Communion |  | Director: Philippe Mora
Actors: Christopher Walken, Lindsay Crouse, Frances Sternhagen, Andreas Katsulas, Terri Hanauer
Studio: Elite Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Rating:  41 reviews
Sales Rank: 98547
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, Letterboxed, Special Edition, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 107 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
UPC: 790594266622
EAN: 0790594266622
ASIN: B00002VW3I
Theatrical Release Date: November 10, 1989
Release Date: June 20, 2001
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Was author Whitley Strieber telling the truth about extraterrestrial visitations in his bestselling book, Communion? Perhaps no one can really prove or disprove it, making the enigma of Strieber himself more interesting than his allegations. That's precisely the angle taken by this film adaptation, in which Christopher Walken's richly eccentric performance becomes a fascinating portrait of something more important than rumors of alien abduction--that is, human resistance and surrender to transformation. The script does an end run around the deductive process and research Strieber employed in his book to substantiate his claims. Instead, the story concentrates on the impact of those experiences on Strieber's own psyche: the disbelief, the repressed memories, the mounting helplessness and futility as the years go by. Walken makes it all terribly compelling, from his childlike compliance to the diminutive aliens who turn up in his home at night to an unexpected story climax in which Strieber demystifies the little buggers on his own surprisingly comic terms. The supporting cast is terrific, including Lindsay Crouse as Strieber's concerned wife, Frances Sternhagen as a doctor, and Joel Carlson as Strieber's son. This is not an offering that panders to today's alleged abductees, but rather a study of a sole survivor who finds his peace on his own terms. --Tom Keogh
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 Very Interesting similarities. October 16, 2009
Israel Curiel (Harrisburg, NC United States)
The product quality is fine. I purchased this move to compare with "The Fourth Kind". Very Interesting similarities.
No matter what you think of the film September 4, 2009
Mark C. (Seattle, WA United States)
...watching Walken & Crouse is worth the price of the disc alone
honorable mention to the kid and the 'lil blu guys
"....you know how these things go...but all I can say is that Im glad this is not my bedroom....
so anyway, try to have a good night....OK?"
Interestingly I have a 2004 105 min version PAL from Germany [Die Besucher]-is cut differently
and because of PAL 5% speedup that would mean the film would be about 110 min in NTSC land
Did it really happen? June 22, 2009
Alan A. Zurawski
After watching, you ask yourself, did this really happen? Frightening. Christopher Walken is always worth watching.
 communion dvd June 18, 2009
Stephanie Mcfaul (Portland Oregon)
The movie closely follows the book some say its a hoax a lie or imagination.I say lets find out great story 80's dated style but an overall bizarre account
This World Is Nothing Like You Think It Is June 11, 2009
J. Lozano
What an absolutely thought-provoking movie... period. Whitley Strieber's euphoric experiences shapes our lives in ways that we could never have imagined. Movies are almost always difficult to be made and expressed in the same way as are books, but the awesome Christopher Walken pieces it together in the most brilliant way. His acting is superb. To see Christopher Walken portray the full range of emotions that overtakes an abductee such as Whitley Striber is to see his greatest acting skills ever!
Make no doubt about it, Communion brings forth to the attention of everybody watching it, the fundamental questions of life that we have all been looking for.
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