Based on the book "UFO Crash at Roswell" by Kevin Randle and Donald Schmitt, Roswell follows the attempts of Major Jesse Marcel to discover the truth about strange debris found on a local rancher's field in July of 1947. Told by his superiors that what he has found is nothing more than a downed weather balloon, Marcel maintains his military duty until the weight of the truth, however out of this world it may be, forces him to piece together what really occurred.
Acting
Kyle MacLachlan's haunted, believable descent into obsession.
Production
Period-perfect 1947 aesthetic on a TV movie budget.
Director
Jeremy Kagan
Kyle MacLachlan
Jesse Marcel
Martin Sheen
Townsend
Dwight Yoakam
Mac Brazel
Xander Berkeley
Sherman Carson
Bob Gunton
Frank Joyce
Kim Greist
Vy Marcel
Peter MacNicol
Lewis Rickett
John M. Jackson
Colonel Blanchard
Nick Searcy
Mortician
Charles Hallahan
Pilot MacIntire (Older)
Ray McKinnon
Deputy Joe Pritchard
Eugene Roche
James Forrestal
Charles Martin Smith
Sheriff Wilcox
Doug Wert
Jesse Marcel Jr. (Older)
Hoke Howell
Bar Vet
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released the same year as The X-Files' 'Deep Throat' episode, riding peak 90s UFO mania.
MacLachlan reportedly researched actual Marcel family interviews, channeling the real major's quiet desperation.
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