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The Alpha Incident (1977)
Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 1977
Running Times: 95 mins
Format: colour 35mm
Ratio:
Sound: mono
CREDITS
PRODUCTION
Production Company: Studio Film International
Executive Producers: Barbara J. Rebane, Michael D. Graves
Producer: Bill Rebane
Associate Producer: Herbert L. Cohan, Woody Jarvis
Production Business Manager: Michael D. Graves
Production Manager: Barbara J. Rebane
SCRIPT
Script: Ingrid Neumayer
DIRECTION
Director: Bill Rebane
Assistant Directors: Alan M. Rebane, Barbara J. Rebane, Ernie Santell
PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Bela St. Jon
Dolly Operator/Gaffer: Alan M. Rebane
EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Bill Rebane
MUSIC
Music: Richard A. Girvin
SOUND
Sound Recordist: Michael Hoffman
Sound Mixers: Ric Coken, Richard A. Girvin
Re-Recordists: Ric Coken, Richard A. Girvin
Sound Effects: Ric Coken
COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP
Make Up: Tom Schwartz
Wardrobe Supervisor: Jutta Rebane
SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Dale Kuipers
DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Art Director: Dale Kuipers
OTHER CREW
Production Assistant: Randy (real name: Randolph Rebane)
LOCATIONS
Locations: Gleason, Wisconsin, USA; Wisconsin, USA
CASTING
Casting: Ingrid Neumayer
CAST
Stafford Morgan (Dr Ted Sorenson)
John F. Goff (Jack Tiller)
Carol Irene Newell (Jenny Moore)
George 'Buck' Flower (Hank)
Ralph Meeker (Charlie Weigel)
Paul Bentzen (Dr Jim Farrell)
John Alderman (Dr Frank Rogers)
Ray Szmanda (the general)
Harry Youstos (Alvin)
Sir Lawrence Ripp (security guard)
PLOT SUMMARY
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.
CAPSULE REVIEW
An appalling hybrid of The Andromeda Strain
(1971) and The Crazies
(1968) with none of the invention, style of pace of either film. The
acting is atrocious, the directing clumsy and uninvolving and the special
effects are simply laughable. One for the die-hard completist only.
AVAILABILITY
UK
Video Distributor: Replay/VPD
USA
Theatrical Distributor: Studio Film International
Video Distributor: Media
CENSORSHIP HISTORY
Australia
Rating: M
USA
Rating: PG
TIMELINE
2005
May
8: USA - shown at The Bill Rebane Film Festival, Orpheum Theatre, Madison
Wisconsin
ALTERNATIVE TITLES
Gift From a Red Planet - early title
LINKS
SEE ALSO
The Andromeda Strain
(1971)
The Crazies (1968)
Night of the
Living Dead (1968)
The Thing From Another World (1951)
REFERENCES
MAGAZINES
Halls of Horror no.27 p.16
review
Halls of Horror no.30 p.12
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
KEYWORDS aliens, conspiracies, mars, radioactivity, viruses
Last Updated:
15 October, 2008
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