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Le cristal de l'espace

Original title: The Aurora Encounter
  • 1986
  • PG
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
4.4/10
392
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Le cristal de l'espace (1986)
ComedyDramaSci-FiWestern

In 1897, residents of a small Texas town are visited by a benevolent extraterrestrial being whose presence divides the community.In 1897, residents of a small Texas town are visited by a benevolent extraterrestrial being whose presence divides the community.In 1897, residents of a small Texas town are visited by a benevolent extraterrestrial being whose presence divides the community.

  • Director
    • Jim McCullough Sr.
  • Writers
    • Jim McCullough Jr.
    • Melody Brooke
  • Stars
    • Jack Elam
    • Peter Brown
    • Carol Bagdasarian
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.4/10
    392
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jim McCullough Sr.
    • Writers
      • Jim McCullough Jr.
      • Melody Brooke
    • Stars
      • Jack Elam
      • Peter Brown
      • Carol Bagdasarian
    • 16User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Jack Elam
    Jack Elam
    • Charlie
    Peter Brown
    Peter Brown
    • Sheriff
    Carol Bagdasarian
    • Alain
    • (as Carol Bagdarsarian)
    Dottie West
    Dottie West
    • Irene
    Will Mitchell
    • Ranger
    Charles B. Pierce
    Charles B. Pierce
    • Preacher
    Mickey Hays
    • Aurora Spaceman
    George 'Spanky' McFarland
    George 'Spanky' McFarland
    • Governor
    • (as Spanky McFarland)
    Mindy Smith
    • Sue Beth
    Carly McCullough
    • Ginger
    Tracy Kuehnert
    • Becky
    Paula Barrett
    • Secretary
    Foster Litton
    • Bartender
    Kaye Winters
    • Mrs. Mikeska
    Lois Lane
    • 1st Woman
    Ann Hazlett
    • 2nd Woman
    Don Pirl
    • Rowdy #1
    Cyrus Theibeault
    • Rowdy #2
    • (as Cyrus Thiebeault)
    • Director
      • Jim McCullough Sr.
    • Writers
      • Jim McCullough Jr.
      • Melody Brooke
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    1hartleyfan

    One of the worst

    I saw this movie a long time ago, and I'm not sure why, but it sticks in my mind as one of the worst movies I have ever seen. It's some silly story about an alien who lands in Aurora in a tin plate spaceship (with strings attached) and hangs out for a while. Take my word for it, don't rent this movie.
    will7370

    Based upon a true story

    Thirty years ago I read a historical account in UFO literature where a spacecraft crashed into a windmill in a small Texas town back in the late 19th century. The townsfolk found a dead little occupant in the wreckage and gave him a "decent Christian burial". This is the jist of the original story that inspired this film. Everything else in the movie has been added for dramatic effect. One other thing---the place where the alien was supposedly buried has this kind of weird colored fungus or lichen that grows on top of the ground that can't be killed. I saw a picture of the landowner kneeling by the spot. I guess no one ever thought to exhume the grave to find out the truth of the whole matter. And whatever happened to the spaceship wreckage? I thought the movie was very long, dry and boring, the only exception being the little alien scenes.
    lor_

    Mild sci-fi Western

    My review was written in August 1986 after watching the film on New World video cassette.

    "The Aurora Encounter" is a pleasant, very mild entry in the unusual genre of sci-fi Westerns. Second recent New World release from the filmmaking McCulloughs, who earlier made "Mountaintop Motel Massacre", opened regionally in March and quickly moved to its proper home, the video stores.

    With full white beard and ample girth, Jack Elam has fun as the teller of this tall tale concerning a spaceman visiting the small town of Aurora, Texas in the 1800s. Amidst antics by the friendly little guy who brings a magic crystal with him, there is a minor plotline of school marm Alain, pronounced "Elaine" (Carol Bagdasarian), inheriting her dad's newspaper and using it to play up the spaceman's visit while championing women's rights on the side.

    A corny, melodramatic climax (plus sentimental denouement) spoils the otherwise acceptable picture which bosts okay visual effects. Diminutive Mickey Hays, a bald monster with genuinely bizarre features made up here to resemble a pint-sized Max Schreck of "Nosferatu", adds to the sci-fi premise. Rest of the cast is interesting, with Bagdasarian a feisty heroine, country singer Dottie West adding sex appeal and former Our Gang comedies star Spanky McFarland popping in as Texas' very short governor.
    sjcobert

    What might have happened if "E.T." had taken place a century earlier

    This movie appears to try and cash in on the success of "E. T." by telling the story of a (supposedly true) occurrence in Texas almost a century earlier. A little alien lands near a Texas town and befriends many of the locals. Unfortunately his arrival attracts the attention of a few of the wrong people, and things go downhill from there.

    The story of "E. T.", retold in a time when there was no 20th century technology to work with - not to mention no Reese's Pieces with which to lure anyone out of the woods - could have made for a most interesting movie. Unfortunately, this feature is woefully slow-paced, and the ending is very much a downer. If the story is in fact true, the writers might have been forgiven for taking a little artistic license to pick up the pace a little and keep the audience's attention. The scenes of the alien's interaction with the townspeople (most notably Jack Elam's character) have some magic to them, but the film as a whole just never quite comes together.
    5rufustfirefly

    It is pretty cheesy.

    I live one town over from Aurora, TX. I read about his movie recently in the local newspaper. It is based on a "true story." Local legend holds that the ship did crash, and the alien was buried near Aurora.

    It is pretty bad. Jack Elam some how pulls off the really bad dialog, and it is interesting to see an adult Spanky.

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    • Trivia
      Mickey Hays was a child who suffered from progeria, a disease that made him age rapidly. He got the part in this movie through the work of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, which grants the wishes of children with terminal diseases. Mickey's wish was that he could star in a real Hollywood movie, so the Make-A-Wish Foundation arranged for him to have the part of the little alien in this movie.
    • Goofs
      On the poster, a small girl is seen holding a teddy bear. The story takes place in 1897 and the first teddy bear wasn't made until 1902 in Germany. In fact, Teddy Roosevelt, who the bear is named after, wasn't even president at the time.
    • Quotes

      Charlie: That stuff don't grow on trees!

    • Connections
      Featured in Je ne suis pas un monstre (1987)

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    • Release date
      • March 1986 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Aurora Encounter
    • Filming locations
      • Waxahachie, Texas, USA(scenes with governor)
    • Production company
      • Jim McCullough Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 30m(90 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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