The Shadow Men

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The Shadow Men
Directed by Timothy Bond
Screenplay byJustin Stanley
Eric Miller
Produced bySteve Beswick
Starring Eric Roberts
Sherilyn Fenn
Dean Stockwell
Brendan Ryan Barrett
CinematographyFrank Byers
Edited byBarry Zetlin
Music byTodd Hayen
Production
company
Encounter Productions
Distributed by Xenon Pictures
Release date
  • September 16, 1997 (1997-09-16)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Shadow Men is a 1997 science-fiction thriller directed by Timothy Bond, and starring Eric Roberts, Sherilyn Fenn, Dean Stockwell and Brendan Ryan Barrett.

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Plot

A married couple, Bob and Dez Wilson, and their 12-year-old son Andy are being accosted by a blinding light when driving home from a daytrip. They wake up a couple of hours later seemingly unscathed but soon experience recurring nightmares.

It seems that they have been abducted by aliens, as is later proved by their son's Andy's handycam that had suddenly started running right after the incident. This is also discovered by mysterious Men In Black who start nagging the family up to the point of threatening to kill them. As they are laughed at by the police they seek refuge at SciFi-writer Stan Mills' house and start fighting back.

Reception

"In contrast to the glossy comedy Men in Black that came out the same year, The Shadow Men is a relatively serious depiction of the legendary conspirators", [1] according to The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction online.

Cast

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References

  1. "Media : Shadow Men, The : SFE : Science Fiction Encyclopedia". www.sf-encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2020-08-19.