Fatal Sky

Fatal Sky, also known as Project Alien,^[1] is a 1990 science fiction thriller film. During pre-production, the script had a number of other titles, including No Cause for Alarm, Deadfall and Vanished. It was written by David Webb Peoples, under the pseudonym "Anthony Able".

Fatal Sky
Directed by	Frank Shields
Written by	Anthony Able (David Webb Peoples)
Based on	Story by Brian Williams
Produced by	Antony I. Ginnane Steven Strick
Starring	Michael Nouri Darlanne Fluegel Maxwell Caulfield Derren Nesbitt Charles Durning
Release date	1990 (1990)
Running time	88 minutes
Countries	Australia UK US Yugoslavia
Language	English

An Australian/UK/US/Yugoslavian co-production, the film was not theatrically released and went straight to video.^[2][3]

Plot

The pilot of a military plane sees many lights in the sky, before crashing fatally. While military authorities try to quash the story, prominent journalists George Abbott and Jeff Milker decide to investigate, with the aid of a pilot named "Bird" McNamara. The area around the crash site is desolate, the mutilated bodies of animals are found and a mysterious disease begins to affect the local population.

Cast

• Michael Nouri as Jeff Milker
• Maxwell Caulfield as George Abbott
• Darlanne Fluegel as "Bird" McNamara
• Derrin Nesbitt as Arthur Corbin
• Charles Durning as Colonel Clancey
• Ray Charleson as Dr Bannister
• Sebastian Allen as Beggs
• Ena Begovic as Mrs Sumner
• Janez Vajevec as Mr Sumner