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The Brother from Another Planet(1984)

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

Comedy Science Fiction Drama

Status: Released
Release date: 1984-09-07
Runtime: 1h 48m
Rating: 6.7 / 10 (99 votes)
Original language: en
Certification: NR
Budget: -
Revenue: -
Popularity: 2
Adult content: No

Overview

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

Crew highlights

Directors

John Sayles

Writers

John Sayles - Screenplay

Producers

Peggy Rajski
Maggie Renzi

Cast

Joe Morton portrait

Joe Morton

The Brother

Rosanna Carter

West Indian Woman

Ray Ramirez portrait

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Ray Ramirez

Hispanic Man

Yves Rene

Haitian Man

Peter Richardson

Islamic Man

Ginny Yang

Korean Shopkeeper

Daryl Edwards portrait

Daryl Edwards

Fly

Steve James portrait

Steve James

Odell

Leonard Jackson portrait

Leonard Jackson

Smokey

Bill Cobbs portrait

Bill Cobbs

Walter

Maggie Renzi portrait

Maggie Renzi

Noreen

Olga Merediz portrait

Olga Merediz

Noreen's Client

Tom Wright portrait

Tom Wright

Sam

Minnie Gentry portrait

Minnie Gentry

Mrs. Brown

Ren Woods portrait

Ren Woods

Bernice

Reggie Rock Bythewood portrait

Reggie Rock Bythewood

Rickey

Alvin Alexis portrait

Alvin Alexis

Willie

Caroline Aaron portrait

Caroline Aaron

Randy Sue Carter

Production details

Production companies

A-Train Films
A-Train Films

Countries

United States of America

Spoken languages

Spanish, French, English

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Keywords

allegorysatirehispanoamericanalien

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