A Fire in the Sky 45 years old

Astronomers discover a comet that they believe will crash into Phoenix, Arizona. They attempt to warn officials, but without 100% certainty, the governor of Arizona is reticent to cause a panic. Even after a television news reporter discovers the truth and threatens to go live with it, the response is understated enough to doom some residents of Phoenix to certain death.

Credits

A Fire in the Sky Cast

Name Character
Michael Biehn He was 22, now 67 years old as Tom Rearden
Richard Crenna He was 51, 76 years old when he died as Jason Voight
Lloyd Bochner He was 54, 81 years old when he died as Paul Gilliam
David Dukes He was 33, 55 years old when he died as David Allan
Elizabeth Ashley She was 39, now 84 years old as Sharon Allan
Nicolas Coster He was 44, now 90 years old as The Governor
Andrew Duggan He was 54, 64 years old when he died as The President
Marj Dusay She was 42, 83 years old when she died as Ellen Gilliam
Joanna Miles She was 38, now 84 years old as Jennifer Dreiser
Cindy Eilbacher She was 20, now 65 years old as Paula Gilliam
Merlin Olsen He was 38, 69 years old when he died as Stan Webster
Maggie Wellman as Carol

A Fire in the Sky Crew

Name Department
Matthew F. Leonetti as Director of Photography. He was 37 (now 82) years old Camera
Paul Gallico as Story. He was 81 (78) years old when He died Writing
Dale Hennesy as Art Direction. He was 52 (54) years old when He died Art
Jerry Jameson as Director. He was 44 (now 89) years old Directing
Michael Blankfort as Writer. He was 70 (74) years old when He died Writing
Dennis Nemec as Writer. Writing
Ross Bellah as Art Direction. He was 71 (97) years old when He died Art
William Driskill as Executive Producer. Production
Paul Chihara as Original Music Composer. He was 40 (now 85) years old Sound
Hugh Benson as Producer. He was 61 (82) years old when He died Production
J. Terry Williams as Editor. He was 48 (84) years old when He died Editing
Lee Redmond as Special Effects. She was 37 (now 83) years old Crew
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A Fire in the Sky (45 years)

  • Release day: Sunday, November 26, 1978
  • Runtime: 150 minutes