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UFOria (1984)
Directed by John Binder
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Overview
Sheldon Bart (Fred Ward) is a drifter, and a small-time con man. He meets his old friend, Brother Bud (Harry Dean Stanton), a big-time con man into faith healing and fencing stolen cars, at his revival tent outside a small town. While he’s helping Brother Bud, he falls in love with Arlene (Cindy Williams), a local supermarket clerk who believes in UFOs and is deeply religious and deeply lonely. When Arlene has a vision of a coming UFO, everyone deals with it in their own way.
Rated PG | Length 93 minutes
Actors
Cindy Williams | Harry Dean Stanton | Fred Ward | Beverly Hope Atkinson | Harry Carey, Jr. | Diane Adair | Robert Gray | Ted Harris | Darrell Larson | Peggy McCay | Alan Beckwith | Gordon Wolf | Hank Worden | Joe Unger | James Lemp | William Callaway | Kedric Wolfe | Dwayne Smith | W.G. Snuffy Walden | Oma Drake | Mindy Sterling
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/07/2018 | Movie Screen | Film | Theater | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
UFOria is a wild a weird flick. Really great to have Kyle’s introduction to provide background on this movie (i.e. made in 1981 and shelved bc the studio had no idea what to do with it). Harry Dean Stanton is typically great as the religious con man. However, Fred Ward is the true standout here as the drifter who wants celebrity but so stuck in his ways. Cindy Williams is good too but sadly pales next to those two.
Really surprised this hasn’t gotten a DVD/Blu treatment given all the films that have been released recently. This is the kind of wacky cult film that would find its audience on home video.
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