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UFO Abduction

UFO Abduction

The uncut video footage from the North Woods, Connecticut U.F.O. Case 77

19895.21h 3m

Overview

On October 8th, 1983, the Van Heese family gathered together to celebrate the 5th birthday of Michelle, the littlest member of their household. Everything was captured on VHS by Michael McPherson and his new camcorder — including the alien invasion.

Directed by Dean Alioto
Written by Dean Alioto
Produced by Dean Alioto
Box OfficeBudget: $7K0

Top Cast

T

Tommy Giavocchini

Eric Van Heese

P

Patrick Kelley

Jason Van Heese

S

Shirly McCalla

Shirly McCalla

S

Stacey Shulman

Renee Reynolds

C

Christine Staples

Jamie Van Heese

L

Laura Tomas

Michelle Van Heese

Dean Alioto

Dean Alioto

Michael Van Heese

K

Kay Parten

Alien #1

G

Ginny Klekker

Alien #2

R

Rose Schneider

Alien #3

Themes & Keywords

birthday partyalienextraterrestrialalien abductionalien contactfound footageanalogalien spaceshipspaceshipalienspseudo-documentarypovfaux documentary

About UFO Abduction

UFO Abduction is a horror, science fiction, thriller film released in 1989 exploring themes of birthday party, alien, extraterrestrial, alien abduction, alien contact, found footage. Directed by Dean Alioto, it stars Tommy Giavocchini, Patrick Kelley, Shirly McCalla. On October 8th, 1983, the Van Heese family gathered together to celebrate the 5th birthday of Michelle, the littlest member of their household. Everything was captured on VHS by Michael McPherson and his new camcorder — including the alien invasion.

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