![]() Then the power comes back on, and the guys who left come back, although one of them has a mysterious wound on his head. Suddenly someone pounds on the door, but no one is outside. So he and another guest leave to go the house with power, hoping they have a land-line phone that’s working. One guest informs the others that his brother ( apparently a scientist, or LSD-addled philosopher, who is not at the party) said to call if anything strange happened when the comet passed over. So they all sit by candlelight and colored glowsticks (that’s important later) and continue to share bizarre comet stories. Upon returning back inside, glasses are broken. So what else do you do? They walk outside to see the comet go by and realize the entire neighborhood is out…except for one house. Then the phone lines start to fail, and the internet goes down. Through the course of the conversation, we find out that several of the guests have had their iphone screens explode for no reason. People losing their memories, wandering lost, and generally acting weird. ![]() Of course, the conversation at the table centers on the comet and about strange events that have happened in the past when other comets have passed over. Generally, a bunch of urban professionals having a nice meal. A young dancer/choreographer having personal issues that have crippled her career. An recovering alcoholic actor still living out his short-lived glory on a tv series. The ex boyfriend of one of the other guests,and his new girlfriend that apparently no one likes very much but they all try like heck to be polite. ![]() We have a hippy dippy new ager, just coming off her 21 day “cleanse”. As all the people arrive, we get a feel for the personalities and social dynamics of this group. It’s hard to do good science fiction on a small budget without the end product being just laughable.Ī group of friends gather for an evening of wine and food on the night the Miller’s Comet is scheduled to cross over. Hurray! A sci-fi movie! I love sci-fi films, although I’m always a little afraid of a low budget one. Strange things begin to happen when a group of friends gather for a dinner party on an evening when a comet is passing overhead.
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