A Fire In The Sky
Brief Synopsis
A fiery comet is hurtling toward Phoenix, Arizona, and an astronomer's desperate warnings fall on deaf ears among city officials.
Cast & Crew
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Jerry J Jameson
Director
Richard Crenna
Elizabeth Ashley
David Dukes
Lloyd Bochner
Joanna Miles
Film Details
Also Known As
Fire in the Sky
Genre
Drama
Thriller
Release Date
1978
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
3h
Synopsis
A fiery comet is hurtling toward Phoenix, Arizona, and an astronomer's desperate warnings fall on deaf ears among city officials in this lengthy disaster tale highlighted by some striking special effects and miniature work. Publicity releases for this movie insisted that a record (for a TV film) 5,700 extras were used in the exodus sequences and that the miniature work was the most extensive ever created for television. Emmy Award nominations went to this film for Special Effects and Sound Editing.
Director
Jerry J Jameson
Director
Cast
Richard Crenna
Elizabeth Ashley
David Dukes
Lloyd Bochner
Joanna Miles
Andrew Duggan
George Petrie
Bud Conlan
Cecelia Allen
Bill Heywood
Jenny O'hara
William Bogert
Dino Bachelor
Diana Douglas
David Burke Rhind
Brad Zinn
Maggie Wellman
Nicolas Coster
Roy Gainter
Al White
Merlin Olsen
Hank Kendrick
Pat Mcmahon
Elta Blake
Bill Williams
Michael Biehn
Cindy Eilbacher
Crew
Wayne Artman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ross Bellah
Art Director
Hugh Benson
Producer
Michael Blankfort
Screenplay
Martin Bolger
Sound Mixer
David E Campbell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Roz Catania
Production Coordinator
Paul Chihara
Music
Diane Cohoon
Costumes
Mark Dennis
Sound Editor
Bill Driskill
Executive Producer
Paul Gallico
From Story
Greg Garrison
Set Decorator
Earl Gawthorpe
Property Master
Dale Hennesy
Production Designer
Grady Hunt
Costumes
John Inzerella
Makeup
Don Isaacs
Sound Editor
Michael Jiron
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Larry Kostroff
Unit Production Manager
Ben Lane
Makeup Supervisor
Matthew F. Leonetti
Director Of Photography
Erma Levin
Music Editor
Joe Mccloskey
Costumes
Jim Nasella
Assistant Director
Dennis Nemec
Screenplay
Mary Ann Newfield
Script Supervisor
Al Onorato
Casting
Edie Panda
Hairdresser
Ken Peach
Camera Operator
Sally Powers
Casting
Hank Salerno
Dialogue Editor
Joe Unsinn
Special Effects
James Westman
Assistant Director
J. Terry Williams
Editor
Film Details
Also Known As
Fire in the Sky
Genre
Drama
Thriller
Release Date
1978
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
3h
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Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States November 26, 1978
