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Bob Lazar: Area 51 and Flying Saucers
Documentary · 2018
Area 51, flying saucers from another world - and the program to create a fierce technology. Bob Lazar remains the singular most famous and controversial name in the world of UFOs. The reason you know about Area 51 is because Lazar came forward and told you about it. His disclosures have turned his life upside-down and he has tried to stay out of the spotlight. For this reason, he has never let any filmmaker into the private world of his daily life - that is - until now. Corbell’s film explores Lazar’s claims through the lens of thirty years - providing rare and never before revealed footage - guaranteed to alter the landscape of the debate.
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Bob Lazar: Area 51 and Flying Saucers
2018 Documentary 1h 37m
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6.2 / 10
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Area 51, flying saucers from another world - and the program to create a fierce technology. Bob Lazar remains the singular most famous and controversial name in the world of UFOs. The reason you know about Area 51 is because Lazar came forward and told you about it. His disclosures have turned his life upside-down and he has tried to stay out of the spotlight. For this reason, he has never let any filmmaker into the private world of his daily life - that is - until now. Corbell’s film explores Lazar’s claims through the lens of thirty years - providing rare and never before revealed footage - guaranteed to alter the landscape of the debate.
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Who fights over Bob Lazar: Area 51 and Flying Saucers?
For the defence
The Auteur Devotee
“You watch the director, not the movie.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
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Names above the title
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Jeremy Kenyon Lockyer Corbell
Written by
Jeremy Kenyon Lockyer Corbell
Bob Lazar
Self - Interviewee
George Knapp
Self - Investigative Reporter
Mickey Rourke
Self - The Narrator (voice)
Jeremy Kenyon Lockyer Corbell
Self - Investigative Filmmaker
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Joy White
Self - The Wife
P
Phyllis Tucker
Self - The Mom
L
Layne Keck
Self - The Hypnotist
Court is in session
Put Bob Lazar: Area 51 and Flying Saucers on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“A test of endurance, your honour.”
Stillness keeps submitting itself as meaning. At some point, contemplation needs something worth contemplating.