A crashed UFO and its reverse-engineered computer system take over the minds of soldiers at an air force base. The alien entity (in the guise of A.S.M.O.D.S., (Asmodeus), a strategic flight defense systems program for fighter jets) is discovered by tabloid reporter Frank McCall and D.O.D. Captain Harry Anders. They escape the base in a stolen F-19 and are taken to the Pentagon, where their story is met with understandable scepticism. An attempt by Asmodeus' minions to capture Frank & Harry for brainwashing convinces General Anheiser of their sincerity, and they return to the base and eventually face Asmodeus and its army of brainwashed soldiers. Written by Dave Foster
Practical Effects
Gloriously handmade UFO effects and military hardware on obvious loan.
Writing
Asmodeus acronym that someone clearly worked backwards from.
Director
Philip J. Cook
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The F-19 was a real rumored stealth aircraft that never existed—making its appearance here pure speculative fiction.
This is peak early-90s independent sci-fi: shot in Virginia on minuscule budget, inspired by X-Files paranoia but made with Trapper Keeper aesthetics.
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