admiral, responsible for this small fleet around your planet.
Dr. Ben Taylor: This *small* fleet? Yeah right...

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Crazy Credits

To the heroism of the Resistance Fighters --past, present, and future-- this work is respectfully dedicated

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Connections

Referenced in Seto no hanayome: V (The Visitors) (2007)

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Soundtracks

Theme
(credited)
from Star Wars (1977)
Composed by John Williams
© 1977 Lucasfilm Ltd.

User Reviews

V for Victory!

Now this is real sci-fi! Kenneth Johnsons story is (in my opinion) one of the best ever written. While I rank The Tripods as my favourite sci-fi adventure, this will come as a good second.

I wasn't very old when I saw V for the first time, but I can honestly say it blew me away! And even now almost 20 years later I can still watch it and be in awe like I was way back then.

And now I am just waiting for the return of V, which finally seems to be becoming reality. Hopefully it will stick to the basics and not go "overboard" like so many re-makes have done over the years. But with Kenny at the helm I doubt that will be a problem, since I happen to know that the legacy of V means a lot to him.