Zane, an astronomer, discovers intelligent alien life. But the aliens are keeping a deadly secret, and will do anything to stop Zane from learning it.Zane, an astronomer, discovers intelligent alien life. But the aliens are keeping a deadly secret, and will do anything to stop Zane from learning it.Zane, an astronomer, discovers intelligent alien life. But the aliens are keeping a deadly secret, and will do anything to stop Zane from learning it.
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- 1 win & 1 nomination
María Luisa Coronel
- Maid
- (as Maria Luisa Coronel)
- Director
- Writer
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- TriviaThe signal detected is similar to the The Wow! signal, a strong narrowband radio signal received on August 15, 1977, by Ohio State University's Big Ear radio telescope. Though that was 72 seconds instead of 42.
- GoofsIlana Green refers to Oaxaca as central Mexico. Oaxaca is in the far south of the country.
Ilana Green is not good at reading maps.
- Quotes
Zane Ziminski: [1:21:21] What do I want? I want to blow a hole in your head and donate your organs to science, but I've got a few questions first.
- SoundtracksDos Arbolitos
Arranged by Robert W. Schachner
Performed by Mariachi Sol
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90's alien sci-fi worth a watch
It's not often you can say a Charlie Sheen release is ahead of the curve but this movie, which deals in satellite dishes pointing at space, alien invasion, and conspiracy, was a year before the likes of Contact and Men in Black. It even beat Independence Day to the theatres by about a month. It of course didn't become as successful as any of those movies but, it has some smart ideas which play out well. It has the look and feel of an X-Files episode with a huge budget and really wouldn't feel out of place within the universe of Mulder and Scully. Sure, the special effects look very 90's now, and the story perhaps could use a little work. Sheen, however, puts in a strong performance in what was one of his final big-screen outings before descending into straight to video releases. A sequel appeared a couple of years later without Sheen and his character killed off, It's a shame because this could have become a series of movies, all with Charlie onboard, had things just gone a little differently.
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Box office
- Budget
- $25,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $14,063,331
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $4,806,763
- Jun 2, 1996
- Gross worldwide
- $14,063,331
- Runtime1 hour 55 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
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