The phoenix tapes 97, a found footage sciencefiction horror fi lm film released in 2016. Phoenix tapes is headquartered in charlotte, north carolina and is wholly american owned and operated. Phoenix forgotten, produced by ridley scott, follows three teens in 1997 who venture out into the desert with their camcorders, hoping to see more of the lights above the city. The tapes were found by dustin millers father two years after dustin was mysteriously shot and killed at a traffic stop in texas. This unprecedented and inexplicable phenomenon became known as. Blurring the line between fiction and reality, the factbased, scifi thriller revolves around a military conspiracy and the controversial missing persons case. Director justin barber tells his own xfiles story inspired by reallife events. The phoenix tapes 97 is a found footage scifihorror film with an anonymous writer, director, and cast. The phoenix tapes 97 the 2016 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Like 2008s cloverfield, the phoenix incident relies in part on fake found footage. The phoenix tapes is actual footage taken by four campers who went missing during the phoenix lights incident of 1997. Most documentaries are usually biographical, historical, or political taking one into the center of a particular topic.
There is another found footage movie, the phoenix incident, that also revolves. I found on the arizona missing persons database, the real men that went missing on the night of march 14th, 1997. The phoenix lights incident is an actual mass ufo sighting that took place in the phoenix, arizona region on march, 1997. On april 21, a film based loosely on the phoenix lights hits theaters. Apr 08, 2016 for entertainment the fictional account makes for a good thriller and for that the phoenix incident achieves its purpose. Phoenix incident mixes fact and scifi in a creative, bold. Collect bonus rewards from our many partners, including amc, stubs, cinemark connections, regal crown club. Barely any information on the movie, but damn is it good. Parents need to know that the vatican tapes is a demonpossession horror movie.
Stop me now cuz youve definitely heard this one before posted. The phoenix incident is a 2015 american science fiction and conspiracy thriller film written and directed by first time director keith arem, and starring yuri lowenthal, troy baker, liam obrien, michael adamthwaite, jamie tisdale and brian bloom. Phoenix lights the movie, a science fiction thriller starring ossie beck, mackenzie firgens, yvette rachelle, matt mercer, terin alba, courtney gains, mark arnold, michael lemelle, aaron mills, and luke amsden. The phoenix tapes 97 employs cgi for the phoenix lights, effects which blend seamlessly in the film. Have to say at first i was thinking this was a true event and fell hook line and sinker but realized if it were true i am sure. Where and how to watch the phoenix tapes 97 movie on kodi. The phoenix tapes 97 is comprised of their final footage. Phoenix incident mixes fact and scifi in a creative, bold alien. The filmmaker employs a variety of styles interviews, surveillance footage, etc. Phoenix incident mixes fact and scifi in a creative. The phoenix tapes 97 stands out in the ff genre for a number of reasons. Watch the phoenix tapes 97 online 2016 movie yidio. The phoenix incident, where truth battles fiction aced magazine.
Phoenix forgotten trailer exposes the truth behind a ufo. The true story of the lights inspiring phoenix forgotten justin barber and ridley scotts new alien sighting film has roots in an actual. Apr 06, 2016 ufo fanatics will know the inspiration behind the phoenix incident, as the docuthriller is based on the largest ufo sighting in north america known as the phoenix lights. Should it vanish without a trace, it wont be due to the kind of elaborate government coverup so earnestly detailed on its website. The movie begins with an older man saying his son worked for some branch of the government, he was being sketchy saying he needed to leave and basically go into hiding for awhile and then a few days later he was found dead. Get your swag on with discounted movies to stream at home, exclusive movie gear, access to advanced screenings and discounts galore. The phoenix incident is named after a real event that occurred on march, 1997 in phoenix, arizona, when thousands of people, including thenstate. Matt biedel, ana dela cruz, florence hartigan phoenix forgotten official trailer 1 2017 matt biedel movie 20 years after three teenagers disappeared in the wake of mysterious lights. The phoenix incident is named after a real event that occurred on march, 1997 in phoenix, arizona, when thousands of people, including thenstate governor fife symington, claimed to have.
Phoenix forgotten is based on the shocking true events of march th, 1997, when several mysterious lights appeared over phoenix, arizona. Presented as a documentary found footage film based on real events, it is set in the present day. Apr 11, 2016 the filmmaker employs a variety of styles interviews, surveillance footage, etc. Apr 21, 2017 phoenix forgotten is the perfect friday night escape, a movie that succeeds without the pressures of landing a shocking twist or impressing with gross out gore. Beyond that, the documentary opening and the facts it provides becomes an informational movie on which audiences can get more detail about the phoenix lights and the military coverup. The filming is mostly done by one of the two brothers and he basically films them drinking and goofing off as well as arguments and hiking through the desert. In the case of the phoenix incident however, the film uses the genre to entertain while tying in with an actual event. They are still missing to this day, and their bodies have not been found. For entertainment the fictional account makes for a good thriller and for that the phoenix incident achieves its purpose. A collage of alfred hitchcocks themes, motifs, gestures, and objects. The faux documentary mockumentary stile really suits this movie because it kind of makes it feel like it actually happened and we are watching real footage of. To their families and friends and to the authorities who continue to search for answers.
The phoenix tapes is actual footage taken by four campers who went missing during the phoenix lights. Dec, 2014 the 14second clip, posted on youtube, shows american military aircraft on patrol during the phoenix lights sighting of march, 1997 when a series of lights were spotted above arizonas state. The film follows four friends on a weekend getaway who find themselves at the epicenter of what is now known as the phoenix lights incident. Four campers take a trip and witness strange lights in the sky above arizona in 1997. Definitely interesting, and worth a watch, especially if you.
The phoenix tapes 97, a found footage sciencefiction horror film film released in 2016. Apr 21, 2017 phoenix forever, and other movies made about the event, including the documentary phoenix lights and another found footage horror movie, the phoenix tapes 97, are a good. Phoenix tapes charlotte nc custom tape manufacturer. Ive always been fascinated with the phoenix lights, but i was surprised to learn that on that same night, in the arizona desert, 4 men went missing and have never been seen again. Phoenix forgotten is the perfect friday night escape, a movie that succeeds without the pressures of landing a shocking twist or impressing with gross out gore. The phoenix tapes 97 letterboxd social film discovery. The gracefield incident official trailer 1 2014 found footage horror movie hd duration. None of the usual horror movie character types are here, except maybe the jock that occasionally turns up in a teen screamer. Using the real events of the 1997 phoenix lights ufo sighting and the simultaneous disappearance of four young men in the area, writerdirector. Phoenix tapes is privately held and debt free which allows us to focus on long term. It is the face of lene nina kunzendorf, a woman driving a bandaged and bloodied passenger back to berlin.
We have offices, distribution centers and manufacturing plants located throughout the united states servicing both domestic and international markets. Phoenix forever, and other movies made about the event, including the documentary phoenix lights and another found footage horror movie, the. This unprecedented and inexplicable phenomenon became. The gracefield incident official trailer 1 2014 found footage horror movie hd. Phoenix forgotten 2017 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Based on the shocking, true events of march th, 1997, when several mysterious lights appeared over phoenix, arizona. On thursday, march, 1997 a strange event occurred in the. Its a testament to solid writing and acting that but inasmuch as we see a jock archetype in phoenix tapes, we.
Birds attack, and people fight with one another and try to hurt themselves a man smashes light bulbs into his own eyes, his back to the camera. On march, 1997 thousands of people claimed to have simultaneously witnessed unexplainable lights in the phoenix, arizona night sky. That was the last night any of them were seen, and no identifiable. In 1997, four campers went missing during the infamous phoenix lights incident and their bodies were never found. The 4 friends were in the estrella mountain national park offroading the night of march, 1997. Phoenix forgotten blurs the line between fact and fiction.
Her face has been badly damaged, but she is a survivor of a concentration camp. This film is dedicated to the lives lost during the events displayed. The phoenix incident is a 2015 american science fiction and conspiracy thriller film written and directed by first time director keith arem, and starring yuri. Phoenix tapes is made up of excerpts from 40 hitchcock films organised into six chapters, each examining a visual or contextual theme in his work. The phoenix tapes 97 is one of three found footage films about. With yuri lowenthal, travis willingham, troy baker, liam obrien.
The phoenix lights sometimes called the lights over phoenix were a series of widely sighted unidentified flying objects or ufos observed in the skies over the u. The phoenix tapes 97 is an independent found footage horror movie that details the final days of four campers who disappeared the night of an infamous, conspiracyridden phenomenon known as the phoenix lights. The 14second clip, posted on youtube, shows american military aircraft on patrol during the phoenix lights sighting of march, 1997 when a series of lights were spotted above arizonas state. Aug 02, 2017 in the film, a fictional girl named sophie bishop takes a camera into the desert at night to track down her missing brother, josh. Ufo fanatics will know the inspiration behind the phoenix incident, as the docuthriller is based on the largest ufo sighting in north america known as. The phoenix incident, where truth battles fiction aced. The phoenix tapes 97 isnt a cinematic masterpiece, but its one of the jewels of the found footage genre, and for fffs found footage fans such as myself, its definitely one to see. Without delving into spoilers, the film also includes practical effects which appear for fleeting momentsquite often, whats left to the imagination is much scarier and threatening than revealing everything onscreen. When his father decided to change the sons bedroom around, he discovered the phoenix tapes hidden in his wall.
The lofi scifi film the phoenix incident blends true crime, documentary and independence day to create a sort of blair alien projectstyle thriller. It has lots of jumpscares and spooky images, with some bloody cuts and wounds and dislocated limbs. But it also borrows motioncapture techniques and staging from the world of video games. Phoenix lights th e mov ie, a science fiction thriller starring ossie beck, mackenzie firgens, yvette rachelle, matt mercer, terin alba, courtney gains, mark arnold, michael lemelle, aaron mills, and luke amsden. Phoenix forgotten was based on the true story of the thousands in phoenix who watched the nowinfamous lights. The phoenix tapes 97 is about two brothers and two friends who venture fifty miles into the arizona desert in an rv to find a remote fishing hole. The phoenix lights incident happened, the story of this movie i. This sometimes works to a high degree, especially subjects that threaten extinction like the atom bomb, space junk and earthquakes. It came out earlier this year but it had a long viral marketing campaign behind it. Phoenix forgotten official trailer 1 2017 matt biedel movie. Apr 07, 2016 the lofi scifi film the phoenix incident blends true crime, documentary and independence day to create a sort of blair alien projectstyle thriller. In the film, a fictional girl named sophie bishop takes a camera into the desert at night to track down her missing brother, josh. The phoenix tapes 97 is a competent and likeable, yet also forgettable found footage movie.
Josh is allegedly one of the kids who filmed the phoenix lights. Its a testament to solid writing and acting that but inasmuch as we see a jock archetype in phoenix tapes, we see that archetype unpacked and explored. Jan 07, 2015 the phoenix incident movie clip duration. The phoenix tapes 97 2016 shivers of horror horror. Apr 21, 2017 the true story of the lights inspiring phoenix forgotten justin barber and ridley scotts new alien sighting film has roots in an actual phenomenon. May 05, 2017 the phoenix tapes 97 is an independent found footage horror movie that details the final days of four campers who disappeared the night of an infamous, conspiracyridden phenomenon known as the phoenix lights. Listen to found footage files episodes free, on demand.
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