The UFO Incident
The UFO Incident | |
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A newspaper clip about the film shortly upon its release. | |
Starring |
James Earl Jones Estelle Parsons |
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Original release |
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The UFO Incident (Interrupted Journey) is a 1975 television film starring James Earl Jones and Estelle Parsons based on the alleged 1961 alien abduction of Barney and Betty Hill.
Plot
The plot of the film is based on the audio recordings of the testimonials by the interracial couple under hypnosis of what happened with them on 19–21 September 1961.
What they allegedly experienced is replayed and reenacted on film.
The film tells the story of the couple in flashbacks, through hypnosis and psychiatric consultations of the married life of the couple, both before and after the alleged encounter with a UFO and abduction by aliens.[1]
Main Cast
- James Earl Jones as Barney Hill
- Estelle Parsons as Betty Hill
- Barnard Hughes as Dr. Benjamin Simon
- Dick O'Neill as Gen. James Davison
- Beeson Carroll as Lt. Col. Jack MacRainey
- Terrence O'Conner as Lisa MacRainey
- Jeanne Joe as "Examiner"
- Lou Wagner as "The Leader"
Possible remake
According to the Huffington Post, a more developed and detailed film depicting the events of the Hill couples alleged encounter and abduction is a possible project that can give a better insight to the incident.[2]
References
- ↑ Captured!: The Betty and Barney Hill UFO Experience by Kathleen Marden, Stanton T. Friedman
- ↑ "Betty And Barney Hill's Alien Abduction: New Film To Detail First Widely Reported UFO Kidnapping". The Huffington Post.