Lesson plan

Future-Kill

Future-Kill (released in the UK as Night of the Alien) is a 1985 comedy science fiction-horror film about a group of fraternity boys who are hunted by mutants in a futuristic city. The film was directed by Ronald W. Moore, and stars Edwin Neal (who also co-wrote the film), Marilyn Burns and Gabriel Folse. The poster for the film was designed by H. R. Giger.

Back to article

Article summary

Future-Kill (released in the UK as Night of the Alien) is a 1985 comedy science fiction-horror film about a group of fraternity boys who are hunted by mutants in a futuristic city. The film was directed by Ronald W. Moore, and stars Edwin Neal (who also co-wrote the film), Marilyn Burns and Gabriel Folse. The poster for the film was designed by H. R. Giger.

Key claims

  1. release date: 1985 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. release date: 2006-10-31 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the release date is "1985". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the release date is "2006-10-31". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368320649

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.