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The UFO Incident

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This fact-based story chronicles Barney (James Earl Jones) and Betty Hill (Estelle Parsons), an average couple who encounter a UFO but refuse to discuss the incident, only to find years later that their secret is putting a strain on both themselves and their marriage. They decide to visit a psychiatrist (Barnard Hughes) and, under hypnosis, deliver remarkably similar stories about the aliens they believe they saw, and what might have happened to them on that fateful night.

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Nicholas Bell Fish Jelly Films (YouTube) The hour leading up to the hysterics might be dry enough to appreciate these outbursts of over-the-top anguish, but it becomes uncomfortable for all the wrong reasons. Rated: 1.5/5 Jul 27, 2023 Full Review Frank J. Avella Edge Media Network The movie leans in the direction of believing the Hills, and the viewer will probably fall in line thanks to the edgy and mostly endearing performances by the two leads, as well as Richard A. Colla's evocative, probing and thriller-esque direction. Rated: B- Jul 16, 2022 Full Review Phil Hall Film Threat An intelligent consideration of a thorny subject, fueled by three great central performances. Rated: 4/5 Jan 18, 2013 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member A TV movie based on Betty and Barney Hill, who claim to have encountered aliens. The film mostly involves the couple consulting psychiatrist Barnard Hughes who gets the full story out of them via hypnosis. While James Earl Jones and Estelle Parsons put in unsurprisingly good performances, the movie's really not very good. Their story is unbelievably silly and not helped by dime store alien costumes. The film kind of stays neutral about the veracity of their story, but I don't really think it deserves even that much credence. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member An often over looked and brilliantly visualised film about Betty and Barney Hill's experience - probably the first credible UFO abduction case. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis This fact-based story chronicles Barney (James Earl Jones) and Betty Hill (Estelle Parsons), an average couple who encounter a UFO but refuse to discuss the incident, only to find years later that their secret is putting a strain on both themselves and their marriage. They decide to visit a psychiatrist (Barnard Hughes) and, under hypnosis, deliver remarkably similar stories about the aliens they believe they saw, and what might have happened to them on that fateful night.
Director
Richard A. Colla
Producer
Joe L. Cramer
Genre
Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 40m