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Pulsing Cinema: Wavelength (1983)

  • We Luv Video 100 North Loop Boulevard East Austin, TX, 78751 United States (map)

Iris, they've gotta put something on. We can't run around with three naked kids, not even in Hollywood.

A long-lost, unheralded sci-fi treasure from the early ‘80s, Wavelength offers a unique, documentary-style take on alien contact. Written and directed by Academy Award-winning screenwriter Mike Gray (The China Syndrome), the film blends stark realism with a pulsing, synth-driven score by Tangerine Dream.

Starring Robert Carradine and Cherie Currie of The Runaways, Wavelength follows a struggling musician and a telepathic woman who uncover a government facility holding extraterrestrial captives. As they embark on a daring rescue, the film eschews spectacle for a grounded, intimate approach—making for a haunting, thought-provoking experience unlike any other in the genre.

Understated yet compelling, Wavelength remains a hidden gem, waiting to be rediscovered by sci-fi aficionados and fans of atmospheric, cerebral storytelling

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