The McPherson Tape

NR 5.4
1989 1 hr 3 min Horror , Thriller , Science Fiction

On October 8th, 1983, the Van Heese family gathered together to celebrate the 5th birthday of Michelle, the littlest member of their household. Everything was captured on VHS by Michael McPherson and his new camcorder — including the alien invasion.

  • Cast:
    Dean Alioto

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Reviews

Evengyny
1989/01/01

Thanks for the memories!

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Beystiman
1989/01/02

It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

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Afouotos
1989/01/03

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

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Kien Navarro
1989/01/04

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

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builder-dy
1989/01/05

Think about this, will you? The premise is that someone is video taping all this strange activity that's going on, right? The strange activity is because of aliens, right? So how come when the guy actually brings the alien into the house, the video guy doesn't even get a shot of it? Looks almost like he was avoiding getting a shot of it. He should have been all over that "alien" with his camera. Close ups. Clear as possible. Wouldn't you get shots of the alien if all you was doing was shooting everything else. We don't want to see your family running around. WE WANT TO SEE THE ALIEN! That is why this video is FAKE. Now, let's be reasonable, shall we. The camera guy is actually doing a great job, in the "situation". People are scared. Men are running around confused, trying to protect their family. They actually shoot down one of the aliens because of fear. Then, for some unknown reason, he brings the thing into the house where his family is actually hiding from it??? Don't make sense. And the videographer doesn't even get a shot of the most important thing to happen to mankind in history. IT'S FAKE PEOPLE.

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mikeesimmons
1989/01/06

Im not going to waste to much time on this film...what are people thinking when they say "scary" are you kidding I've seen scarier care bear movies, the acting is shocking the whole think is soooo set up and I mean my 15 year old brother could make more realistic alien's in his school lessons...! Don't waste your time unless within 20 minutes of watching you want to split your sides with laughing due to the bad acting and the shoddy effects...! SPOILER - I mean at one point after the blokes see the aliens they actually sit down to eat a meal? Would you do that? And also through most of the house scene the mother is still carrying a glass of wine, think I would have dropped that a while back if anything was near real??

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birdsflyhi
1989/01/07

I LOVED THE MOVIE and I'm looking desperately to BUY IT.. if anyone has a copy they would like to sell please contact me! It's about a family who gets abducted by aliens, and at the end of it they give a list of all the family members. I'm not sure if it's real, but the whole story is very scary and well done.

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stuartwythe
1989/01/08

This in my opinion is the most frightening movie i have ever seen, the story of a family at a Thanksgiving Dinner and the hell that follows when they are visited by aliens. The film is shot almost entirely on a home-movie camera which only adds to the realism and the actors play their parts very well, Myself not being the type to scare easily was on the edge of my seat throughout. I gave this movie a 10 Rating as i cannot fault it.

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