Hangar 18 is a 1980 science fiction film that was released to capitalize on the UFO interest of the era. The film itself carries ties to Area 51, as well as ufology. Although it flopped , it tantalized those who saw government cover-ups of UFOs . In May 1989, Hangar 18 was featured in an episode of the movie-mocking television show Mystery Science Theater 3000 during the KTMA era. The picture was released by Sunn Classic Pictures, an independent U.S.-based film distributor whose library is now owned by Paramount Pictures, notable for presenting what TV Guide called "awful big-screen... 'documentaries' [like] In Search of Noah's Ark and In Search of Historic Jesus". Hangar 18 involves a U.F.O. cover-up following an incident aboard the space shuttle. The orbiter is launching a satellite, which collides with a nearby unidentified object. The collision kills an astronaut in the launch bay. The incident is witnessed by astronauts Price and Bancroff. After returning to Earth, both men investigate what they know happened, but which the government tries its best to hide.
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| Release date: | 1980 |
| Directed by: | James L. Conway |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 97 Minutes |
| Music by: | John Cacavas |
| Screenplay by: | James L. Conway |
| Genre: | Science Fiction, Thriller |