Fire in the Sky | |
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Directed by | Robert Lieberman |
Screenplay by | Tracy Tormé |
Based on | The Walton Experience by Travis Walton |
Produced by | Joe Wizan Todd Black |
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Cinematography | Bill Pope |
Edited by | Steve Mirkovich |
Music by | Mark Isham |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 109 minutes[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $15 million[2] |
Box office | $19.9 million (domestic)[3] |
Fire in the Sky is a 1993 American science fiction drama film[4] directed by Robert Lieberman and adapted by Tracy Tormé. It is based on Travis Walton's book The Walton Experience,[5] which describes an extraterrestrial abduction. The film stars D. B. Sweeney as Walton, and Robert Patrick as his best friend and future brother-in-law, Mike Rogers. James Garner, Craig Sheffer, Scott MacDonald, Henry Thomas and Peter Berg also star.
Fire in the Sky grossed $19.9 million domestically on a $15 million budget and received mixed reviews. It was nominated for four Saturn Awards.