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The Shadow Men(1997)
Status: Released
Date: 1997-09-24
44%
19 Votes
Time: 1h 35m
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Overview:
Happily married couple Bob and Dez Wilson and their 12-year old son Andy are being attacked by a blinding light when driving home from a daytrip. They awaken a couple of hours later, seemingly unscathed but soon driven mad by recurring nightmares. It soon appears that they have been abducted by aliens as proved by their sons handycam that had suddenly started running right after the incident. This mysterious fact is discovered by even more mysterious Men In Black who start nagging the family up to the point of threatening to kill them. Laughed at by the police the threesome seek refuge at sf-writer Stan Mills' house and start fighting back.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $2,000,000.00
ProductionCompanies:
Encounter Productions
Bruin Grip Services
Movie: The Shadow Men
Top 7 Billed Cast
Eric Roberts
Bob Wilson
Sherilyn Fenn
Dez Wilson
Dean Stockwell
Stan Mills
Brendon Ryan Barrett
Andy Wilson
Andrew Prine
MIB #1
Chris McCarty
MIB #2
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Happily married couple Bob and Dez Wilson and their 12-year old son Andy are being attacked by a blinding light when driving home from a daytrip. They awaken a couple of hours later, seemingly unscathed but soon driven mad by recurring nightmares. It soon appears that they have been abducted by aliens as proved by their sons handycam that had suddenly started running right after the incident. This mysterious fact is discovered by even more mysterious Men In Black who start nagging the family up to the point of threatening to kill them. Laughed at by the police the threesome seek refuge at sf-writer Stan Mills' house and start fighting back.
Release Date
1997-09-24
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4.447
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They know that you know
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