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Alien Nation is a 1988 American action science fiction film directed by Graham Baker. The screenplay was written by Rockne S. O'Bannon, and the film was produced by Gale Anne Hurd. The cast includes James Caan, Mandy Patinkin, Terence Stamp, and Brian Thompson. Jerry Goldsmith performed the music. The narrative is set in Los Angeles, focusing on the Los Angeles Police Department and a flying saucer.
The movie was distributed by 20th Century Studios, Netflix, and Fandango at Home. It was released on October 7, 1988, and January 12, 1989. The runtime is 91 minutes. The production budget was 16,000,000, and the box office revenue was 32,155,047. The film received a Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film. Review scores include 52%, 5.4/10, and 45/100.
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6.1A 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.
Cast
- James Caan as Matthew Sykes
- Mandy Patinkin as Samuel 'George' Francisco
- Terence Stamp as William Harcourt
- Kevyn Major Howard as Rudyard Kipling
- Leslie Bevis as Cassandra
- Peter Jason as Fedorchuk
Themes
- delinquency
- cop
- alien invasion
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- buddy cop film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- Los Angeles Police Department
- Screenwriter
- Rockne S. O'Bannon
- Cast member
- Roger Aaron Brown
- Producer
- Gale Anne Hurd
- Production company
- 20th Century Studios
- Cinematographer
- Adam Greenberg
- Narrative location
- Los Angeles
- Filming location
- Los Angeles
- Duration
- 91
- FilmAffinity ID
- 484414
- Performer
- Jerry Goldsmith
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1989-01-12
- title
- Alien Nation
- distributed by
- Fandango at Home
- derivative work
- Alien Nation
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 45/100
- box office
- 25216243
- capital cost
- 16000000
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