Alien Autopsy (2006)

Humoristic reconstruction of the 1995 scandal related to the fake documentary The Alien Autopsy (1995) about the Roswell incident.

Director:

Jonny Campbell

Writer:

William Davies (as Will Davies)

Stars:

Declan Donnelly, Anthony McPartlin, Bill Pullman

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Declan Donnelly	...	Ray Santilli
Anthony McPartlin	...	Gary Shoefield (as Ant McPartlin)
Bill Pullman	...	Morgan Banner
Götz Otto	...	Laszlo Voros
Morwenna Banks	...	Jasmine
Omid Djalili	...	Melik
Harry Dean Stanton	...	Harvey
Mike Blakeley	...	Camera Team
Matthew Blakeley	...	Camera Team
John Shrapnel	...	Michael Kuhn
Madeleine Moffat	...	Nan (as Madaleine Moffatt)
John Cater	...	Maurice
Lee Oakes	...	Edgar
Perry Benson	...	Trading Standards Officer
Jimmy Carr	...	Gary's Manager

Storyline

Humoristic reconstruction of the 1995 scandal related to the fake documentary The Alien Autopsy (1995) about the Roswell incident.

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Plot Keywords:

hackney london | cleveland ohio | islington london england | museum of london | reference to donald trump | 

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Taglines:

The truth isn't out there

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Genres:

Biography | Comedy | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, partial nudity, language and some disturbing images

Did You Know?

Trivia

Stephen Marcus in two scene role as a thug is among six performers whose roles ended being deleted in post.

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Goofs

At the beginning of the film, in the Summer of 1995, Santilli is on the run from the law for attempting to sell a bootleg copy of Toy Story. The film was not released in theatres until November 1995 and did not reach the UK until March 1996.

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Quotes

Gary Shoefield: The whole world are gonna know we're liars!
Ray Santilli: Yer, rich liars though!

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Crazy Credits

After the credits the real Gary tells the camera that Ray would sell anything if he felt it would turn a profit, to which a smiling Ray replies that that's "not entirely true" and that it's "most unfair".

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Connections

References GoldenEye (1995)

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Soundtracks

I'm a Believer
Written by Neil Diamond
Performed by The Monkees

User Reviews

Ant + Dec meet Bill + Harry

The British TV Yoof presenters Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly make their big screen debut (if you ignore their cameo in "Love Actually" where they interview the ageing rocker played by Bill Nighy). It's one of the strangest stories of modern times, the Londoners who discovered the Roswell alien autopsy film.

The cast also includes Bill Pullman as a Hollywood producer who wants to hear their story and Harry Dean Stanton as the original cameraman. Not forgetting the great Omid Djalili (the jailer in "The Mummy" and "Casonova"s servant) who gets to play a kebab shop owner.

I feared this would be a one joke movie (and maybe it is) but surprisingly it keeps its pace due to it's an amusing story with some good performances and some quirky characters including a Hungarian gangster and a granny obsessed with biscuits.

I doubt you will be rolling in the aisles but it's funny in its own way. Not to mention the choice hits of 1995 on the soundtrack. Unless you hate Ant + Dec (looking at the message board there certainly are) or the X-files, it is a Brit-com worth seeing.

Details

Official Sites:

Warner Bros [UK]

Country:

Germany UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 April 2006 (UK)

Also Known As:

Alien Autopsy

Filming Locations:

Skywood House, Denham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

GBP5,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$4,043,612

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ealing Studios, Fragile Films, N1 European Film Produktions GmbH & Co. KG

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1