Hangar 18 (film)

Hangar 18 is an American science fiction film from 1980. The film was directed by James l. Conway.



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[hide] *1 Story  ==Story[ Edit] == Hangar 18 is about a cover up case around a UFO after a mysterious accident involving a space shuttle. A satellite used by the space shuttle in orbit was brought collided with an unknown vessel. Astronauts Price and Bancroff are the only witnesses to this happen.
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Once back on Earth both astronauts slowly investigate what exactly happened in space and why the Government is trying to keep everything secret. The damaged vehicle is quickly recovered in the desert of Arizona. Although the aliens in the ship already dead, let the Government examine the damaged ship to discover more about the alien technology with which it is made. The team finds in the ship a woman (presumably kidnapped by the aliens). They also discover that the aliens have been on earth before.

Meanwhile, both Bancroff and Price by the Government declared dead. In reality, they are arrested. Bancroft can escape, but Price is killed. Bancroft know eventually make his way to Hangar 18 where the damaged ufo is saved for study. In a last desperate attempt the Government tries everyone involved in the ufo-study to bring so that no witnesses anymore. Bancroft and the scientists survive the staged accident involving a runaway jet, but the hangar and the UFO are destroyed. ==Division Of Roles[ Edit] == ==Background[ Edit] == Hangar 18 was made in a time when Ufos had great interest in many people. Nevertheless, the movie itself was a flop. In 1989 the movie even mocked on the television series Mystery Science Theater 3000 .

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The film had a bigger impact in later years. The band Megadeth wrote a song called "Hangar 18" based on the movie.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Hangar 18 was one of the first American movies that also was shown in the Soviet Union. There in the Soviet Union but few science fiction films were available at that time<sup class="noprint nopopups" len="312" style="line-height:1;">[citation needed], the film was a great success.