The Alpha Incident (1977)

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 1977
Running Times: 95m
Length:
Format: 35mm
Colour Format: colour
Ratio:
Sound: mono

DIRECTION

Directed by: Bill Rebane

PRODUCTION
Production Company: Studio Film Corporation presents a film by Bill Rebane
Executive Producers: Barbara J. Rebane, Michael D. Graves
Produced by: Bill Rebane
Associate Producers: Herbert L. Cohan, Woody Jarvis
Production Manager: Barbara J. Rebane

SCRIPT
Original Screenplay by: Ingrid Neumayer

DIRECTION
1st Assistant Directors: Barbara J. Rebane
2nd Assistant Director: Ernie Santell
3rd Assistant Director: Alan Rebane
Script & Continuity: Barbara J. Rebane

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Bela St. Jon
1st Assistant Camera: Michael Rosen
Gaffer: Alan Rebane
Key Grip: Larry Ripp
Dolly Operator: Alan Rebane
Laboratories: Cinema Processors, Chicago, Illinois and Western Cine, Denver, Colo.

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Bill Rebane
Asst. Editor: Barbara J. Rebane

MUSIC
Music by: Richard A. Girvin

SONGS AND ADDITIONAL MUSIC
Title Song "The Gift"
Lyrics by Dale Kuipers, Bill Rebane
Music by Tom Barnet
Sung by: Deanna Wynand (?) and Don Lasee and the Ramblin' Fever Band

SOUND
Sound Recordist: Michael Hoffman
Boom Operator: Steve Bruss
Re-recording and Sound Mixers: Richard A. Coken, Richard A. Girvin
Sound Effects by: Richard A.Coken
Sound Services: Zenith Cinema Services, Chicago, Illinois

COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP
Wardrobe: Jutta Rebane
Makeup: Tom Schwartz
Asst. Makeup: Jim Suthers

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Dale Kuipers

TITLES AND OPTICALS
Titles & Optical Effects: Western Cine

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Set Designer: Dale Kuipers

OTHER CREW
Production Assistants: Paul Bentzen, Chris Saunter, Randy Rebane
Production Business Manager: Michael D. Graves

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The Producers acknowledge and thank the following for their co-operation: The City of Tomahawk, Wisconsin and Lincoln County, Wisconsin; Northeast Technical Institute of Green Bay, Wisconsin; The Anson Chemical Corporation; J & J Helicopter Service

LOCATIONS
Filmed entirely at the studios of Studio Film Corporation, Gleason, Wisconsin

CASTING
Cast Selected by: Ingrid Neumayer

CAST

Starring:
Ralph Meeker (Charlie [Weigel])

Also Starring:
Stafford Morgan (Dr [Ted] Sorenson)
John Goff (Jack Tiller)

Introducing:
Carol Irene Newell (Jenny [Moore])

Featuring:
George 'Buck' Flower (Hank)

With
Paul Bentzen as [Dr Jim] Farrell
John Alderman as [Dr Frank] Rogers

Ray Szmanda (the general)
Sir Lawrence Ripp (the guard)
Harry Youstos (Alvin)

A train carrying a deadly virus recovered from a Mars mission crashes and the virus is set loose among the local population, causing those infected to melt when they fall asleep. Four people exposed to the virus are isolated by government scientists hoping to effect a cure.

UK
Video Distributor: Replay/VPD

USA
Theatrical Distributor: Studio Film International
Video Distributor: Media

Australia
Rating: M

USA
Rating: PG

TIMELINE

1977
April
18: USA - filming begins

2005
May
8: USA - shown at The Bill Rebane Film Festival, Orpheum Theatre, Madison Wisconsin

Gift From a Red Planet - early title

SEE ALSO
The Andromeda Strain (1971)
The Crazies (1968)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
The Thing From Another World (1951)

PERIODICALS

Halls of Horror no.27 p.16 (UK)
review

Halls of Horror no.30 p.12 (UK)
note

Variety 11 May 1977 (USA)
credits, note

BOOKS

Elliot's Guide to Films on Video p.19
credits, review

Hoffman's Guide to SF, Horror and Fantasy Movies 1991 - 1992 p.20
credits, review

Horror and Science Fiction Films Volume II p.6
credits

OTHER SOURCES

screen
credits

KEYWORDS

aliens, conspiracies, mars, radioactivity, viruses

Last Updated: 2 November, 2009