Jonesy, Henry, Pete und Beaver. An einem schicksalhaften Tag in ihrer Kindheit nehmen sie einen merkwürdigen Jungen namens Duddits vor einigen älteren Mitschülern in Schutz. Duddits verleiht ihnen eine seltsame Macht - sie schmiedet die Gruppe in einer Weise zusammen, die weit über übliche Freundschaftsbande hinausgeht. Noch heute treffen sich die vier jedes Jahr in einer Jagdhütte. Doch dieses Mal werden ihre Kräfte auf die Probe gestellt. Zunächst nehmen sie die Radiomeldungen über seltsame Lichter am Himmel nicht weiter ernst - bis eine Megafonstimme aus einem Hubschrauber die Gegend zum Sperrgebiet erklärt. Von einer geheimnisvollen Epidemie ist die Rede, von unaussprechlichem Grauen aus dem All, dass die Welt bedroht. Nur die Freunde haben überhaupt eine Chance, das Schlimmste zu verhindern.... Lawrence Kasdan setzte diesen Besteller von Stephan King gekonnt in Szene. High Tech Special Effects und furchterregende Schocksequenzen sorgen für Herzklopfen.
Morgan Freeman | Col. Abraham Curtis |
Thomas Jane | Henry |
Jason Lee | Beaver |
Damian Lewis | Jonesy |
Timothy Olyphant | Pete |
Tom Sizemore | Owen |
Donnie Wahlberg | Duddits |
Mikey Holekamp | Young Henry |
Reece Thompson | Young Beaver |
Giacomo Baessato | Young Jonesy |
Joel Palmer | Young Pete |
Andrew Robb | Young Duddits |
Eric Keenleyside | Rick McCarthy |
Rosemary Dunsmore | Roberta Cavell |
Michael O'Neill | Gen. Matheson |
Darrin Klimek | Maples |
Campbell Lane | Old Man Gosselin |
C. Ernst Harth | Barry Neiman |
Ingrid Kavelaars | Trish |
Chera Bailey | Rachel |
Alex Campbell | Richie Grenadeau |
T. J. Riley | Scottie |
Ryan DeBoer | Duncan |
Susan Charest | Becky |
Ty Olsson | Army Truck Driver |
Michael Daingerfield | Conklin |
Kevan Ohtsji | Tracking Technician |
Marcy Goldberg | EMT #1 |
Dion Johnstone | EMT #2 |
Shauna Kain | Josie Rinkenhauer |
Colin Lawrence | Edwards |
Malik McCall | Platoon Leader |
Jordan Walker | Helicopter Sentry |
Jonathan Kasdan | Defuniak |
Michael Dobson | Stranger on Curb |
John Moore | Bad Driver |
Carolyn Tweedle | Woman in Crowd |
Christopher Ang | Apache Crewman #1 |
Chris Duggan | Apache Crewman #2 |
Daniel Merali | Apache Crewman #3 |
Matt Riley | Apache Crewman #4 |
John Armstrong | Detainee #1 |
Jack Crowston | Detainee #2 |
Trenna Frandsen | Detainee #3 |
John Gagné | Detainee #4 |
Sue Hartley | Detainee #5 |
John Hombach | Detainee #6 |
Kat Kosiancic | Detainee #7 |
Enrique B. Bilsland | (puppeteer) |
Mark Killingsworth | (puppeteer) |
Bill Bryan | (puppeteer) |
Leon Laderach | (puppeteer) |
Jeny Cassady | (puppeteer) |
Leonard MacDonald | (puppeteer) |
Jason Hamer | (puppeteer) |
Robert Newton | (puppeteer) |
Geoff Redknap | (puppeteer) |
Gary Hecker | Special Alien Voices |
Bruce Berman | Executive Producer |
John Seale | Director of Photography |
Carol Littleton | Film Editor |
Raúl Dávalos | Film Editor |
James Newton Howard | Composer |
Robert Grieve | Supervising Sound Editor |
Yann Delpuech | Supervising Sound Editor |
Kevin O'Connell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Greg P. Russell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Eric Batut | production sound mixer |
Crash McCreery | Creature Design |
Stefen Fangmeier | Visual Effects |
Molly Maginnis | Costume Designer |
Jon Hutman | Production Designer |
W. Steven Graham | Art Director |
Kendelle Elliott | Art Director |
Helen Jarvis | Art Director |
Bill Corso | Make-Up Artist |
Victoria Down | Make-Up Artist |
Nancy Worthen-Hancock | Make-Up Artist |
Mark Freund | Visual Effects |
T.J. Riley | Scottie |
Jon Kasdan | Defuniak (as Jonathan Kasdan) |
Victor Formosa | Man Outside Bar (uncredited) |
Lance Kinsey | Hofferman (uncredited) |
Chad Rook | Soldier (uncredited) |
Ronna Kress | Casting Director |
Amber E. MacLeod | Set Decorator |
Rose Marie McSherry | Set Decorator |
Deena Adair | hair stylist: Mr. Freeman |
Rita Ciccozzi | assistant makeup artist |
Ken Culver | foam technician |
Joel Echallier | special makeup effects artist |
Céline Godeau | special makeup effects artist |
Nancy Hancock | makeup artist: Mr. Freeman |
Rob Hinderstein | special makeup effects artist |
Toby Lindala | special makeup effects artist |
Sherry Linder-Gygli | key hair stylist |
Sandy Monesmith | hair stylist |
Ryan Nicholson | special makeup effects artist |
Christopher Mark Pinhey | special makeup effects artist |
Casey Grant | Production Manager |