---
title: 'The Aurora Encounter (1986)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jim McCullough Sr.'
released: '1986-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 90
genres:
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-aurora-encounter-1986'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090675/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Aurora Encounter (1986)

1986 · 90 min · Science Fiction · United States


## Synopsis

The Aurora Encounter is a 1986 American Weird Western film directed by Jim McCullough Sr., written by Melody Brooke and Jim McCullough, Jr., and starring Jack Elam, Mickey Hays, Peter Brown, Carol Bagdasarian, and Dottie West. Its plot follows the residents of a small Texas town at the turn of the 19th century who are visited by an alien being after a UFO crashes in their town. The screenplay was very loosely based on the Aurora, Texas, UFO incident of 1897.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jim McCullough Sr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-mccullough-sr)

## Cast

- [Jack Elam](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-elam)
- [Carol Bagdasarian](https://cinepixo.com/people/carol-bagdasarian)
- [Dottie West](https://cinepixo.com/people/dottie-west)
- [Charles B. Pierce](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-b-pierce)
- [George McFarland](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-mcfarland)
- [Mickey Hays](https://cinepixo.com/people/mickey-hays)
- [Peter Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-brown)

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