Hangar 18

Hangar 18

1980 · 97 min · EN · PG · 4.9 (68 votes)
Dir. James L. Conway · Starring Darren McGavin, Gary Collins, Robert Vaughn, James Hampton, Philip Abbott, Joseph Campanella · Music John Cacavas

It started with an accident in space . . . and led to the terrifying secret in . . . HANGAR 18

ActionScience FictionThriller

During a Space Shuttle mission a satellite rams a unidentified flying object. The UFO afterwards performs an emergency landing in the deserts of Arizona. However the White House denies its existence because of the near presidential elections. The UFO is brought to the secret Hangar 18 and the accident is blamed on the incompetence of the astronauts Bancroff and Price. But the two fight against this and try to hunt down the UFO.

VIBE

This film feels like a paranoid government conspiracy thriller from the early 80s. It's full of suspense and a creeping sense of dread as secrets are buried and the truth is hidden. Expect tense standoffs and a race against time.

tensesuspensefulparanoidthrillingsteady80s sci-ficonspiracy thrillermilitary proceduralconspiracycover-upalien encountergovernment distrust
biographyalienufospace shuttle
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