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Cast
Roddy Piper
as Lieutenant Edward Ganz
Trevor Goddard
as Captain Ramsey Travis
Stacie Randall
as Commander Morgan Lopez
Holly Fields
as Lieutenant Rebecca Poole
Veronica Bird
as Lieutenant Maria Souza
Gage Sheridan
as Lieutenant Commander Linda Benson
Redge Mahaffey
as Lieutenant Commander "Doc" MacFee
A.T. Smith
as President Ryan
Nancy Daly
as Baba Moore
Liz Noone
as Dr. Greene
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1997
Runtime1h 30m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresDrama, Science Fiction
Votes5
DirectorRedge Mahaffey
WritersRedge Mahaffey
TypeFeature Film
Rating3.6 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsFirst Encounter
About First Encounter
The Earthship ISS Galant Fox, while heading back home to earth, encounters an alien spacecraft adrift in deep space. When efforts to establish communication fail, the crew boards the mysterious ship. Their discovery of it's inhabitants, a crew of alien creatures locked in a defective suspended animation system, sparks fierce disagreements among the crew over whether or not to resuscitate the aliens.
Directed by Redge Mahaffey, First Encounter leans on a strong ensemble — Roddy Piper, Trevor Goddard, Stacie Randall — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1997.
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