Taken Movie Review 2002

There was nothing "mini" about this 10-part series shown on the Sci Fi Channel. It's a classic saga of alien abductions over 60 years and three generations, beginning in 1947. Series is narrated by 10-year-old Allie Keys (Fanning), the granddaughter of WWII fighter pilot Russell (Burton), who is taken by mysterious blue lights. There's also that Roswell incident and contact with aliens and strange powers and, well, a lot.

Distribution

DreamWorks SKG, 1000 Flower St., Glendale, CA 91201, Phone: (818)695-5000, Fax: (818)695-7775, URL: http://www.dreamworks.com

Available on DVD
Running time 900 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Aliens Are People, Too, Sci Fi, Alien Beings--Vicious

Screenplay

Leslie Bohem

Cast

Steve (Stephen) Burton, Julie Benz, Joel Gretsch, Michael Moriarty, Tina Holmes, Catherine Dent, Eric Close, Ryan Hurst, Chad Morgan, Willie Garson, Matt Frewer, James McDaniel, Emily Bergl, Dakota Fanning

Cinematography

Jonathan Freeman, Joel Ransom

Director

Tobe Hooper, Bryan Spicer, Felix Alcala, Thomas J. Wright, Jeremy Paul Kagan, Jeff Woolnough, John Fawcett, Breck Eisner, Sergio Mimica-Gezzan, Michael Kattleman

Music

Laura Karpman

Other

Dakota Fanning