Searching for Life

The 1970s and ’80s saw a rise in UFO and alien-centered movies, and many became box office hits. Blockbusters included classics like Alien, Close Encounters Of the Third Kind, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, The Thing, They Live, and more. Alien interests slowly made their way into television as dozens of popular series continued to feed UFO aficionados. These included series such as ALF, V, The Outer Limits, Roswell, and The X Files. There has been less interest in Hollywood making high-profile alien movies in recent decades, with the subgenre regulated to indies and direct-to-video. However, recently, there has been a slight uptick with movies such as Nope, No One Will Save You, and A Quiet Place filling the void. Even Stephen Spielberg is making another UFO movie with his upcoming project, The Dish, allowing Hello Out There to be in good company.

Hello Out There is the feature debut of writer and director Otis Blum, with production recently wrapping in New Mexico. The film stars Chloe Bennet as Minnie, a young journalist embarking on a road trip across New Mexico. Accompanying her on her journey is Phil Dunster as Rex, a punk rock guitarist recently released from rehab. Initially, their quest is to learn the truth about extraterrestrial life by probing Area 51; however, the deeper they investigate, their mission unearths more personal reasons. Hello Out There is produced by Thomas Mahoney, producer of movies such as Only The Good Survive, Wild Indian, Karma, and The Girl in the Photographs. The film is produced under Handsome Watson with Purple Intuition aiding production services.

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