UFO Abduction (aka The McPherson Tape) is a 1989 American science fiction horror, found-footage film, written, produced, and directed by Dean Alioto.
The family consists of Ma Van Heese (Shirly McCalla), her three sons Eric (Tommy Giavocchini), Jason (Patrick Kelley), and Michael (Dean Alioto), Eric's wife Jamie (Christine Staples), his daughter Michelle (Laura Tomas), and Jason's girlfriend Renee (Stacey Shulman).
After securing the house once more and turning up the radio to block out voices, the others finally convince Michael to put down his camera and resume their card game.
The Van Heese family and aliens:[2] UFO Abduction was written, directed, filmed, and produced by Dean Alioto, through IndieSyndicate Productions.
[3][4] The film is presented as found footage, portraying the final recordings and last known whereabouts of a Connecticut family named the Van Heeses just before they are abducted by extraterrestrials.
Designed to appear to be a genuine 1983 home video recording, the film depicts the alien abduction of a Connecticut family as they celebrate their relative's 5th birthday.
[2] The materials for UFO Abduction were destroyed in a warehouse fire at the distribution company, precluding the film's wide-release on video.
[6] Prior to the remake a decade later, common criticism of the original film included sound quality, visual effects and low standard aesthetics.