by Universal Home Video
Sales Rank: 17977
Price: $59.98
Talk about buried treasures. This film, shot in 1980 when Cindy Williams was still a TV star on <i>Laverne and Shirley</i>, didn't actually reach theaters until 1985. Even then, it was barely released and remains a film more talked-about than seen. But it's a tidy little comic treat, starring Williams as a seeker in a small town who believes that she is destined to be taken away by a flying saucer. Which makes her seemingly easy pickings for a pair of dueling evangelists (including the ever-reliable Harry Dean Stanton)--but she's more intuitive than she seems, even to her long-suffering boyfriend, played with wonderfully gruff spirit by Fred Ward. This is one of those movies filled with unexpectedly funny moments while never quite going where you think it will. <I>--Marshall Fine</I>
Viewer Reviews I remember seeing this at a special screening at UCLA in the early 1980s, and just thought to see if it's available now. Very funny and uplifting film, and the talk was it wouldn't make it to full distribution because it could be interpreted as making fun of religion. I hope it gets released on DVD someday.
