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starring: Christopher Walken, Lindsay Crouse, Frances Sternhagen, Andreas Katsulas, Terri Hanauerdirected by: Philippe Mora
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786304361191
Format: Color, NTSC
ISBN: 630436119X
Label: Video Treasures
Manufacturer: Video Treasures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Video Treasures
Release Date: March 11, 1997
Running Time: 107 minutes
Sales Rank: 67833
Studio: Video Treasures
Theatrical Release Date: November 10, 1989
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
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
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Worth Buying. based on a real incident.
This is a movie about the true abduction experience of Whitley Strieber and his family at his upstate New York cabin. This is a really good dramatization of his experiences. Anyone interested in the subject of UFOs should have a copy in his collection. Highly Recommended!
Rating: - Communion
Nothing to do 100 cartwheels over, but a reasonably enjoyable film. Lindsay Crouse plays such strong-willed career women, and it was interesting to see her as an everyday housewife.
Rating: - Not bad....
As most film adaptations of great novels go, this could have been better. There were a few pieces missing that I felt were very important in the book. This movie was more about the effect on the family and just what happened to Whitely.
I will say though that Christopher Walken was a great choice. His reactions to the "visitors" are just classic.
Rating:  - I'm waiting for a sequel called "Confirmation"
Ok alien abduction flick. I always like Chris Walken no matter what movie he's in. Maybe if this was made more recently we would have gotten more specifics. You're not sure if something happened or not, but maybe that's what abduction is. Why are the aliens always so ugly, aren't there any planets with good looking aliens? And their not very sanitary, that spaceship looked dirty and so did the probe thing that came out of the wall, do they clean their instruments before they shove them in us? ... Read More
Rating:  - Not Very Coherent, But Very Unsettling
Is Strieber insane. Or is he making this crazy account up to sell books and inspire films? I'll have to say yes to the latter. However, don't let that dissuade you from a creepy film like Communion. Although, the plot is VERY disjointed there are very distubing scenes. Have you ever felt like an alien creature was creeping into your bedroom as you slept? Well, you will after seeing a scene that depicts exactly that. Memorably disturbing scenes of this nature give this otherwise uninteresting film ... Read More
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