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Hangar 18

Hangar 18

It started with an accident in space . . . and led to the terrifying secret in . . . HANGAR 18

19805.11h 37mPG

Overview

During a Space Shuttle mission a satellite rams a unidentified flying object. The UFO afterwards performs an emergency landing in the deserts of Arizona. However the White House denies its existence because of the near presidential elections. The UFO is brought to the secret Hangar 18 and the accident is blamed on the incompetence of the astronauts Bancroff and Price. But the two fight against this and try to hunt down the UFO.

Directed by James L. Conway
Written by Ken Pettus, Thomas C. Chapman, James L. Conway
Produced by Charles E. Sellier Jr.
Box Office0Revenue: $6.0M

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Top Cast

Darren McGavin

Darren McGavin

Harry Forbes

Gary Collins

Gary Collins

Steve Bancroft

Robert Vaughn

Robert Vaughn

Gordon Cain

James Hampton

James Hampton

Lew Price

Philip Abbott

Philip Abbott

Frank Morrison

Joseph Campanella

Joseph Campanella

Frank Lafferty

Pamela Bellwood

Pamela Bellwood

Sarah Michaels

Tom Hallick

Tom Hallick

Phil Cameron

Steven Keats

Steven Keats

Paul Bannister

William Schallert

William Schallert

Professor Mills

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Themes & Keywords

biographyalienufospace shuttle

About Hangar 18

Hangar 18 is a action, science fiction, thriller film released in 1980 exploring themes of biography, alien, ufo, space shuttle. Directed by James L. Conway, it stars Darren McGavin, Gary Collins, Robert Vaughn. During a Space Shuttle mission a satellite rams a unidentified flying object. The UFO afterwards performs an emergency landing in the deserts of Arizona. However the White House denies its existence because of the near presidential elections. The UFO is brought to the secret Hangar 18 and the accident is blamed on the incompetence of the astronauts Bancroff and Price. But the two fight against this and try to hunt down the UFO.

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