Product Details

• Actors: Dan Aykroyd, David Sereda, Gordon Cooper, Paul Hellyer, Ronald Reagan
• Directors: David Sereda
• Producers: David Sereda, John R. Johnston, Jonathan Dana
• Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
• DVD Release Date: May 30, 2006
• Run Time: 81 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (50 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000EU1Q0Y
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #59,842 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Dan Aykroyd Unplugged on UFOs" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Explores past and present UFO sightings from around the world using testimonials of personal experiences and never-before-seen footage.
Genre: Science Fiction
Rating: UN
Release Date: 30-JAN-2007
Media Type: DVD

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21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An eye-opener for the masses, November 24, 2006

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Manuel Rodriguez "ARTISANENERGY" (Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dan Aykroyd Unplugged on UFOs (DVD)

While it's true that I found the production value lacking, I hate to see this video maligned by people with short attention spans and fragile egos. You must consider Akroyd's motivation in doing this. It's not for fame or fortune; he already has that. He risks credibility and marketability with this project; yet proceeds, albeit calmly, to express sincere belief in these " vehicles" moving in our atmosphere ( and just outside of it, too. ) I particularly found the infra-red footage very compelling. Strangely, no reviewer has mentioned it. Perhaps they turned it off too soon. ( There are, after all, no explosions or MTV-like editing tricks to hold your interest. ) There are many who found "March of the Penguins" boring and failed to consider the implications of that film as well. But for those seriously trying to understand our world and the times we live in, this video is an excellent wake-up call and jumping-off point for further study of higher technologies, alternative histories and our future. Decide for yourself. Don't let somebody else decide what is or isn't significant for you. ( That seems to be a common motif in our world now. ) Those with an open and inquisitive mind will be highly entertained to say the least, and maybe even profoundly affected.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Dan Aykroyd says the truth is out there, September 27, 2006

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Daniel Jolley "darkgenius" (Shelby, North Carolina USA) - See all my reviews
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This is quite an odd video - not for the subject matter so much as for the style of presentation. According to filmmaker David Sereda, he was so fascinated by a UFO-related conversation he had with actor Dan Aykroyd that he just had to interview him in front of the cameras, and this video is basically a conversation between the two about a range of issues related to UFO phenomena. Apparently, Aykroyd has long been interested in the subject and had recently interviewed a number of prominent ufologists for his own UFO-related show for Sci-Fi (before the series was abruptly and mysteriously cancelled before it ever made it to air). Aykroyd, it's important to note, does not pretend to be a scientist or an expert (even though Sereda bills him as one of the greatest minds on earth), and he really doesn't have any vast truths to communicate - he's just, like so many of us, fascinated and well-read on the subject, a believer who wants to push the UFO debate more firmly into public awareness.

The production quality of the actual interview leaves something to be desired. I think both men were there facing each other, but the shots of Sereda show him against a white background while Aykroyd looms in front of a shadowy background, with all manner of strange close-ups and camera angles of him interspersed throughout. To my eyes, at least, the presentation sometimes takes on the look of a mockumentary, especially when Aykroyd lights up a cigarette.

Since the topics cover a wide range of issues, from space shuttle sightings to alien abduction to parallel dimensions to Men in Black and beyond, you almost need to have at least a basic background in the history of UFOs and alien literature to put some of what is discussed in a proper context. On the other hand, the conversational tone of the presentation may appeal to the uninitiated much more than a dry, scientific discussion ever could. Those of us who consider ourselves armchair ufologists may not gain a lot out of the discussion at all, as it mainly focuses on familiar sightings, events, and speculation. Some of the newer UFO videos presented here may prove interesting, as I saw several clips I had never seen before, but none of them are in any way explosive -
there's really no substantive evidence of any kind on display here. I also think the filmmakers made a big mistake by including a significant number of Billy Meier photos - sure, these are some of the clearest UFO photographs ever taken, but the vast majority of ufologists view Billy Meier's "evidence" as thoroughly bogus.

Basically, I have to go down the middle on this one. You need to be able to put a lot of the subject matter in its proper context in order to closely follow the conversation, yet those who know enough to do just that probably won't glean a lot of new information from the presentation. In addition, the fact that many of the same videos and photographs are replayed several times over the course of the production gets a little annoying.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not up to expectations, July 31, 2006

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Thomas L. Adams (Overland Park, KS United States) - See all my reviews
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I purchased this after hearing Dan Akroyd on Coast to Coast AM and viewed him as knowledgeable on the subject matter. He was fine on the topics discussed but I was led to believe there was new UFO video footage of great quality. While some of the video footage was newer, I would still not rate the quality as superior. We are left with the same age-old pro & con arguments with really no better photographic evidence than has been presented over the last 60 years. Overall, a good effort but a little below expectations.