History Film / FireInTheSky

The film is based on the alleged 1975 abduction of Travis Walton (played by D. B. Sweeney), a logger from Snowflake, Arizona who went missing for five days after his co-workers claimed he was zapped by a flying saucer. The plot of the film centers mainly around the ensuing investigation and manhunt that took place, headed on-screen by the fictional Detective Frank Watters (Creator/JamesGarner), as well as the drama in which Walton's co-workers, including his best friend Mike Rogers (Robert Patrick), are accused of murder by their families and neighbors. Only the climax of the film (which was dramatically changed from the real Walton's story) focuses on Walton's experiences onboard the UFO.

The film is based on the alleged 1975 abduction of Travis Walton (played by D. B. Sweeney), a logger from Snowflake, Arizona who went missing for five days after his co-workers claimed he was zapped by a flying saucer. The plot of the film centers mainly around the ensuing investigation and manhunt that took place, headed on-screen by the fictional Detective Frank Watters (James Garner), as well as the drama in which Walton's co-workers, including his best friend Mike Rogers (Robert Patrick), are accused of murder by their families and neighbors. Only the climax of the film (which was dramatically changed from the real Walton's story) focuses on Walton's experiences onboard the UFO.

* AndIMustScream: Travis while going through a painful autopsy performed on him by the aliens screams out of fear and pain. The aliens grow weary of his screaming and shove a [[StickySituation tar-like substance]] into his mouth.

* AliensAreBastards: Though you might want to note that humans do the same things to other living beings out of science.

* AndIMustScream: Travis while going through a painful autopsy performed on him by the aliens screams out of fear and pain. The aliens get tired of his screaming and shove a [[{{Squick}} tar-like substance]] into his mouth.

* ExposedExtraterrestrials: Subverted. What looks to be a regular example of TheGreys turns out to be what their ''spacesuits'' look like.

* AndIMustScream: Travis while going through a painful autopsy performed on him by the aliens screams out of fear and pain. The aliens get tired of his screaming and shove a tar-like substance into his mouth.

!! Fire in the Sky contains examples of:

* {{Flashback}}: Near the end, the flashback is pretty much the only part of the movie that deals with the alien abduction.

The film is based on the alleged 1975 abduction of Travis Walton (played by D. B. Sweeney), a logger from Snowflake, Arizona who went missing for five days after his co-workers claimed he was zapped by a flying saucer. The plot of the film centers mainly around the ensuing investigation and manhunt that took place, headed on-screen by the fictional Detective Frank Watters (James Garner), as well as the drama in which Walton's co-workers, including his best friend Mike Rogers (Robert Patrick), are accused of murder by their families and neighbors. Only the climax of the film (which was dramatically changed from the real Walton's outlandish story) focuses on Walton's experiences onboard the UFO.

''FireInTheSky'' is a science fiction/mystery film centered around a UFO abduction. The film is based on the alleged 1975 abduction of Travis Walton (played by D. B. Sweeney), a logger from Snowflake, Arizona who went missing for 5 days after his co-workers claimed he was zapped by a flying saucer. The plot of the film centers mainly around the ensuing investigation and manhunt that took place, headed on-screen by the fictional Detective Frank Watters (James Garner), as well as the drama in which Walton's co-workers, including his best friend Mike Rogers (Robert Patrick), are accused of murder by their families and neighbors. Only the climax of the film (which was dramatically changed from the real Walton's outlandish story) focuses on Walton's experiences onboard the UFO.

!! Fire In The Sky contains examples of:

''FireInTheSky'' is a science fiction/mystery film centered around a UFO abduction. The film is based on the alleged 1975 abduction of Travis Walton (played by D. B. Sweeney), a logger from Snowflake, Arizona who went missing for 5 days after his co-workers claimed he was zapped by a flying saucer. The plot of the film centers mainly around the ensuing investigation and manhunt that took place, headed on-screen by the fictional Detective Frank Watters (James Garner), as well as the drama in which Walton's co-workers, including his best friend Mike Rogers (Robert Patrick), are accused of murder by their families and neighbors. Only the climax of the film (which was dramatically changed from the real Walton's story) focuses on Walton's experiences onboard the UFO.

''FireInTheSky'' is a science fiction/mystery film centered around a UFO abduction. The film is based on the alleged 1975 abduction of Travis Walton (played by D. B. Sweeney), a logger from Snowflake, Arizona who went missing for 5 days after his co-workers claimed he was zapped by a flying saucer. The plot of the film centers mainly around the ensuing investigation and manhunt that took place, headed by the fictional Detective Frank Watters (James Garner), as well as the drama in which Walton's co-workers, including his best friend Mike Rogers (Robert Patrick), are accused of murder by their families and neighbors. Only the climax of the film (which was dramatically changed from the real Walton's story) focuses on Walton's experiences onboard the UFO.

Loosely based on a true story, a logger named Travis Walton goes missing. His friends claim he was abducted by aliens but they were drunk when they saw the light show that took him. The police think Allan Dallas killed him and the other friends might have been accomplices.

Five days later, the man reappears, naked, with strange wounds and suffering from shock and flashbacks. He eventually tells what happened during his abduction but no one believes him.

Starring D. B. Sweeney and James Garner.

!! [Fire In The Sky] contains examples of:

* NightmareFuel: The flashback. To go into detail, [[spoiler: Walton is dragged to a table by aliens, after fruitlessly trying to escape. He is then pinned to the table by a large rubber sheet, completely unable to move. Then tubes are shoved down his throat, a sharp device is shoved into his neck, then you hear his muffled screams as you slowly watch a needle approach his eye.]]

* Incriminating Indifference: The biggest reason Allan Dallas was suspected for murder was because of his indifferent attitude toward Travis.

!! [The War] contains examples of:

Based on a true story, a logger goes missing. His friends claim he was abducted by aliens but they were drunk when they saw the light show that took him. The police think the friends killed the man. Years later, the man reappears, naked, with strange wounds and suffering from shock and flashbacks. He eventually tells what happened during his abduction but no one believes him.

Starring James Garner.