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The Brother from Another Planet (1984)
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"He's not just another out-of-towner..."
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1 hr 49 min
Sep 7th, 1984
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Science Fiction
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An alien slave crash-lands in New York City while being pursued by two Men in Black bounty hunters. His attempt to find a place for himself on Earth parallels that of the immigrant experience.
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Joe Morton
Rosanna Carter
Ray Ramirez
Director
John Sayles
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Cast & Crew
J
Joe Morton
as The Brother
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Rosanna Carter
as West Indian Woman
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Ray Ramirez
as Hispanic Man
Y
Yves Rene
as Haitian Man
P
Peter Richardson
as Islamic Man
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Ginny Yang
as Korean Shopkeeper
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John Sayles
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John Sayles
Screenplay
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John Sayles
Director
R
Ralph Cordero
Makeup Artist
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Stephen J. Lineweaver
Art Direction
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Timothy D'Arcy
Makeup & Hair
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Theatrical Release:
September 7th, 1984
On DVD & Blu-ray:
May 16th, 2000
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Original Language:
English
Production Companies:
A-Train Films
Movie Tags:
alien
allegory
hispanoamerican
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