My review was written in November 1989 after watching the movie on AIP video cassette.
This interesting sci-fi film went direct to video, but is an entertaining entry for fans of suspenseful story lines rather than special effects bombast.
Steven Blade portrays a writer who's been obsessed with UFO incidents since childhood, when his family was involved in one. He's summoned by Shellie Block, a young blonde who reports she's been kidnapped by aliens on a spaceship.
By the time he arrives in Colorado to meet her, Block has been murdered by sinister Erik Estrada (effectively cast against type as the ruthless baddie here). He finally gets Block's pretty sister (Heidi Paine) to cooperate with him after she, too, is abducted by aliens and, like her deceased sister, is impregnated by them.
Director Bob James keeps the action tight and suspenseful for the first half of the pic, as details gradually are revealed showing the government's coverup activities regarding UFOs, as well as the existence of a renegade force of operatives, including former CIA man Estrada, also at large. Pic loses some steam in later reels as it degenerates into standard chase segments. An open ending of Paine and her new baby signals a possible new age.
Cast is lackluster, though Paine cuts a mean figure in a tight t-shirt when she turns into a Rambette wielding a machine gun late in the film. Tech credits are okay.
This interesting sci-fi film went direct to video, but is an entertaining entry for fans of suspenseful story lines rather than special effects bombast.
Steven Blade portrays a writer who's been obsessed with UFO incidents since childhood, when his family was involved in one. He's summoned by Shellie Block, a young blonde who reports she's been kidnapped by aliens on a spaceship.
By the time he arrives in Colorado to meet her, Block has been murdered by sinister Erik Estrada (effectively cast against type as the ruthless baddie here). He finally gets Block's pretty sister (Heidi Paine) to cooperate with him after she, too, is abducted by aliens and, like her deceased sister, is impregnated by them.
Director Bob James keeps the action tight and suspenseful for the first half of the pic, as details gradually are revealed showing the government's coverup activities regarding UFOs, as well as the existence of a renegade force of operatives, including former CIA man Estrada, also at large. Pic loses some steam in later reels as it degenerates into standard chase segments. An open ending of Paine and her new baby signals a possible new age.
Cast is lackluster, though Paine cuts a mean figure in a tight t-shirt when she turns into a Rambette wielding a machine gun late in the film. Tech credits are okay.