Fire in the Sky

PG-13

Released Mar 12, 1993

1 hr. 47 min.

Drama

Sci-Fi

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In 1975, a group of five men are driving home after working in a forest when they see a mysterious light. Intrigued, Travis Walton (D.B. Sweeney) leaves the truck -- only to be sucked up by a flying saucer. The other four men report the strange event, but they are skeptically interrogated by Lt. Frank Watters (James Garner), who suspects that murder is behind Walton's disappearance. When Walton reappears five days later, his story of alien abduction is met with disbelief.

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There's a good movie in here somewhere. Cut out most of the middle and the rest is interesting. A story about a man believed to be abducted by aliens and the trauma thereafter works. That's the hook. Unfortunately that part doesn't even start until an hour and ten minutes in. The actual alien bit was pretty gnarly but even that could've used a brisker edit. I remember seeing the trailer and poster at the video store. Something about it gave me the creeps. A little bummed it didn't meet those expectations of 8 year old me 🤣 That ending is awful.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/24

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Jeffrey

This was a film that truly terrified me as a child. The unfeeling, cold, and calculated dominance of the aliens during the abduction flashbacks gripped my young eyes and mind in such a way that it stuck with me for years. As a film that sparks interest in Travis Walton, it certainly takes its liberties when compared to the actual Travis Walton story (via books and interviews). It's a film that is worth a watch and sort of in the same vein as "The Fourth Kind" etc.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/06/24

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Emilliano Jr S

A hard to believe true story

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/21/24

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John J

This film is astonishingly boring. The film opens with about 25 minutes of the most on the nose, pointless exposition you could possibly imagine, followed by the alien abduction scene. What follows is a bewilderingly unfocused murder mystery plot, in which the local town accuses the supporting casts of murdering the character that was abducted. Obviously, we know they didn't do it, because we saw the moron get abducted, so the entire plot lacks any tension and just meanders onwards pointlessly for nearly a whole hour until the film "climaxes" with the abducted character being returned. Seriously, this alien abduction movie spends the vast majority of its screentime focused on this lame subplot about the town accusing the 5 local himbos of murder and contains about 10 minutes total of actual alien footage. The acting is bad, the plot is boring, the actual "spooky scene" where the aliens are finaley shown is not nearly worth the amount of time wasted to get there. Give this one a skip.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

09/21/23

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Steve D

Good cast but not a story worth telling.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/12/23

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Richard D

The first act is solid enough though a little long. The second act turns into a murder mystery And the final act is coming to terms with what happened but it doesn't happen in a satisfying way. I get the feeling that not much was changed from the source material, which I understand. Perhaps this would have worked better as a documentary. The alien effects are cool.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

09/08/23

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Robert Lieberman

Director

D.B. Sweeney

Travis Walton

Robert Patrick

Mike Rogers

Craig Sheffer

Allan Dallis

Peter Berg

David Whitlock

James Garner

Sheriff Frank Walters

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SF Chronicle Staff

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D.B. Sweeney is persuasive as a man whose life is changed forever by an encounter with cold, unfeeling aliens.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 11, 2023

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Jake Cole

Slant Magazine

By opening in a rush of bewilderment before slowing things to a crawl, Robert Lieberman sets an unpredictable mood that sustains the film for a while.

Jun 23, 2022

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

While it certainly isn’t brilliant, Fire in the Sky offers some fairly efficient story telling and a few effective visual and dramatic moments.

Rated: 2/4

Jun 2, 2022

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Kat Halstead

Common Sense Media

Co-written by the real-life Walton, this biographical sci-fi drama leans into its story, showing the experience of Walton and his friends to be steadfastly true in the face of doubt from every angle.

Feb 22, 2024

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Victor Stiff

Victor Stiff Reviews

Fire in the Sky finesses the line between truth and fantasy, retelling Travis Walton’s story with notes of terror and cosmic wonder.

Aug 22, 2023

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

As with The Amityville Horror, The Entity, and The Conjuring franchise, here's another movie that purports to be “based on the true story” but is more likely based on an elaborate scheme to swindle the gullible.

Rated: 2/4

Jul 3, 2022

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Synopsis

In 1975, a group of five men are driving home after working in a forest when they see a mysterious light. Intrigued, Travis Walton (D.B. Sweeney) leaves the truck -- only to be sucked up by a flying saucer. The other four men report the strange event, but they are skeptically interrogated by Lt. Frank Watters (James Garner), who suspects that murder is behind Walton's disappearance. When Walton reappears five days later, his story of alien abduction is met with disbelief.

Director: Robert Lieberman
Executive Producer: Wolfgang Glattes
Screenwriter: Travis Walton, Tracy Torme
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount Pictures
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 12, 1993, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $19.6M
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SR, Dolby A, Dolby Stereo
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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