The Brother from Another Planet

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The Brother from Another Planet (1984)

Directed by John Sayles

“He's not just another out-of-towner...”

Comedy, Science Fiction, Drama · 1h 48m

A mute alien with the appearance of a black human is chased by outer-space bounty hunters through the streets of Harlem.

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Cast

Joe Morton The Brother
R
Rosanna Carter West Indian Woman Ray Ramirez Hispanic Man
Y
Yves Rene Haitian Man
P
Peter Richardson Islamic Man
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Ginny Yang Korean Shopkeeper Daryl Edwards Fly Steve James Odell Leonard Jackson Smokey Bill Cobbs Walter Maggie Renzi Noreen Olga Merediz Noreen's Client

Crew

Director
John Sayles
Screenplay
John Sayles
Director of Photography
Ernest R. Dickerson
Original Music Composer
Martin Brody, Mason Daring
Editor
John Sayles
Producer
Peggy Rajski, Maggie Renzi

Details

Release date
1984-09-07
Runtime
1h 48m
Genres
Comedy, Science Fiction, Drama
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
Spanish, French, English
Countries
United States of America
Production
A-Train Films