Roswell (1994 film)
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Roswell is a 1994
television movie
based on the alleged true story from the testimony of hundreds of witnesses about the U.S. military capture of a flying saucer and its alien crew following a crash near the town of Roswell, New Mexico
, in 1947.
This film was produced by Paul Davids
and is credited by some to have put the Roswell UFO incident
in the mainstream media.
The script was based specifically on the book by Kevin D. Randle
and Donald R. Schmitt, UFO Crash at Roswell
.
1994 in film
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television movie
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based on the alleged true story from the testimony of hundreds of witnesses about the U.S. military capture of a flying saucer and its alien crew following a crash near the town of Roswell, New Mexico
Roswell, New Mexico
Roswell is a city in and the county seat of Chaves County in the southeastern quarter of the state of New Mexico, United States. The population was 48,366 at the 2010 census. It is a center for irrigation farming, dairying, ranching, manufacturing, distribution, and petroleum production. It is also...
, in 1947.
This film was produced by Paul Davids
Paul Davids
Paul Davids is a writer of films and novels, especially about science fiction. Often collaborating with his wife, Hollace, Davids has written and directed the films Starry Night, Roswell a documentary about the Roswell UFO incident and Timothy Leary's Dead...
and is credited by some to have put the Roswell UFO incident
Roswell UFO incident
The Roswell UFO Incident was the recovery of an object that crashed in the general vicinity of Roswell, New Mexico, in June or July 1947, allegedly an extra-terrestrial spacecraft and its alien occupants. Since the late 1970s the incident has been the subject of intense controversy and of...
in the mainstream media.
The script was based specifically on the book by Kevin D. Randle
Kevin D. Randle
Dr. Kevin D. Randle , is a prominent ufologist. Within the UFO community he is often regarded as one of the preeminent experts on the reported crash of a UFO near Roswell, New Mexico in July 1947....
and Donald R. Schmitt, UFO Crash at Roswell
UFO Crash at Roswell
UFO Crash at Roswell, published in 1991, is a book written by Kevin D. Randle and Donald R. Schmitt about the alleged crash of an alien spacecraft near Roswell, New Mexico, in 1947. The book was the result of interviews with over 200 people who claimed to have witnessed either the crash or some...
.
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... Sheriff Wilcox - Doug Wert ... Older Jesse Marcel, Jr.
- Cynthia Allison ... TV Commentator
- Hoke Howell ... Bar Vet
- Bruce Ed Morrow ... General
- Will Huston ... Alien Clown (as William Edwards)
- Layne Beamer ... Soldier
- Max Trumpower ... Gate Guard
- Mik Scriba ... Air Mechanic
- Matt Landers ... Lt. Walter Haut
- George Gray III ... Deputy
- Stephen C. Foster ... Gate MP
- Dave AdamsDave AdamsDave Adams is a British singer, keyboard player and songwriter. He began working with Joe Meek in 1958, working with Meek until his death in 1967. In the early 1960s, he helped build up Meek's studio. He recorded singles with him under various pseudonyms and wrote songs for him...
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... Jeep Driver - J.W. 'Corkey' Fornof ... Pilot
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... Pilot - Randy Gagne ... Pilot
- Matthew Faison ... General Ramey
- John Hostetter ... Colonel DuBose
- Michael Bofshever ... Irving Newton
- David Selburg ... Station Manager
- Doug McCurry ... Arresting MP
- Charles M. Kistler ... Interrogator #1
- Daiton Rutkowski ... Interrogator #2
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... Older Stanton - Jonathan Mincks ... Younger Stanton
- Peter Radon ... Melvin Brown
- Gary Bullock ... Eavesdropper
- Jim Hayne ... Harris
- Mark Phelan ... Gate Guard
- Steve Lanza ... Outside Doctor
- Arthur Kopit ... Inside Doctor
- Michael Strasser ... Hospital MP
- Don Fischer ... Outdoor MP
- Denice Marcel ... Waitress
- Lisa WaltzLisa Waltz-Personal life:Waltz was born and raised in Limerick, Pennsylvania. She attended Spring-Ford Area High School in Royersford, Pennsylvania, and Carnegie-Mellon University.-Career:...
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... Red Hat Vet - Stanley Grover ... Straw Hat Vet
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... Roswell General - Lawrence DobkinLawrence DobkinLawrence Dobkin was an American television director, actor and television screenwriter whose career spanned seven decades....
... General (as Larry Dobkin) - Edward PennEdward PennEdward Penn is an actor noted for many television character roles. He's appeared in the sitcoms Fraiser, Seinfeld, Star Trek: The Next Generation and The Nanny. He has often played ministers or pastors, or other religious authority figures....
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... Scientist #1 - Brian Carpenter ... Scientist #2
- George Pentecost ... Business Advisor
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... Admiral - Frank A. Roys ... General
- Vernon Blackman ... Aide
- Brian Cousins ... Medical Officer