“Communication” ( Eng. Communion ) is a 1989 film from the book of the same name by Whitley Strieber with Christopher Walken and Frances Sternhagen in the lead roles. The picture tells the story of a family on vacation in a secluded house in a deserted area, and faced with extraterrestrial intelligence . If you believe Stryber, this is a story from real life about his own meeting with the "aliens." Walken plays the role of the author himself.
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| Genre | biography film drama horror fantasy thriller |
| Producer | Philip Mora |
| Producer | Philip Mora |
| Author script | Whitley Striber |
| In the main cast | Christopher Walken Francis Sternhagen |
| Operator | Lewis Irving |
| Composer | Eric Clapton Allan Zevod |
| Film company | Columbia tristar |
| Duration | 105 minutes |
| A country |  USA  Great Britain |
| Tongue | English |
| Year | 1989 |
| IMDb | ID 0097100 |
Content
Story
The writer Whitley Strieber is traveling with his family to a country house in a secluded place. Arriving, they see a series of strange lights in the sky and hear disturbing sounds. Everyone decides to quickly return to the city, but upon returning to the writer it seems as if the aliens had abducted him and did something to him. Relatives, however, believe that he is losing his mind, and at their insistence, the man is examined by a psychiatrist to try and using hypnosis to establish what really happened.
Cast
- Christopher Walken - Wheatley Strieber
- Lindsay Crowes - Annie Strieber
- Francis Sternhagen - Dr. Janet Duffy
- Andreas Katsulas - Alex
- Terry Hanauer - Sarah
- Joel Carlson - Andrew Striber
- John Dennis Johnston - Firefighter
- Dee Dee Richer - Mrs. Greenberg
- Eileen Fitzpatrick - mother
- R.J. Miller - father
- Holly Fields - A Girl Praying For God
- Paula Shaw - a woman from an apartment
- Juliet Sorchi - Second Grade Girl
- Tiffney Twitchell - Teacher
- Joshua Miller is a tall guy
- Kate Stern - Woman on the Bus
- Johnny Duck - Laboratory Assistant
- Jonathan Fromdale - Wheatley (5 years old)
- Andrew Magarian - a man in the hallway
- Basil Hoffman - Dr. Friedman
- Paul Clemens - Patrick
- Maggie Egan - Nancy
- Irene Forrest - Sally
- Sally Camp - Lori
- Vince McKevin - Bob
- Madeleine Mora - Alien Abducted
- Ingrid Vold - assistant magician
Awards and Prizes
In 1990, the film was nominated for the "Young Artist" Award in the category of Best Young Artist who played in the motion picture.
Links
- " Communication ” on the Internet Movie Database
- Communication (English) on the site allmovie
- Communication on the Rotten Tomatoes website
- Film card on Film.com (English) (Retrieved October 30, 2009)
- Comparison of the picture with the movie “Fire in the Sky” on the Movie Smackdown website (Retrieved October 30, 2009)