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Alien Autopsy: (Fact or Fiction?)

  • TV Movie
  • 1995
  • PG
  • 48m
IMDb RATING
4.9/10
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Alien Autopsy: (Fact or Fiction?) (1995)
DocumentaryMysterySci-Fi

FOX Network television special investigating The Alien Autopsy (1995) footage that was allegedly filmed by the United States military after the legendary UFO crash near Roswell, New Mexico i... Read allFOX Network television special investigating The Alien Autopsy (1995) footage that was allegedly filmed by the United States military after the legendary UFO crash near Roswell, New Mexico in 1947.FOX Network television special investigating The Alien Autopsy (1995) footage that was allegedly filmed by the United States military after the legendary UFO crash near Roswell, New Mexico in 1947.

  • Director
    • Tom McGough
  • Writers
    • Robert Kiviat
    • Tom Seligson
  • Stars
    • Jonathan Frakes
    • Walter Haut
    • Jesse Marcel Jr.
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    4.9/10
    589
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Tom McGough
    • Writers
      • Robert Kiviat
      • Tom Seligson
    • Stars
      • Jonathan Frakes
      • Walter Haut
      • Jesse Marcel Jr.
    • 17User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Top Cast21

    Jonathan Frakes
    Jonathan Frakes
    • Self - Host
    Walter Haut
    Walter Haut
    • Self - Former Roswell AAF Public Relations Officer
    Jesse Marcel Jr.
    Jesse Marcel Jr.
    • Self - Roswell Eyewitness
    • (as Dr. Jesse Marcel Jr.)
    Kevin D. Randle
    Kevin D. Randle
    • Self - Author, UFO Crash at Roswell
    • (as Kevin Randle)
    Frankie Rowe
    Frankie Rowe
    • Self - Roswell Eyewitness
    Ray Santilli
    Ray Santilli
    • Self - Documentary Filmmaker
    Philip Mantle
    Philip Mantle
    • Self - Director of Investigations, BUFORA
    Bill Dear
    • Self - Private Investigator
    • (as William Dear)
    Paolo Cherchi Usai
    • Self - Senior Curator, Eastman House
    Allen Daviau
    Allen Daviau
    • Self - Hollywood Director of Photography
    Roderick Ryan
    • Self - Navy Combat Cameraman
    Cyril H. Wecht
    Cyril H. Wecht
    • Self - Chairman, Department of Pathology, St. Francis Central Hospital
    • (as Dr. Cyril Wecht)
    Chris Milroy
    • Self - Senior Lecturer in Forensic Pathology
    • (as Dr. C.M. Milroy)
    Stan Winston
    Stan Winston
    • Self - Academy Award Winning Creature Designer
    Steven Schiff
    Steven Schiff
    • Self - New Mexico Congressman
    • (as Congressman Steven Schiff)
    Stanton Friedman
    Stanton Friedman
    • Self - Nuclear Physicist
    Kent Jeffrey
    • Self - Coordinator, International Roswell Initiative
    Laurence Cate
    • Self - Eastman Kodak Sales Rep.
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Tom McGough
    • Writers
      • Robert Kiviat
      • Tom Seligson
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews17

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Ray Santilli revealed that he only became convinced the producers behind the documentary genuinely believed in the tape's authenticity after hearing Jonathan Frakes' dramatic closing remarks. The decision to end the show with such an extravagant statement made him realize that the producers must have truly believed the tape was real. This realization was depicted in the film Alien Autopsy (2006).
    • Goofs
      The wall phone in the "autopsy" room is very similar to a Model 554, introduced in 1949. The narration claims it dates from 1937, but that's the date of the first Model 302, which is quite different.
    • Quotes
      • Self - Host: What if? What if? What if the alien is real? Let's consider. He was an explorer, perhaps a scientist, crashed and died on a distant blue planet light years from his home. A frightened race of beings found his lifeless body, performed experiments and hid the results. Why did he come to our planet? What went wrong? Obviously his own mission failed. But in his death, he may have delivered the most important message mankind has ever received. We are not alone. I'm Jonathan Frakes, goodnight.
    • Alternate versions
      Each time the Fox network reran this "one-hour special," they promoted it as containing previously unaired footage, which meant something else had been edited out to make room for the new material. It is unclear which of the broadcast versions was used for the video release, where, in any event, the program is followed by (apparently all of) the raw footage.
    • Connections
      Edited into Alien Investigation (2019)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • August 28, 1995 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official website of Spyros Melaris creator of the 'Alien Autopsy,' footage.
    • Also known as
      • Alien Autopsy: Fact or Fiction?
    • Filming locations
      • Rochester Square, Camden Town, Camden, London, England, UK(archive footage)
    • Production companies
      • Kiviat/Greene Productions Inc.
      • Waterfall Studios
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 48m
    • Color
      • Black and White
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby

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