Fire in the Sky

Starring:D.B. Sweeney, Robert Patrick, Craig Sheffer, Peter Berg, Henry Thomas, Bradley Gregg, Noble Willingham, Kathleen Wilhoite, James Garner, Georgia Emelin, Scott MacDonald, Wayne Grace, Kenneth White, Robert Covarrubias, Bruce Wright, Robert Biheller, Tom McGranahan Sr., Julie Ariola, Peter Mark Vasquez, Gordon Scott (IV)
Director: Robert Lieberman
Studio: Paramount
Product Type: DVD

Description

FIRE IN THE SKY is the comprehensive story of a logger named Travis Walton who mysteriously disappears in 1975 only to turn up bloodied and bruised five days later. Walton and co-workers accidentally discover a UFO and unfortunately they all escape except Walton who is elevated aboard the bizarre aircraft. Onboard he undergoes painful unearthly medical treatments and tests.

Customer Reviews:

Get it while you can !.......2007-03-09

This movie is one of a kind , also a true story.. Ive been unable to find it in dvd format , and its not being produced at the moment. Strange huh ?

good movie.......2007-02-24

this is one of the best movies i have seen,and i like true stories movies so this rates high for me...

okay movie.......2007-02-18

this movie was great except it was very long. the acting in semi decent and the effect are good for its time. i think a remake would be lovely. i also think that some different faces would be good.

Very realistic movie based on true accounts...........2007-02-04

When I first saw this film in 1993 I was very surprised to learn that it was based on a true story. The way the movie portrayed the townspeople as all non-believers is the way it would actually be right? This story adapted very well onto the big screen due to great writing, decent special effects, and very good acting. These actors really did a good job on not making this movie too corny or fake. I had kinda forgotten about this movie until it came out on dvd but after seeing it now the story really does stay with me. The dvd transfer is very crisp and clear with great 5.1 sound. I wish they had some special features included on the dvd. At least a follow up on the people the movie was about.

Exceptional direction, cast, and realism .......2007-01-21

I've seen this movie 3 times now over the past decade. I'm probably more impressed with each viewing.

The story is presented very clearly and with no wasted time. A strong cast has been assembled: this is no "B" movie. Reportedly it has only made $20 million domestically since its 1993 release which is a shame. I can only assume it wasn't marketed well.

I hadn't realized that one of the leads, Robert Patrick, had been T-1000 in Terminator 2 (in 1991). It is indeed hard to recognize him here from that earlier role. He's as convincing as possible as Mike, the best friend, of the abductee Travis. James Garner has a key role as an investigator. Henry Thomas, "ET"'s Elliot and by this time a teenager, is one of the loggers who witnessed the UFO. I hadn't recognized him either until this viewing.

The episode aboard the UFO, presented in flashbacks, was the work of "Industrial Light and Magic". It's eiree enough that, unlike Travis, you would think twice before stepping out to go up to a UFO.

As in the book, a great deal of emphasis is placed on the polygraph tests. It's easy to accept the movie as entertainment: in the book Walton is insistent on the truth of what he experienced. But a polygraph, as I understand it, is not scientifically accepted as a reliable lie detector.

Travis Walton participated in the movie production but accepted a completely different presentation of the abduction sequence than his book presents. His book's version, supposedly what really happened, would not have been as interesting. If you had been abducted, would you care that Hollywood used your story as input for a yarn that distorted what the aliens were like or would you want people to see what really happened. I wonder if many people who saw the movie didn't read the book and so came away not knowing how the aliens actually seemed to Travis.

But Hollywood didn't need a true story, just a story that they could present as if true.

Travis Walton has a web site which was operational at the time I am submitting this review.

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Meteors: Fire in the Sky

Manufacturer: A&E Home Video
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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Planet Earth - The Complete BBC Series

ASIN: B000E371SC
Release Date: 2005-04-24

Description

They cross the solar system and hold clues about our planet and universe. Can they destroy civilizations? Did they wipe out the dinosaurs? Have they brought life to our planet? And when will the next one hit? Aided by elaborate animation and live-action footage, METEORS explores what likely happened 65-million years ago, when an object plowed into the Yucatan Peninsula. See how certain spectacular meteor falls advanced our understanding of what they are and the danger that they pose. Meet leading experts, astronomers and geologists like David Levy and Carolyn Shoemaker, co-discoverers of a comet that fell into Jupiter in 1994. And talk to NASA scientists possible ways to move Earth-threatening asteroids and comets out of our way. Because it isn't a question of if the next deadly impact will take place, but when.

Disasters of the Century - Episode 10 - It Came From The Sky

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Disasters of the Century - Episode 10 - It Came From The Sky

Manufacturer: Partners In Motion
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

General | Documentary | Genres | DVD | Video

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Description

A fear of flying prevents many people from travelling by air to their destinations. Common perception has the public believing that the safest way to avoid death by plane crash is to avoid taking flight at all. Ironically, when a plane goes down sometimes the people on the ground suffer just as tragically as those aboard the lost aircraft. The Empire State Building Crash: In July of 1945, a B-25 Bomber lost in fog, rammed into the 79th floor of what was then the world's tallest building, the Empire State Building. On impact, the fuel tanks exploded, igniting several floors and sending the engine plowing through the building and through the roof of a neighbouring building. The Moose Jaw Air Crash: On April 8, 1954 a Harvard RCAF trainer and a TransCanada North Star collide over the city of Moose Jaw killing 36 passengers and one woman on the ground.

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