''Summer of the Flying Saucer'' is a 2008 Irish

family film A children's film, or family film, is a film genre that generally relates to children in the context of home and family. Children's films are made specifically for children and not necessarily for a general audience, while family films are made ...

starring

Robert Sheehan Robert Sheehan (born 7 January 1988) is an Irish actor. He is best known for television roles such as Nathan Young in ''Misfits (TV series), Misfits'', Darren Treacy in ''Love/Hate (TV series), Love/Hate'', and Number Four / The Séance (Klaus ...

, Dan Colley, Hugh O'Conor, Joanne Kernan and

Lorcan Cranitch Lorcan Cranitch (born 28 August 1959) is an Irish actor. Born in Dublin, Lorcan Cranitch became involved in drama while a student. In 1980 he moved to London, where he trained at RADA. Career His first major role on British television was as ...

. The film was directed by

Martin Duffy Martin Bernard Duffy (18 May 1967 – 18 December 2022) was an English musician who played keyboards with Felt and Primal Scream. Career Duffy was born in Birmingham and grew up in Rednal in the south of the city, attending St. Thomas Aquinas ...

. Voiceover by

Nicola Coughlan Nicola Mary Coughlan (; born 9 January 1987) is an Irish actress. She is known for her roles as Clare Devlin in Channel 4's sitcom '' Derry Girls'' (2018–2022) and Penelope Featherington in Netflix's ''Bridgerton'' (2020–present). She earned ...

. The majority of the film was filmed in Kilkerrin, Co. Galway, with many people of Kilkerrin serving as extras.

Cast

as Danny * Dan Colley as Lorcan * Joanne Kernan Alien Girl / Janis *

Hugh O'Conor Hugh O'Conor (born 19 April 1975) is an Irish actor, writer, director, and photographer. In 2020, he was listed as number 49 on ''The Irish Times'' list of Ireland's greatest film actors. Career His first film appearance was opposite Liam Nees ...

as Father Burke * John Keogh as Dessie O'Connor *

as Ciaran * Jens Winter as The Tall Man / Alien Space Pilot * Sean Ganley as Barman * Fintan Fahey as Pianist

Voice over

as Janis voice

References

External links

* Irish children's films 2008 films 2008 science fiction films Films set in 1967 Films set in Ireland Irish science fiction films 2000s Irish films {{2000s-sf-film-stub