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The Vast of Night (2019)

13+ | | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi | 29 May 2020 (USA)
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In the twilight of the 1950s, on one fateful night in New Mexico, young switchboard operator Fay and charismatic radio DJ Everett discover a strange audio frequency that could change their small town and the future forever.

Director:

Andrew Patterson

Writers:

Andrew Patterson (teleplay by) (as James Montague), Craig W. Sanger (teleplay by)

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Sierra McCormick, Jake Horowitz, Gail Cronauer | See full cast & crew »
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Cast overview, first billed only:
Sierra McCormick ... Fay Crocker
Jake Horowitz ... Everett Sloan
Gail Cronauer ... Mabel Blanche
Bruce Davis ... Billy (voice)
Cheyenne Barton ... Bertsie
Mark Banik Mark Banik ... Gerald
Gregory Peyton Gregory Peyton ... Benny Wade
Adam Dietrich Adam Dietrich ... Rodkey Oliver
Mallorie Rodak ... Susan Oliver
Mollie Milligan ... Marjorie Seward
Ingrid Fease ... Gretchen Hankins
Brandon Stewart ... Sam
Kirk Griffith ... Lon Stemmons
Nika Sage McKenna ... Daisy Oliver (as Nika McKenna)
Brett Brock ... Fred Seward
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In the twilight of the 1950s, on one fateful night in New Mexico, young switchboard operator Fay and charismatic radio DJ Everett discover a strange audio frequency that could change their small town and the future forever.

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telephone switchboard operator | radio dj | underage smoking | tape recorder | audio static | See All (69) »

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Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Trivia

The Radio stations name is WOTW Radio. (1:24:36) An acronym for War Of The Worlds. An homage to H.G. Wells sci-fi classic. See more »

Goofs

The radio station's call letters WOTW would not exist in New Mexico, since west of the Mississippi they would start with a K. See more »

Quotes

Mabel Blanche: I think at the lowest level, they send people on errands, and play with people's minds. They sway people to do things, and think certain ways - so that we stay in conflict, focused on ourself - so that we're always .. cleaning house, or losing weight, or dressing up for other people. I think they get inside our heads and make us do destructive things, like drink and over eat. I've seen good people go bad, and smart people go mad.
Mabel Blanche: I think at the highest level they do things that cause nations to ...
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Neptune
Composed by Gustav Holst
Performed by Erick Alexander & Jared Bulmer
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A nice ode to Close Encounters.
29 May 2020 | by ramfat – See all my reviews

This movie has a definite "Stranger Things" vibe, with a little "Super 8" as well. The story is very similar to Close Encounters of the Third Kind. I really like the continuous scenes with little editing, and the almost frozen stops that add to the dramatic effect of the dialog, with a barely noticeable whiff of David Lynch films.
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Language:

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Release Date:

29 May 2020 (USA) See more »

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