The Alpha Incident

1978
PG
1h 35m

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A microorganism from Mars, brought to Earth by a space probe, terrorizes passengers in a railroad office.A microorganism from Mars, brought to Earth by a space probe, terrorizes passengers in a railroad office.A microorganism from Mars, brought to Earth by a space probe, terrorizes passengers in a railroad office.

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3.9/10

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Jack Tiller
(as John Goff)

Carol Irene Newell

Jenny

George 'Buck' Flower

Hank
(as Buck Flower)

Paul Bentzen

Dr. Farrell

John Alderman

Dr. Rogers

Ray Szmanda

The Official

Lawrence Ripp

The Guard
(as Sir Lawrence Ripp)

Harry Youstos

Alvin
(as Harry Youstes)

Director
- Bill Rebane
Writer
- Ingrid Neumayer
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Trivia
It is possible that the train station and train footage were shot in Tomahawk, WI, since there are no railroad tracks anywhere near Gleason. The studio The Shooting Ranch, where the interiors were shot, was owned by director Bill Rebane. It was torn down sometime in the 1980s. In the final credits it thanks the town of Tomahawk and Lincoln County for their cooperation.

Goofs
There are no end doors on boxcars so the persons riding the caboose would have no way to enter the boxcar while the train is moving. In fact standard boxcars cannot be accessed while the train is moving.

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Soundtracks
The Gift
Lyrics by Dale Kuipers (as Dale Kuipers), Bill Rebane
Music by Tom Barnet
Sung by Deanna Wynand and Don Lasee and The Ramblin Fever Band

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2/10

Like watching paint dry.

This very slight "thriller" has flashes of inspiration visually, but is weighed down by less than stellar acting and a wretched script. The story concerns an organism recovered from a space probe that-get this- is being transported by train guarded by one man. The crate containing the organism is tampered with and before you know it, complications ensue. There's very little action and long stretches of corny dialog delivered in a leaden manner. I 'm not sure if the director intended this film to be a character study or a thriller, but either way, The Alpha Incident fails miserably. Saved from a no star rating by interesting photography and occasionally effective editing.