Top billed cast

1. 

   Christopher Walken

   Whitley Strieber

2. 

   Lindsay Crouse

   Anne Strieber

3. 

   Frances Sternhagen

   Dr. Janet Duffy

4. 

   Andreas Katsulas

   Alex

5. 

   Terri Hanauer

   Sarah

6. 

   Joel Carlson

   Andrew Strieber

7. 

   John Dennis Johnston

   Fireman

8. 

   DeeDee Rescher

   Mrs. Greenberg

9. 

   Aileen Fitzpatrick

   Mother

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Reviews

A review by Crazypiglady

Written by Crazypiglady on 2023-01-01

Based on a true story (!) by Whitley Streiber. He and his family come to realise they may have been visited by aliens. This is far from the zap and blast effects of much of this genre and instead takes a subtler, darker and more personal (it's not an alien invasion, more like the personal accounts) approach. In doing this, it becomes much more sinister without being a horror film, there are some truly dark moments. I remember the 'blue doctor' visiting his son very clearly. It has dated somewhat and has its imperfections but in not relying too heavily on special effects, it invites the viewer ...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$5,000,000.00

Revenue
$1,919,653.00

Keywords

• new york city
• based on novel or book
• paranoia
• halloween
• hypnosis
• alien
• ufo
• cabin
• alien abduction
• psychiatrist
• christmas