For the alien abduction movie, see Fire in the Sky.
A Fire in the Sky
Title card for A Fire In The Sky
Genre
drama, sci-fi
Written by
Dennis Nemec (teleplay) Michael Blankfort (teleplay) Paul Gallico (story)
Directed by
Jerry Jameson
Starring
Richard Crenna Elizabeth Ashley David Dukes Joanna Miles Lloyd Bochner Merlin Olsen Andrew Duggan
Theme music composer
Paul Chihara
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English
Production
Executive producer
Bill Driskill
Producer
Hugh Benson
Production locations
Sonoran Desert Phoenix, Arizona Tucson, Arizona
Cinematography
Matthew F. Leonetti
Editor
J. Terry Williams
Running time
150 minutes
Production companies
NBC Bill Driskill Productions Columbia Pictures Television
Original release
Network
NBC
Release
November 26, 1978 (1978-11-26)
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A Fire in the Sky is a made-for-television disaster movie that debuted on NBC on November 26, 1978.[1] The movie is based on a story by Paul Gallico where the earth is threatened by a large comet, which impacts near Phoenix and causes massive destruction there. It is a Bill Driskill Production in association with Columbia Pictures Television.[2]
^The New York Times review of A Fire In The Sky
^A Fire In The Sky. Dir. Jerry Jameson. With Richard Crenna and Elizabeth Ashley. Columbia Pictures Television, 1978.
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