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Fire in the Sky

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Fire in the Sky (1993)

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Reviews Counted:13

Fresh:5

Rotten:8

Average Rating:5.1/10

Runtime: 1 hr 51 mins

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Synopsis: The astonishing story of Travis Walton, an Arizona logger who, in the presence of five of his friends, was struck by a brilliant bolt of energy beaming from the sky and then disappeared for several... The astonishing story of Travis Walton, an Arizona logger who, in the presence of five of his friends, was struck by a brilliant bolt of energy beaming from the sky and then disappeared for several days. [More]

Starring: D.B. Sweeney, Robert Patrick, Craig Sheffer, Peter Berg

Starring: D.B. Sweeney, Robert Patrick, Craig Sheffer, Peter Berg, James Garner

Director: Robert Lieberman

Director: Robert Lieberman

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Time Out

An intriguing film made all the more noteworthy due to its nightmare-inducing sequence onboard an alien ship.

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Bill Clark
Bill Clark
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Lame-brain version of a classic UFO abduction.

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Kevin Carr
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Jonathan R. Perry
Jonathan R. Perry
Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)

Features one of the most harrowing sequences (maybe) ever. I get chills just thinking about it.

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Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

The X-Files could have done this story in 42 minutes flat, though in reality, it probably would have deemed it to boring to bother with at all.

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10/25/04
Christopher Null
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