The Aurora Encounter

The Aurora Encounter
Theatrical poster
Directed by Jim McCullough Sr.
Produced by Jim McCullough, Sr.
Written by Melody Brooke
Jim McCullough Jr.
Starring Jack Elam
Peter Brown
Carol Bagdasarian
Dottie West
Music by Ron F. Lulio
Cinematography Joseph Wilcots
Edited by Sheri Gallow
Distributed by New World Pictures
Release date
  • March 1986 (1986-03) (U.S.)[1]
  • December 29, 1986 (1986-12-29) (West Germany)
Running time
 90 minutes
Country United States
Language English

The Aurora Encounter is a 1986 American Weird Western science fiction film directed by the Jim McCullough Sr., written by Melody Brooke and Jim McCullough, Jr., and starring Jack Elam, Mickey Hays, Peter Brown, Carol Bagdasarian and Dottie West. It was based on the Aurora, Texas, UFO incident.

Production

Mickey Hays, who was cast in the film in the role of the alien, suffered from progeria that gave him an unusual appearance.[1] Director Jim McCullough, Sr. remained close with Hays after the production until Hays's death at age 20 in 1992.[1]

Legacy

A long sample of Elam's dialogue regarding "Dr Neptune's delicious elixir" was used in hip hop artist DJ Shadow's acclaimed 1996 album Endtroducing..... and also the track "Chromium", produced by the artist Chrome and released on Platipus Records.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Green, Paul (2016). Encyclopedia of Weird Westerns: Supernatural and Science Fiction Elements in Novels, Pulps, Comics, Films, Television and Games, (Revised ed.). McFarland. p. 26. ISBN 978-1-476-66257-2.
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