Fire in the Sky recreates the strange events which happened on November 5, 1975 in the town Snowflake, Arizona. Travis Walton works as a logger in the White Mountains. When he and his colleagues drive home after work, they encounter a flying saucer. Travis gets out of the truck to learn more and is struck by a beam of light from the object. For the next five days, Travis disappears without a trace and his colleagues are accused of murder. When he reappears, first he didn’t remember that he was gone, but in time, the terrible memories come back…
Fire in the Sky is a 1993 American biopic science fiction mystery film based on an alleged extraterrestrial encounter, directed by Robert Lieberman, written by Tracy Tormé and is based on Travis Walton’s book The Walton Experience. The film stars Robert Patrick in the leading role as Walton’s best friend and future brother-in-law, Mike Rogers, and D. B. Sweeney as Walton himself. James Garner, Craig Sheffer, Scott MacDonald, Henry Thomas and Peter Berg also star.
Fire in the Sky (1993)
Directed by: Robert Lieberman
Starring: D. B. Sweeney, Robert Patrick, Craig Sheffer, Peter Berg, Henry Thomas, James Garner, Kathleen Wilhoite, Georgia Emelin, Scott MacDonald, Robert Covarrubias
Screenplay by: Tracy Tormé
Production Design by: Laurence Bennett
Cinematography by: Bill Pope
Film Editing by: Steve Mirkovich
Costume Design by: Joe I. Tompkins
Set Decoration by: John Goodson, Daniel Loren May, Kaye Emily Williams
Art Direction by: Mark W. Mansbridge
Music by: Mark Isham
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sci-fi violence.
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures
Release Date: March 12, 1993
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