{"id":28475,"date":"2022-07-04T21:04:42","date_gmt":"2022-07-05T04:04:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=28475"},"modified":"2022-07-04T21:04:42","modified_gmt":"2022-07-05T04:04:42","slug":"review-fire-in-the-sky-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2022\/07\/review-fire-in-the-sky-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire in the Sky Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Fire in the Sky<\/em><\/strong> is an okay science fiction drama that\u2019s basic on a dubious true story, though I can still admire the performance from Robert Patrick and special effects work by ILM as their alien design was pretty cool.<\/p>\n

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Fire in the Sky<\/span>
\n(1993)
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Science Fiction, Drama, Horror<\/span>
\nShout Factory| PG13 \u2013 109 min. \u2013 $32.98 | June 21, 2022<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 07\/04\/2022 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Director: <\/strong>Robert Lieberman
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Travis Walton (book \u201cThe Walton Experience\u201d); Tracy Torme (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>D.B. Sweeney, James Garner, Robert Patrick, Craig Sheffer, Peter Berg, Henry Thomas<\/span><\/p>\n
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DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Interviews, Gallery, Theatrical Trailer
\nSlip Cover: <\/strong>No
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/span><\/p>\n
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Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1), English (DTS-HD MA 2.0)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 2.35
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>45.80 GB
\nTotal Bitrate: <\/strong>40.75 Mbps
\nCodecs: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A<\/span><\/p>\n
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Shout Factory provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.
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THE MOVIE \u2014 2\u00be\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>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.<\/p>\n

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Quick Hit Review: Fire in the Sky<\/em><\/strong> is a movie I last saw probably in 1994 or 1995 likely on Showtime or HBO. I didn\u2019t think much of it then, despite being big into The X-Files<\/em>, and seeing it again 20+ years later, I didn\u2019t find it all that enthralling. This isn\u2019t to say there\u2019s nothing to admire as the effects work by Industrial Light & Magic was pretty darn good for the time, mainly the work on the spaceship and the alien design, not to mention the abduction itself.<\/p>\n

As for the cast, everyone carried themselves pretty well, though particularly Robert Patrick was a standout, D.B. Sweeney as the abductee was alright especially during the alien experimentation scene, and veteran James Garner brought a bit of weight even if his character is pretty one-note. The rest of the cast that includes Craig Sheffer, Peter Berg and Henry Thomas (i.e. Elliot from E.T.<\/em>) were fine if not also unremarkable, though Sheffer at least was having a fun time trying to play a bad boy.<\/p>\n

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Fire in the Sky<\/em><\/strong> was directed by Robert Lieberman, whose career has mostly consisted of TV work on a variety of productions including Dexter<\/em>, Haven<\/em> and The Expanse<\/em>, he also directed D3: The Might Ducks<\/em>, a movie frankly I forgot existed. As for this film, it\u2019s a workman like direction, nothing especially noteworthy but he did his best with not the best material.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 3\u00bd\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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There\u2019s no slip cover for this release or a reversible cover.<\/p>\n

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