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Fire in the Sky

Fire in the Sky

Alien abduction. November 5, 1975. White Mountains, Northeastern Arizona.

19936.61h 49m

Overview

After clearing brush for the government, a group of men return to town claiming their friend was abducted. Despite no apparent motive or evidence of foul play, no-one believes their story and his disappearance is treated as murder.

Directed by Rob Lieberman
Written by Tracy Tormé, Travis Walton
Produced by Joe Wizan, Todd Black
Box OfficeBudget: $15.0MRevenue: $19.9M

Top Cast

D. B. Sweeney

D. B. Sweeney

Travis Walton

Robert Patrick

Robert Patrick

Mike Rodgers

Craig Sheffer

Craig Sheffer

Allan Dallis

Peter Berg

Peter Berg

David Whitlock

Henry Thomas

Henry Thomas

Greg Hayes

Bradley Gregg

Bradley Gregg

Bobby Cogdill

Noble Willingham

Noble Willingham

Blake Davies

Kathleen Wilhoite

Kathleen Wilhoite

Katie Rogers

James Garner

James Garner

Frank Watters

G

Georgia Emelin

Dana Rogers

Themes & Keywords

small townbased on novel or bookpolicearizonabiographybased on true storywoodsalienufoextraterrestrialalien abductionsearch partymedia coverageloggerkidnapped

About Fire in the Sky

Fire in the Sky is a science fiction, mystery, thriller film released in 1993 exploring themes of small town, based on novel or book, police, arizona, biography, based on true story. Directed by Rob Lieberman, it stars D. B. Sweeney, Robert Patrick, Craig Sheffer. After clearing brush for the government, a group of men return to town claiming their friend was abducted. Despite no apparent motive or evidence of foul play, no-one believes their story and his disappearance is treated as murder.

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