He meets his old friend, brother bud, a bigtime con man into faith healing and fencing stolen cars, at his revival tent outside a small town. The mechanic 1972 film wikimili, the free encyclopedia. Dr calgary returns home from an expedition and goes looking for a hitchhiker whom he gave a lift to two years previously in order to return the mans address book. Completed in 1980, this film sat on the shelf for several years. An expedition to titan discovers an alien, and quickly turns to carnage. According to a 1983 rolling stone article, the studio was unable to come up with a marketing plan for such a quirky, unusual film. Uforia is a noahs ark ufscenario with a grocery store clerk in the mojave desert. One of the great unsung science fiction films of the last forty years. In 1987, carey was a featured actor in the film, the whales of august, with bette davis, lillian gish, vincent price, and ann sothern.
Thats the experience ive had, and after all these years the film s story and cleverness holds up well. Uforia 1985 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Happiness is the vision of a beautiful future ahead. Her name is arlene, and she works as a supermarket checker in a backwater town in the southwest.
Willie nelson is known worldwide as one of the main figures in american country music. All the emotions, all the memories, all that is extraordinary. While hes helping brother bud, he falls in love with arlene, a local supermarket clerk who believes. Williams manages to be adorable and never seems allout crazy. With donald sutherland, faye dunaway, christopher plummer, sarah miles.
Uforia is a great and goofy comedy about a woman just like that. Creating memorable, inspiring films that capture the true essence of you this is what gives us the ultimate joy. He previously three young archie, ralph, brothers and stan. Due to poor audience attendance, the film was not a financial success. Free, unlimited and available to watch anywhere and anytime. Joy is looking back with fondness on cherished memories. Uforia is still available on vhs and is a nifty title to have in a collectionits a film you can show to friends and they will definitely be surprised and thank you for it. He meets his old friend, brother bud harry dean stanton, a bigtime con man into faith healin. With cindy williams, harry dean stanton, fred ward, beverly hope atkinson. Hungarian director body gabor, 1946 1985, budapest, was a provocateur and pioneer of the hungarian new sensibility film movement whose controversial arthouse features garnered critical success at home and abroad where he won an award at locarno for this dreamlike avantgarde. Despite being completed in 1981, uforia didnt see a theatrical release. Uforia begins with you you are the author of your own amazing story.
The film includes small appearances by peggy mckay, joe unger, hank worden and charlotte stewart. He meets his old friend, brother bud harry dean stanton, a. It was released only on vhs in 1987 by mca home video, now known as universal studios home entertainment. Uforia official trailer shot independently in 1981, this funny, quirky, wholly likable little film sat on the shelf until 1985 when universal finally decided to release it. What is the rarest film ever you would like to be released on. This film, shot in 1980 when cindy williams was still a tv star on laverne and shirley, didnt actually reach theaters until 1985.
Find similar and related movies for uforia 1985 john binder on allmovie. Being active in his career as an author, actor, singer, composer, and producer for. Uforia is a science fiction comedy film directed and written by john binder and starring fred ward, harry dean stanton, harry carey, jr. Cindy williams in uforia 1985 harry dean stanton in uforia 1985 cindy williams. Due to poor audience attendance, the film was not a. Fool for love film wikimili, the free encyclopedia. Uforia is a science fictioncomedy movie starring fred ward, harry dean stanton, harry carey, jr. Uforia through the art of cinematography, we capture the unique experiences and expressions, the details and delights that make your story truly and unforgettably yours.
She reads all the publications about unidentified flying objects and believes every word, and knows in her heart that they are coming. Uforia pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released uforia pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes movie pictures archive. With over 7,000 hours of the worlds best dramas, comedies, sports and news programs available on demand, we bring the world to you. Filming was completed in 1981, but the film was not theatrically released until 1985. This years berlin international film festival is awarding the.
Sheldon bart is a drifter, and a smalltime con man. In 1980, carey portrayed george arthur in the movie the long riders, a film about the exploits of jesse james. In 1985, carey played the aging biker red in the movie mask. The film includes small appearances by peggy mckay, joe unger, hank worden and charlotte stewart, alan beckwith. Filming was completed in 1981, but the film was not theatrically released. Born william hugh nelson on 29 april 1933, in abbott, texas usa. Fool for love is a 1985 american drama film directed by robert altman. Sheldon bart fred ward is a drifter, and a smalltime con man. Sep 16, 2017 the first harry dean stanton fest had three days of film screenings including paris, texas, repo man, cool hand luke, and the premiere of a pbs documentary by director tom thurman entitled harry dean stanton. Gabriel ricard looks at harry dean stantons long and varied career. Apr 12, 2020 hungarian director body gabor, 1946 1985, budapest, was a provocateur and pioneer of the hungarian new sensibility film movement whose controversial arthouse features garnered critical success at home and abroad where he won an award at locarno for this dreamlike avantgarde masterpiece completed in 1980, a few years before his death. Ufa universum film aktiengesellschaft german art cinema nazi control further reading. Whether out of studio shortsightedness or merely what is perceived as a lack of interest from the public, or further to the point of some costly restoration, certain never to yield the badly needed dollars in return to.
With f for fake coming soon to bluray and being a fantastic late model welles film that showed he still was an amazing filmmaker it would be quite wonderful to see the other side of the wind completed so people could see what he was up to in his later years. Uforia is a softhearted movie its motto, in essence, is ya gotta believe but binders hapless camera style, the way he places the camera a mile away, or seals his actors off in closeups. The story of the universumfilm ag, popularly known as ufa, is inextricably bound to the history of german cinema in the first half of the twentieth century. Cindy williams as arlene, harry dean stanton as her brother bud, and fred ward as the drifter sheldon star in this comedy about. Film uforia is a science fictioncomedy movie starring fred ward, harry dean stanton, harry carey, jr. It originally aired on nbc and, in syndication, on various cable networks. Uforia is a science fiction comedy film directed and written by john binder and starring fred. Harry dean stanton is a favorite actor to numerous celebrities, such as for example david john milius, monte hellman and lynch. In 1962, he got a little component in the film known as the way the west was won. Two conartists in the evangelist business team up with a supermarket clerk who believes she has been chosen to be an intergalactic envoy. Through the art of cinematography, we capture the unique experiences and expressions, the details and delights that make your story truly and unforgettably yours. Beverly hope atkinson, cindy williams, fred ward, harry carey, jr.
Complete coverage of the 71st primetime emmy awards. Uforia 1980 a drifter fred ward and a tent preacher harry dean stanton try to profit from a grocery clerk cindy williams who believes in ufos. Bliss is nowhere else youd rather be than this moment right now. Shot independently in 1981, this funny, quirky, wholly likable little film sat on the shelf until 1985 when universal finally decided to release it.
Oct 05, 2017 an affectionate smalltown comedy revolving around the need to believe, especially in life out there, with stanton in his element as a charlatan faith healer who capitalizes on fred wards find of outerspacecommunicating supermarket clerk cindy williams. Even then, it was barely released and remains a film more talkedabout than seen. Shot independently in 1981, this funny, quirky, wholly likable little film sat on the shelf until 1985 when universal finally. In most cases, as the fictional story progresses, the earth is being invaded by hostile alien forces from outer space, usually from mars, as depicted in early science fiction, or the people are being destroyed by alien forces, as depicted in the film independence day. Great movies from 19702000 still mia on bluray home. Despite being completed in 1981, the film was not released theatrically until 1985. Unfortunately, the film was given little fanfare and failed to find an audiencewhich is a shame, for uforia is a wonderfully offbeat comedy that manages to capture the eccentricities of small. Due to poor audience attendance, the film was not a financial. Uforia is a science fiction comedy film starring fred ward, harry dean stanton, harry carey, jr. Uforia wedding filmmakersuforia wedding filmmakers. The film stars sam shepard, who also wrote both the original play and the adaptations screenplay, alongside kim basinger, harry dean stanton, randy quaid and martha crawford.
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