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Alien Nation (1988) 6.3
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Metascore: 45/100
Reviews: 47 user | 40 critic | 10 from Metacritic.com A few years from now, Earth will have the first contact with an alien civilization. These aliens, known as Newcomers, slowly begin to be integrated into human society after years of quarantine. Director:Graham BakerWriter:Rockne S. O'Bannon |
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William Harcourt
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Leslie Bevis | ... |
Cassandra
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Quint
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Joshua Strader
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Det. Bill Tuggle
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Wiltey
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Ed Krieger | ... |
Alien Dealer
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Alterez
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Trent Porter
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Capt. Warner
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A few years from now, Earth will have the first contact with an alien civilisation. These aliens, known as Newcomers, slowly begin to be integrated into human society after years of quarantine but are victims of a new type of discrimination. When the first Newcomer police officer, Sam Francisco is assigned his new partner, he is given Matthew Sykes , a mildly racist veteran, the animosity between them soon gives way to respect as they investigate the Newcomer underworld, and especially Newcomer leader William Harcourt. Written by Jonathan Broxton <j.w.broxton@sheffield.ac.uk>
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Los Angeles, 1991. They have come to Earth to live among us. They've learned the language, taken jobs, and tried to fit in. But there's something about them we don't know. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
7 October 1988 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Future Tense See more »Box Office
Budget:
$16,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$25,216,243 (USA)Company Credits
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American Entertainment Partners II L.P., Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation See more »
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Det. Samuel 'George' Francisco: Your mother mates out of season.
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Written by Otis Redding and Steve Cropper
Performed by Michael Bolton
Courtesy of CBS Records
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The nick-name for the region where the alien humanoids, known as "Newcomers", populated the most, was "Slagtown". See more »Goofs
During the chase scene with the police car the tail lights on Sykes and Francisco's car change from broken to intact to broken again. See more »Quotes
[Translating for Newcomer 'Porter' to Sykes]Det. Samuel 'George' Francisco: Your mother mates out of season.
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(SITTIN' ON) THE DOCK OF THE BAYWritten by Otis Redding and Steve Cropper
Performed by Michael Bolton
Courtesy of CBS Records
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The idea of a fleet of spaceships bringing(literal) alien(renamed newcomers) refugees seeking asylum on Earth, and the inevitable culture clashes and problems this would bring is a good one, and the film does have good performances(stars James Caan & Mandy Patinkin as cop and alien partner) but it is such a pity that this is thrown away so that they could be shoehorned into a standard "buddy" comedy/thriller involving both human and newcomer drug lords exploiting a weakness of the Aliens by recreating an addictive drug to hook them on. Nothing new or compelling emerges as a result. Too bad it becomes so predictable and obvious.
Still, this did inspire a TV series with a loyal following(Haven't seen it though!)