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The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)

R  |   |  Sci-Fi, Drama  |  26 May 1976 (Netherlands)
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Thomas Jerome Newton is a humanoid alien who comes to Earth to get water for his dying planet. He starts a high technology company to get the billions of dollars he needs to build a return ... See full summary »

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Oliver Farnsworth
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Peters
Jackson D. Kane ...
Professor Canutti
Rick Riccardo ...
Trevor
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Arthur
Linda Hutton ...
Elaine
Hilary Holland ...
Jill
Adrienne Larussa ...
Helen
Lilybelle Crawford ...
Jewelery Store Owner
Richard Breeding ...
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Albert Nelson ...
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Peter Prouse ...
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Thomas Jerome Newton is a humanoid alien who comes to Earth to get water for his dying planet. He starts a high technology company to get the billions of dollars he needs to build a return spacecraft, and meets Mary-Lou, a girl who falls in love with him. He does not count on the greed and ruthlessness of business here on Earth, however. Written by Gene Volovich <volovich@netcom.com>

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26 May 1976 (Netherlands)  »

Also Known As:

El hombre que cayó a la tierra  »

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$3,343 (USA) (15 July 2011)

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$83,547 (USA) (23 September 2011)
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First starring film role in a dramatic major motion picture for singer David Bowie. See more »

Goofs

The blanks that Newton and Mary-Lou fire at each other for fun, don't seem to have any effect. In reality, blanks can cause serious injury, especially when fired at such close range. (In the making of the film, they probably used a special theatre gun, which doesn't emit anything at all. Or the gun was unloaded and the sound and smoke were added later. Anyway, in the story, it's a real gun loaded with blanks.) See more »

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Thomas Jerome Newton: You put alcohol in my drink.
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Don't bother seeing this film unless it is the director's cut
23 July 1999 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

I first saw "The Man Who Fell to Earth" when it was first released, and found it to be a jumbled mess. There were plot holes galore, and scenes that went nowhere or had no connection to anything.

A few years back, I saw the director's cut, and it was an entirely different film. The plot holes were filled and all the scenes fit together perfectly. As bad as the original release version was, the director's cut is great and worth seeing.


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