UFOria (1985)

Director:

John Binder

Writer:

John Binder (writer)

Release Date:

October 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

A Down Home Comedy That's Out of This World!

Plot:

Sheldon Bart is a drifter, and a small-time con man. He meets his old friend, Brother Bud, a big-time...

Plot Keywords:

Satire | Eccentric | Faith Healing | Religion | Supermarket

Cast

Cindy Williams	...	Arlene Stewart
Harry Dean Stanton	...	Brother Bud Sanders
Fred Ward	...	Sheldon Bart
Beverly Hope Atkinson	...	Naomi
Harry Carey Jr.	...	George Martin
Diane Adair	...	Delores (as Diane Diefendorf)
Robert Gray	...	Emile
Ted Harris	...	Gregory
Darrell Larson	...	Toby
Peggy McCay	...	Celia Martin
Hank Worden	...	Colonel
Alan Beckwith	...	Brother Roy
Andrew Winner	...	Male Newscaster
Pamela Lamont	...	Female Newscaster
Joe Unger	...	Gas Station Attendant
Constance Pfeifer	...	Woman with Withered Arm
Stephanie Kohl	...	Deaf Woman
Esther Sutherland	...	Deaf Woman's Aunt
Morgan Ames	...	Piano Player
Erik Stern	...	Sheriff Anderson
James Deeth	...	C.H.P. Helicopter Pilot
Terry Brannon	...	Deputy #1
R. Wayne Kruse	...	Deputy #2 (as Wayne Kruse)
Russell L. Matheny	...	Deputy #3
Robert A. Weisler	...	Deputy #4
Jennifer Ross	...	Krishna Jesus
Ashley Ross	...	Krishna Jesus
Charlotte Stewart	...	Brother Roy's Girlfriend
Marji Martin	...	Fat Housewife
Perry Matthews	...	Fat Little Boy
Angela Newell	...	Fat Little Girl
James Hartley	...	Grocery Shopper
Rolaine Knight	...	Grocery Shopper
Kirk Francis	...	Heckler
Julie Wakefield	...	Rita
William Callaway	...	Gardan
Torben Torp-Smith	...	Mr. Bellamy
Karen Stern	...	Sister Bellamy
Jordon Hahn	...	Mystical Knight Magician
Kedric Wolfe	...	Swami
Claudia Sloan	...	Future Farmer of America
Dennis L. McArthur	...	Man in Wet Suit
Nick Edwards	...	Pyramid Man
Sharon Rae Oberg	...	Pyramid Girl
Rooney W. Bergen	...	Solar Fair Exhibitor (as Rodney W. Bergen)
McAdoo Greer	...	Salesgirl in Western Store
Sally Russell	...	Bank Officer
Gene Edwards	...	Bearded Local in Bar
Tony Santoro	...	Local Man in Bar
Cris E. Reese	...	Local Woman in Bar
Dwayne Smith	...	Brother Dwayne and the Dwayneaires
Terry Wilson	...	Brother Dwayne and the Dwayneaires
Frank De La Rosa	...	Brother Dwayne and the Dwayneaires
Phil Lee	...	Brother Dwayne and the Dwayneaires
Gary Rowles	...	Brother Dwayne and the Dwayneaires
W.G. Snuffy Walden	...	Brother Dwayne and the Dwayneaires (as Snuff Walden)
Tony Braunagle	...	Brother Dwayne and the Dwayneaires
Oma Drake	...	Sister Oma and the Clarions
Monalisa Young	...	Sister Oma and the Clarions
Terry Young	...	Sister Oma and the Clarions
Herman Lee Montgomery	...	Sister Oma and the Clarions
Mindy Sterling	...	Sister Oma and the Clarions
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jonathan Emrys	...	Rob the Box Boy (uncredited)

Directed by
John Binder

Writing credits
John Binder		(writer)

Produced by
Jeanne Field	....	associate producer
Barry Krost	....	executive producer
Melvin Simon	....	executive producer
Susan Spinks	....	co-producer
Gordon Wolf	....	producer

Original Music by
Richard Baskin

Cinematography by
David Myers		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Dennis M. Hill

Casting by
Barbara Dodd		(as Barbara Remson)

Production Design by
Bill Malley		(as William Malley)

Set Decoration by
Carl Biddiscombe

Makeup Department
Bruce Hutchinson	....	makeup artist
Leo Lotito Jr.	....	makeup artist (as Leo L. Lotito Jr.)
Adele Taylor	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Joseph M. Ellis	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Anthony Brand	....	first assistant director
Irwin Marcus	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Russell Goble	....	property master
Duane R. Marion	....	lead man
Charles Sperber	....	construction foreman
Michael Muscarella	....	construction coordinator (uncredited)

Sound Department
Kirk Francis	....	production sound mixer
Randall L. Johnson	....	cable person (as Randall Johnson)
Michael Minkler	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Mike Minkler)
Tally Paulos	....	adr supervisor
Roger Pietschmann	....	boom operator
Paul A. Sharpe	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Paul Sharp)
James Troutman	....	supervising sound editor (as Jim Troutman)

Visual Effects by
Chuck Comisky	....	visual effects producer

Camera and Electrical Department
William Anderson	....	dolly grip
Vito Carenzo	....	dolly grip
Sam Dodge	....	key grip
Roger Gebhard	....	first assistant camera
Lee Heckler	....	gaffer
David B. Nowell	....	aerial photographer (as David Nowell)
Orlando	....	still photographer
Tim Pogoler	....	best boy
Jerome L. Posner	....	best boy
Raphael Sloane	....	second assistant camera
Dennis Smith	....	camera operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Betsy Heimann	....	costumer: women
Thomas Ed Sunly	....	costumer: men

Editorial Department
Barry B. Leirer	....	assistant editor (as Barry Leirer)
Kenneth C. Paonessa	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Alan Broadbent	....	orchestrator
Nancy Fogarty	....	music editor
Barbara Harris	....	vocal effects advisor
Lori Hollingshead	....	assistant music editor
Ray Thompson	....	location music engineer
Dan Wallin	....	music re-recording mixer

Transportation Department
Richard Padgett	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Cleo Anton	....	script supervisor (as Cleo M. Anton)
Gary Burdon	....	title designer (as Gary Burden)
Lyn J. Fink	....	production coordinator
Janice Parent French	....	location auditor
J. David Jones	....	helicopter pilot (as David Jones)
Robert Kaiser	....	production assistant
Bridgette Kelley	....	assistant: John Binder
Stel Leitzow	....	assistant: Cindy Williams
Ellen Lewis	....	production assistant
Eric Luke	....	production assistant
Stephen L. Meek	....	production assistant
Robert Rooney	....	unit publicist
Binnie Ruben	....	location manager
Gene Starzenski	....	set paramedic (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Melvin Simon Productions

Distributors

• Universal Pictures (1985) (USA) (theatrical)
• MCA/Universal Home Video (199?) (USA) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Private Stock Effects Inc.

Other Companies

• Lion's Gate Sound  post-production sound services
• Pacific Title  titles and opticals
• Sound FX  sound effects
• Tim Pinch Recorders  location music recording

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M | UK:PG | USA:PG | West Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Lancaster, California, USA

Company:

Melvin Simon Productions

Quotes:

Arlene Stewart: Oh Toby, there's a Space Ship coming, and it's gonna be like Noah and i am gonna be Noah.

Soundtrack:

When Two Worlds Collide

A little gem

I haven't seen this gem in years, which is my loss. I came to IMDB hoping to see that it was out on DVD. Alas, no. The characters are funny and quirky (not Hollywood phony-quirky) and the story unfolds organically. Having grown up in the 1960s, there were moments that made me laugh out loud in recognition.

Two in particular: Toby (Darrell Larson) a wide-eyed hippie-innocent and his wife are cuddling their newborn son. Toby asks her "Do you think JesusKrishnaBuddha is too heavy a name for him?" Later, when supermarket checker Cindy Williams asks him if he believes in flying saucers. He replies, with a beatific smile, "I believe in everything." It's a great companion line to the hippie in Louis Malle's "Atlantic City," who is cautioned to buckle her seatbelt on the airplane and replies sincerely, "Oh, I don't believe in gravity."