"Night Skies" Movie

[7th Stranger]

http://www.movies-links.tv/movies/night_skies/ Here is the link to the movie. I watched it and sure it had some cheezy acting but it also had some very scary moments. Worth a watch.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0460883/ Has anyone heard of this or watched the movie? I watched it and was shocked that it was based on a true story.

On March 13th, 1997 one of the largest UFO sightings ever recorded took place across the southwestern United States. The event became known as the 'Phoenix Lights' and was witnessed by community leaders, members of law enforcement, as well as thousands of everyday citizens. This true story, based on transcripts from actual hypnosis-therapy sessions, finally reveals what happened after the infamous incident ended and how six people, stranded by chance on a forgotten road, encountered more than just lights in the sky.

[mercuryrapids]

I have it on DVD.

I reviewed it for UFO DATA Magazine:

Night Skies: A Review

Released on Region 1 DVD 23rd January, 2007
Distributor: Sony Pictures
Director: Roy Knyrim
Starring: Jason Connery, A.J. Cook, George Stults, Ashley Peldon and Joseph Sikora. Guest appearances by Senator John McCain and Michael Dorn.

On the evening of March 13th, 1997, an event would occur that would inspire and divide the UFO community in equal measure. That incident was, of course, The Phoenix Lights.

Many documentaries have been made claiming to have the facts of the case, both for and against the argument that unidentified objects glided over Phoenix, Arizona on that Spring night, ten years ago. It was only a matter of time before Hollywood got in on the act, but that it has taken a decade is possibly a greater mystery than the event itself.

Night Skies claims to be based on a true story. It may very well be based around the sightings of those enigmatic lights in the sky, but the story itself is pure fiction. Do you know what, though? I liked it!

The movie begins at a real-life press conference, in which Senator John McCain is asked about UFOs. He says that he is interested in the subject and mentions the Phoenix Lights incident. We then cut to a young woman, running, screaming, through the woods. Something is obviously after her and, with this scene, we get a flavour of what is to come.

Night Skies isn’t a UFO movie per se, it is a science fiction horror chiller, pretty much like most other popular films of its ilk. We have a group of attractive, young people, who are driving through Arizona in their RV. There are the usual social types among them: the aggressive leader (Matt), the solid and brave heroine (Lilly), the husband and wife comedy duo (Joe and June) and the highly-strung, over-sexed teen (Molly). Of course there is also a ‘name’ star in a cameo role, this instance being Michael Dorn (the Klingon, Worf, in Star Trek: The Next Generation et al)

They see the lights as they traverse the lonely, dusty roads of deepest, darkest Arizona and, with their attention fixed on the gradually-forming arc above them, almost run over Richard (played by Jason Connery – yes, Sean’s lad), who’s pick-up truck has mysteriously conked out in the middle of nowhere. They hit a tree, terminally breaking their camper van. During the crash, Joe somehow manages to get a knife stuck in his shoulder and is bleeding to death.

Oh, no! They’re stuck in the middle of nowhere, with no first aid kit, no transport, their buddy is losing claret rapidly and now there’s a Will Patton look-alike who may or may not be a nutter. Really, Jason Connery is the spitting image of the Mothman Prophecies and Armageddon star!

Oh and there’s aliens watching them from the woods as well…

What ensues is standard stuff: lots of glimpses of figures flitting about in the trees, lights in the sky and hysterical people going off by themselves to ‘check it out’. Finally, we get to see the aliens and they are pretty good, actually, with the final act being more or less a remake of the Fire in the Sky abduction scenes. Sort of.

Taking the events (okay, taking the video of the arc of lights appearing over the city) and weaving them into a low-budget sci-fi chiller, the producers have created a film that steals beats from many other movies, such as Signs, Fire in the Sky, Predator and The Hills Have Eyes, to name but four.

The film is well-shot and edited, with enough ‘jump out of your seats’ moments to make it worthwhile. The acting is not bad, especially from Connery, who plays a man with a past, that has to come to terms with a terrible mistake, very well. The special effects are not bad for a low-budget movie, even if the aliens are rarely seen in their full glory.

There are some great little shots in the film that made me smile: a star that suddenly moves in the background, the alien silhouetted beside the barbed wire fence, the reflection of the Lights in the RV window and the alien examination in all its shocking glory.

If, like me, you like movies made for peanuts, then Night Skies is well worth a look. Whether or not it is a worthy release to celebrate the tenth anniversary of ufology’s most noted cases is open to debate. A word of warning, however, it is not a family film and there is quite a bit of bad language, sexual references and its fair share of blood-letting.

There is a website for the movie that can be found at http://www.nightskiesmovie.com/

SJ

[7th Stranger]

Wonder where the shirt he had on is now Merc? All those different blood types? Thats some powerful evidence i think.

[mercuryrapids]

Originally Posted by 7th Stranger

Wonder where the shirt he had on is now Merc? All those different blood types? Thats some powerful evidence i think.

I don't think it's actually based on a true story. Like The Fourth Kind was depicted as based on fact, when it wasn't.

[Mr Magoo]

I watched it and was shocked that it was based on a true story.
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But like most films facts are lost to add entertainment value....but what gets me with the pheonix lights is so many reported it yet we only have a couple of video clips that conflict with witness reports......its just a movie not a factual documentary...but sounds entertaining so i'll give it a look..i love Sci fi movies!

[Martin]

A new one to me.