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Fire in the Sky

  • 1993
  • PG-13
  • 1h 49m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
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D.B. Sweeney in Fire in the Sky (1993)
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An Arizona logger mysteriously disappears for five days in an alleged encounter with a flying saucer in 1975. His co-workers endure ridicule and contempt as they are wrongly accused of murde... Read allAn Arizona logger mysteriously disappears for five days in an alleged encounter with a flying saucer in 1975. His co-workers endure ridicule and contempt as they are wrongly accused of murder.An Arizona logger mysteriously disappears for five days in an alleged encounter with a flying saucer in 1975. His co-workers endure ridicule and contempt as they are wrongly accused of murder.

  • Director
    • Robert Lieberman
  • Writers
    • Travis Walton
    • Tracy Tormé
  • Stars
    • D.B. Sweeney
    • Robert Patrick
    • Craig Sheffer
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    26K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,578
    261
    • Director
      • Robert Lieberman
    • Writers
      • Travis Walton
      • Tracy Tormé
    • Stars
      • D.B. Sweeney
      • Robert Patrick
      • Craig Sheffer
    • 145User reviews
    • 48Critic reviews
    • 42Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 4 nominations

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    D.B. Sweeney
    D.B. Sweeney
    • Travis Walton
    Robert Patrick
    Robert Patrick
    • Mike Rogers
    Craig Sheffer
    Craig Sheffer
    • Allan Dallis
    Peter Berg
    Peter Berg
    • David Whitlock
    Henry Thomas
    Henry Thomas
    • Greg Hayes
    Bradley Gregg
    Bradley Gregg
    • Bobby Cogdill
    Noble Willingham
    Noble Willingham
    • Blake Davis
    Kathleen Wilhoite
    Kathleen Wilhoite
    • Katie Rogers
    James Garner
    James Garner
    • Frank Watters
    Georgia Emelin
    Georgia Emelin
    • Dana Rogers
    Scott MacDonald
    Scott MacDonald
    • Dan Walton
    Wayne Grace
    Wayne Grace
    • Cyrus Gilson
    Kenneth White
    • Buck
    Robert Covarrubias
    Robert Covarrubias
    • Ray Melendez
    Bruce Wright
    Bruce Wright
    • Dennis Clay
    Robert Biheller
    Robert Biheller
    • Ellis
    Tom McGranahan Sr.
    • Dr. Wilson
    Julie Ariola
    Julie Ariola
    • Dr. Cayle
    • Director
      • Robert Lieberman
    • Writers
      • Travis Walton
      • Tracy Tormé
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The real Travis Walton and Dana Walton make cameo appearances in the scene where the townspeople discuss what to do about Travis' disappearance.
    • Goofs
      At one point, Henry Thomas' character is seen wearing a shirt with the cover of the "Grand Illusion" album by the rock group Styx on it. The events in this movie take place in 1975. The "Grand Illusion" album wasn't released until 1977.
    • Quotes

      Blake Davis: We got a proposition for ya'll. I want you to take a lie detector test. If you're telling the truth, it'll sure strengthen your cause.

      Mike Rogers: [looks at the others] We'll think about it.

      Blake Davis: I got a good man right here in the state. I mean, you can take it today, tomorrow, anytime that ya'll feel...

      Mike Rogers: I said, we'll think about it!

      Lieutenant Frank Watters: Why don't we have a little talk, Mike. Outside.

      [they both go outside]

      Lieutenant Frank Watters: Young Greg told us the truth about the cut on Dallis's hand. It wasn't a paper cut, was it? He had an altercation with Travis on the day of the disappearance. Isn't that true?

      Mike Rogers: I guess.

      Lieutenant Frank Watters: I think you're startin' to get a pretty good feel for who I am, Rogers. I've been at this line of work for a long time. You know what's startin' to bug me? I think maybe you didn't kill your friend. But for the life of me, I can't figure why you're coverin' up.

    • Connections
      Featured in Sightings: Scranton UFO Mystery/Ghost Molester/Fire in the Sky (1993)
    • Soundtracks
      Wasted Days and Wasted Nights
      Written by Huey P. Meaux, Freddy Fender and Wayne Duncan

      Performed by Freddy Fender

      Courtesy of MCA Records

    User reviews145

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    6/10
    Fantastic story based allegedly on facts in which some loggers find an extraterrestrial aircraft
    Adapted from best-selling book which the author claims is true and eschews his opinion about the strange events , starting with a phrase by prestigious Roman writer named Seneca . Sci-fi thriller with various famous actors (Robert Patrick, D,B. Sweeney, Henry Thomas, Craig Sheffer, Peter Berg) as loggers return from the woods claiming one of them has been abducted by aliens . At location of Snowflake , Arizona , a skeptic detective (James Garner) and a sheriff (Noble Willingham) have doubts , believing the story is a cover for a killing . Meanwhile the missing for five days wakes up to the first meeting with non-human creatures and they whisk him off inside their rare aircraft and subject him to painful ,rigorous examination . The loggers' behavior becomes more erratic and more frequent suspicious , then they agree to undergo detector sessions which reveal the truth by his conscious mind . Later on ,the missing turns up completely nude and thrown into confusion , causing incredible impact on mass media and yet he subsequently barely remembers nothing .

    This exciting picture supposedly based on fact from Travis Walton's book titled ¨The Walton experience¨, in which Travis was allegedly taken prisoner by weird extraterrestrials . Engrossing movie contains thrills , suspense, a pretty interesting drama that treads the similar ground as ¨X files¨ . Excellent imagery with magnificent FX in which the starring is taken away by aliens from outer space and practice scientific experiments about the integrity of his body in which orifices are penetrated and finds himself surrounded by muddy interiors and ooze . The frightening though modest story follows the same ink as ¨Communion (1989) ¨ by Philippe Mora , though is better realized and has a more correct pay-off . A bit overlong and the dramatic scenes between Robert Patrick and his wife Kathleen Wilhoite don't work but the story is still effectively scary while never gratuitously gory . It packs a colorful cinematography by Bill Pope : Matrix , and thrilling musical score by Mark Isham . This Scifi outing is satisfyingly directed by Robert Lieberman . He's a professional filmmaker of TV episodes as ¨Eureka, Shark ,Dexter , Invasion¨ and occasionally for cinema like this one . Rating : 6,5 , good film that provides an enjoyable build-up . Better than average , worthwhile seeing .
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 12, 1993 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Bortförd
    • Filming locations
      • Oakland, Oregon, USA
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $15,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $19,885,552
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $6,116,484
      • Mar 14, 1993
    • Gross worldwide
      • $19,885,552
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 49 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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