Fatal Sky

Fatal Sky
Fatal Sky
Directed by	Frank Shields
Written by	Anthony Able (David Webb Peoples)
Based on	Story by Brian Williams
Produced by	Antony I. Ginnane; Steven Strick
Starring	Michael Nouri; Darlanne Fluegel; Maxwell Caulfield; Derren Nesbitt; Charles Durning
Release date	1990;
Running time	88 minutes
Countries	Australia; UK; US; Yugoslavia
Language	English

Fatal Sky, also known as Project Alien,^[1] is a 1990 science fiction thriller film. During pre-production, the script had a number of other titles, including No Cause for Alarm, Deadfall and Vanished. It was written by David Webb Peoples, under the pseudonym "Anthony Able".

An Australian/UK/US/Yugoslavian co-production, the film was not theatrically released and went straight to video.^[2]^[3]

Plot

The pilot of a military plane sees many lights in the sky, before crashing fatally. While military authorities try to quash the story, prominent journalists George Abbott and Jeff Milker decide to investigate, with the aid of a pilot named "Bird" McNamara. The area around the crash site is desolate, the mutilated bodies of animals are found and a mysterious disease begins to affect the local population.

Cast

Michael Nouri as Jeff Milker
Maxwell Caulfield as George Abbott
Darlanne Fluegel as "Bird" McNamara
Derrin Nesbitt as Arthur Corbin
Charles Durning as Colonel Clancey
Ray Charleson as Dr Bannister
Sebastian Allen as Beggs
Ena Begovic as Mrs Sumner
Janez Vajevec as Mr Sumner

References

^ "Project Alien (1990)".
^ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p56
^ "Fatal Sky (1990)". Archived from the original on 19 April 2021.

External links

Fatal Sky at IMDb

[1] "Project Alien (1990)".

[scott-2] Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p56

[3] "Fatal Sky (1990)". Archived from the original on 19 April 2021.

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