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Communion
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A 1989 Sci-Fi Horror film directed by Philippe Mora adapted from Whitley Strieber's memoir of the same name.Well-to-do horror author Whitley Strieber (Christopher Walken) and his family (Lindsay Crouse and Joel Carlson) having an alien encounter while on a drive. Strieber finds himself haunted by visions of strange creatures, leading him to seek psychiatric help.The movie also stars Frances Sternhagen, Andreas Katsulas, Terri Hanauer, John Dennis Johnston, Dee Dee Rescher, and Holly Fields.For the 1977 film, see Alice, Sweet Alice. | |
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The Greys | |
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The Greys: While not actually grey in colour, the cover of the original book is what helped popularize the general image in the public eye. The movie adaptation interestingly subverts this somewhat, by implying that the Greys are a “mask� the true entities are hiding behind. | |
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Catapult Nightmare | |
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Catapult Nightmare: Strieber does this after having dreams about his alien abduction. | |
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I'll Kill You! | |
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I'll Kill You!: While being anal probed by the aliens, Strieber coldly observes one of them and calmly growls, "I'll kill you." | |
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Historical Hero Upgrade | |
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Historical Hero Upgrade: Whitley Strieber's lie of having been present at the Charles Whitman shooting which he repeated many times prior to publishing Communion is omitted, making him come across as (somewhat) more credible. Strieber for his part claimed it was an implanted memory by the visitors. | |
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Vertigo Effect | |
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Vertigo Effect: The movie uses this effect to intensify the state of hypnotization and confusion in Strieber. | |
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More Than Meets the Eye | |
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More than Meets the Eye: Masks are a recurring motif throughout the movie, with the heavy implication being that the “aliens� that Strieber sees look so generic and rubbery because they are wearing disguises (similar to Fire in the Sky). After he removes one of their masks, something that seems to be a starfish alien is revealed, but this appears to be another layer of illusion. | |
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Sanity Slippage | |
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Sanity Slippage: Whitley goes increasingly unhinged from the abductions. | |
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Large Ham | |
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Large Ham: Strieber. | |
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Writer's Block | |
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Writer's Block: Strieber suffers from it but eventually overcomes the blockade. | |
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Pop-Star Composer | |
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Pop-Star Composer: Eric Clapton, ladies and gentlemen. | |
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Alien Abduction | |
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Alien Abduction: The story is about Strieber having to come to terms with being abducted by aliens who probed him. It's treated like rape, and he even has to see a psychiatrist who specializes in rape victims. | |
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Real-Person Cameo | |
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Real-Person Cameo: Author Whitley Strieber appears as a museum patron near the end of the film. | |
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The Film of the Book | |
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The Film of the Book: Based on Whitley Strieber's book of the same name, in which he says the events really happened to him. | |
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Cloudcuckoolander | |
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Cloudcuckoolander: Whitley Strieber is a weird, eccentric man even before the abductions start. | |
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Nothing Is Scarier | |
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Nothing Is Scarier: It's never clarified if the aliens even are aliens, or what they even want. Strieber eventually realizes he's never going to get a clear answer as to what they are. | |
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One-Word Title | |
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One-Word Title: Communion. | |
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Anal Probing | |
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Anal Probing: Strieber reports this having happened to him. | |
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