Movies:
Uforia
- Rating:
- Genre: Comedy
- Movie Type: Americana, Comedy of Errors
- Themes: Opposites Attract, Cons and Scams
- Director: John Binder
- Main Cast: Cindy Williams, Harry Dean Stanton, Fred Ward, Robert Gray, Darrell Larson
- Release Year: 1981
- Country: US
- Run Time: 100 minutes
- MPAA Rating: PG
Plot
A small California town is gripped by UFO fever in this well-acted, surprisingly rich comedy. At the center of the mania is Arlene, a grocery store clerk and born-again Christian fascinated with flying saucers. This interest soon evolves into a full-blown obsession when Arlene is visited by a visionary dream, which she believes predicts the imminent arrival of a vessel from outer space in the nearby desert. Not even the doubts of her skeptical boyfriend, a good-hearted petty thief named Sheldon, are enough to dissuade her from her new role as prophet of the coming spaceship. At first hesitant and awkward, Arlene soon blossoms into a confident leader, and Sheldon puts aside his disbelief to revel in their sudden fame. Indeed, two have soon attracted enough of a following to pique the interest of Reverend Bud Sanders, the local revivalist preacher. Soon, Reverend Bud has joined in the crusade, and a good portion of the town has gathered to anxiously await the spaceship's arrival. Rather than resorting to easy ridicule, director John Binder creates an unexpectedly sympathetic, yet still comedic, portrait of the UFO believers, neither condemning their faith nor denying the fine line between belief and gullibility. ~ Judd Blaise, All Movie GuideCast
- Cindy Williams - Arlene
- Harry Dean Stanton - Brother Bud
- Fred Ward - Sheldon
- Robert Gray - Emile
- Darrell Larson - Toby
Beverly Hope Atkinson - Naomi
Alan Beckwith - Brother Roy
Harry Carey, Jr. - George Martin
James Deeth - CHP Helicopter Pilot
Diane Diefendorf - Delores
Gene Edwards - Bearded Local in Bar
Jordon Hahn - Mystical Knight Magician
Ted Harris - Gregory
Pamela Lamont - Female Newscaster
Herman Lee Montgomery - Singer in the Bar
Mindy Sterling
Erik Stern - Sheriff Anderson
Charlotte Stewart - Brother Roy's Girl Friend
Esther Sutherland - Deaf Woman's Aunt
Joe Unger - Gas Station Attendant
Terry Wilson
Andrew Winner - Male Newscaster
Kedric Wolfe - Swami
Hank Worden - Colonel
Morgan Ames - Piano Player
Rodney W. Bergen - Solar Fair Exhibitor
Terry Brannon - Deputy
Tony Braunagle
William Callaway - Gardan
Frank de la Rosa
Oma Drake
Nick Edwards - Pyramid Man
Kirk A. Francis - Heckler
McAdoo Greer - Salesgirl
James Hartley - Grocery Shopper
Rolaine Knight - Grocery Shopper
Stefanie Kohl - Deaf Woman
Wayne Kruse - Deputy
Phil Lee
Dennis MacArthur - Man in Wet Suit
Marji Martin - Fat Housewife
Russell L. Matheny - Deputy
Perry Mathews - Fat Little Boy
Angela Newell - Fat Little Girl
Sharon Rae Oberg - Pyramid Girl
Constance Pfeifer - Woman with Withered Arm
Cris E. Reese - Local Woman in Bar
Ashley Robb - Krishna Jesuse
Jennifer Robb - Krishna Jesuse
Gray Rowles
Sally Russell - Bank Officer
Tony Santoro - Local Man in Bar
Claudia Sloan - Future Farmer of America
Dwayne Smith
Torben Torp-Smith - Mr. Bellemy
Snuff Walden
Robert A. Weisler - Deputy
Monalisa Young
Terry Young
Peggy McKay - Celia Martin
Karen Stern - Sister Bellamy
