Fire in the Sky
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Fire in the Sky is a 1993 American sci-fi movie. It is directed by Robert Lieberman, written by Travis Walton (book) and Tracy Tormé (screenplay).
Tagline: Alien abduction. Novenber 5, 1975. White Mountains, Northeastern Arizona. Based on the true story.
Plot outline
The alleged true story of the best documented alien abduction of Travis Walton which occurred on November 5, 1975, near Snowflake, Arizona. He disappeared mysteriously for five days then reappeared just as mysteriously, leaving many questions unanswered. His co-workers, who work with him as loggers, are suspected of foul play, despite no apparent motive or clue as to Walton's previous whereabouts.
Main cast
- D.B. Sweeney ... as Travis Walton
- Robert Patrick ... as Mike Rogers
- Craig Sheffer ... as Allan Dallis
- Peter Berg ... as David Whitlock
- Henry Thomas ... as Greg Hayes
- Bradley Gregg ... as Bobby Cogdill
- Noble Willingham ... as Sheriff Blake Davis
- Kathleen Wilhoite ... as Katie Rogers
- James Garner ... as Lieutenant Frank Watters
Fire in the Sky was also published as a book (ISBN 1569247102).
A movie of almost identical title, "A Fire in the Sky", made in 1978, concerns a comet on collision course with Earth that strikes just outside Phoenix, Arizona. The focus of the movie deals with the reaction of denial, and then a desperate bid to get out of the city.