{"id":3981,"date":"2007-08-21T12:02:40","date_gmt":"2007-08-21T19:02:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3981"},"modified":"2020-12-29T22:52:18","modified_gmt":"2020-12-30T05:52:18","slug":"uforia-19811985","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3981","title":{"rendered":"UFOria (1985)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;It spoke to me &#8212; in my dream&#8230; There&#8217;s a space ship coming, and it&#8217;s gonna be like Noah&#8217;s ark, and <em>I&#8217;m<\/em> gonna be Noah!&#8221;<\/strong> <\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/UFOria-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/UFOria-Poster-163x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"163\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-23427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/UFOria-Poster-163x300.jpg 163w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/UFOria-Poster-69x128.jpg 69w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/UFOria-Poster.jpg 218w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 163px) 100vw, 163px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA drifter and small-time con (Fred Ward) hooks up with a quirky, religious check-out girl (Cindy Williams), who believes aliens are coming to earth in a UFO.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aliens<\/li>\n<li>Con-Artists<\/li>\n<li>Harry Dean Stanton Films<\/li>\n<li>Missionaries and Revivalists<\/li>\n<li>Religious Faith<\/li>\n<li>Romantic Comedy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nJohn Binder wrote and directed this small-town comedy about kooky Californians during the tail end of the Me Decade. Deftly satirizing both Christian fundamentalists and those with more far-out approaches to divinity (one local couple names their child &#8220;Krishna Jesus&#8221;), it&#8217;s grounded throughout by a sweet romance between two people who seem, at first glance, highly unsuited for one another. Both Fred Ward and Cindy Williams (perfectly cast) are delightful in the lead roles, and they&#8217;re surrounded by a host of fine supporting actors &#8212; including Harry Dean Stanton as a shyster revivalist, Robert Gray as Stanton&#8217;s faithful sidekick, and Darrell Larson as an all-purpose &#8220;believer&#8221; (whose naive idea of proselytizing is to implore overweight patrons at the supermarket to &#8220;stop eating meat&#8221;). It&#8217;s too bad <em>UFOria<\/em> lingered in the cobwebs for several years after its production, because it was truly a timely satire, and deserved a wider contemporary audience. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cindy Williams as Arlene<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/UFOria-Williams.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/UFOria-Williams-1024x631.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"394\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-60487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/UFOria-Williams-1024x631.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/UFOria-Williams-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/UFOria-Williams-128x79.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/UFOria-Williams-768x473.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/UFOria-Williams-438x270.png 438w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/UFOria-Williams.png 1479w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fred Ward as Sheldon<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/UFOria-Ward3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/UFOria-Ward3-1024x643.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"402\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-60488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/UFOria-Ward3-1024x643.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/UFOria-Ward3-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/UFOria-Ward3-128x80.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/UFOria-Ward3-768x482.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/UFOria-Ward3-430x270.png 430w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/UFOria-Ward3.png 1477w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Harry Dean Stanton as Brother Bud<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/UFOria-Stanton2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/UFOria-Stanton2-1024x616.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"385\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-60489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/UFOria-Stanton2-1024x616.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/UFOria-Stanton2-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/UFOria-Stanton2-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/UFOria-Stanton2-768x462.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/UFOria-Stanton2-449x270.png 449w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/UFOria-Stanton2.png 1507w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>A clever, quirky script by Binder<\/li>\n<li>Richard Baskin&#8217;s pleasing score<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s recommended. Listed as a Sleeper in the back of Peary&#8217;s book.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0081674\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1986\/01\/03\/movies\/the-screen-uforia-a-comedy-finally-arrives.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rogerebert.com\/reviews\/uforia-1986#:~:text=%22Uforia%22%20is%20not%20just%20another,casting%20is%20just%20about%20perfect.\">Roger Ebert&#8217;s Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moria.co.nz\/sf\/uforia.htm\">SF, Fantasy, and Horror Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;It spoke to me &#8212; in my dream&#8230; There&#8217;s a space ship coming, and it&#8217;s gonna be like Noah&#8217;s ark, and I&#8217;m gonna be Noah!&#8221; Synopsis: A drifter and small-time con (Fred Ward) hooks up with a quirky, religious check-out girl (Cindy Williams), who believes aliens are coming to earth in a UFO. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Aliens Con-Artists Harry Dean Stanton Films Missionaries and Revivalists Religious Faith Romantic Comedy Review: John Binder wrote and directed this small-town comedy&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3981\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3981","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3981","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3981"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3981\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60490,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3981\/revisions\/60490"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3981"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3981"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3981"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}