When Aliens Attack

When Aliens Attack

90 mins | Documentary, Science Fiction, Fantasy | Sept. 12, 2011

What if an extra-terrestrial force attacked Earth? What might that look like and how will the people of Earth respond? Consulting a cast of world-renowned scientists, survival experts and defense experts, National Geographic explores this frightening scenario. Experts reveal what could motivate alien invaders to attack Earth, and speculate on how the attack might play out, the strategy alien invaders might use, and the most effective ways for humans to respond.

When Aliens Attack

90 mins | Documentary, Science Fiction, Fantasy | Sept. 12, 2011

When Aliens Attack
What if an extra-terrestrial force attacked Earth? What might that look like and how will the people of Earth respond? Consulting a cast of world-renowned scientists, survival experts and defense experts, National Geographic explores this frightening scenario. Experts reveal what could motivate alien invaders to attack Earth, and speculate on how the attack might play out, the strategy alien invaders might use, and the most effective ways for humans to respond.
IMDb rating 5.8
Producers
Original title When Aliens Attack
Directors Jesse Evans
Writers Savas Georgalis

Cast

James Lurie

as Narrator (voice)

Elise Cantu

as Survivor

Seth Shostak

as Self - SETI Institute

Nick Pope

as Self - U.K. Ministry of Defense

Brian De Toy

as Self - Director of Defense Studies, West Point

Stephen Hawking

as Self - Theoretical Physicist (archive footage)

Paul Springer

as Self - USAF Air Command and Staff College

Travis Taylor

as Self - Physicist & Author

Bob Boan

as Self - Co-Author, Alien Invasion: How to Defend Earth

Michael Michaud

as Self - Author, Contact with Alien Civilizations

John Ringo

as Self - Author, Live Free or Die

Mark Moffett

as Self - Author: Adventures Among Ants

Dirk Schulze-Makuch

as Self - Washington State University

Neil Strauss

as Self - Author, Emergency

Justin Cuomo

as Human Resistance Leader (uncredited)