Roswell: The Aliens Attack

Roswell: The Aliens Attack is an American made-for-television movie of the science fiction genre. It was directed by Brad Turner with a screenplay written by Jim Makichuk. It was produced by the Credo Entertainment Group and premiered on the United Paramount Network on February 4th, 1999. The plot of the film deals with the ramifications of the legendary UFO crash-sighting that purportedly took place in Roswell, New Mexico in July, 1947. In the film, two aliens escape custody from the United States Air Force and decide to avenge themselves against their captors by conquering the Earth. Roswell: The Aliens Attack stars Steven Flynn as John Dearman, Kate Greenhouse as Katie Harras, Heather Hanson as Eve Flowers, Brent Stait as Captain Phillips, Sean McCann as Colonel Woodburn, Donnelly Rhodes as Tyler and Ben Baxter as Sam Harras.

Notes & Trivia

 * Roswell: The Aliens Attack was released on home video in VHS format on March 14th, 2000 by Paramount Home Video. It was released on DVD in Region 1 format on November 1st, 2011.


 * Although the events of this film are completely fictionalized, they are based on a purported UFO crash-landing in Roswell, New Mexico in 1947, sparking no small measure of controversey and begetting the UFO-fever phenomenon that dominated the United States for years to come.


 * The Credo Entertainment Group is also known for producing the television movie Escape from Mars, which also aired in February, 1999.


 * Director Brad Turner is also known for directing the 2004 direct-to-video movie Species III. Additionally, he has directed episodes of the 1985 iteration of The Twilight Zone as well as First Wave and Jeremiah.


 * This film is screenwriter Jim Makichuk's first work in the science fiction genre.


 * Actor Brent Stait is best known for playing the alien Magog character Rev Bem on the Canadian sci-fi series Andromeda.

Recommendations

 * Alien Autopsy
 * Alien Hunter
 * Roswell (1994)
 * Roswell (TV series)
 * Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
 * "Little Green Men"


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