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Alien Nation (1988) 6.1
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 ... See full summary » Director:Graham BakerWriter:Rockne S. O'Bannon |
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William Harcourt
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Leslie Bevis | ... |
Cassandra
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Fedorchuk
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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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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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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: Nothing.
Det. Sgt. Matthew Sykes: Come on, it's not nothing! When you talked to that coroner with that request it looked like you were about to shit peach pits... and it's not nothing now! Don't lie to me, George, you're real bad at it. That slag in there didn't die from just bullet wounds, am I right? Am I right? Tell me! You tell me and you tell me now. NOW!
Det. Samuel 'George' Francisco: The drug is called ja-bru-kha. It is a potent narcotic!
Det. Sgt. Matthew Sykes: How potent?
Det. Samuel 'George' Francisco: More potent than any human drug you can imagine. The controllers regulated it, we...
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Written by Michael Price and Bobby Sandstrom
Performed by The Four Tops
Courtesy of Arista Records Inc.
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After Harcourt's transformation, he is no longer played by Terence Stamp, who refused to wear the more elaborate make-up. 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
Det. Sgt. Matthew Sykes: What is it?Det. Samuel 'George' Francisco: Nothing.
Det. Sgt. Matthew Sykes: Come on, it's not nothing! When you talked to that coroner with that request it looked like you were about to shit peach pits... and it's not nothing now! Don't lie to me, George, you're real bad at it. That slag in there didn't die from just bullet wounds, am I right? Am I right? Tell me! You tell me and you tell me now. NOW!
Det. Samuel 'George' Francisco: The drug is called ja-bru-kha. It is a potent narcotic!
Det. Sgt. Matthew Sykes: How potent?
Det. Samuel 'George' Francisco: More potent than any human drug you can imagine. The controllers regulated it, we...
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"INDESTRUCTIBLE"Written by Michael Price and Bobby Sandstrom
Performed by The Four Tops
Courtesy of Arista Records Inc.
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This is like a lot of movies where the premise is more interesting than the plot. The arrival of the "Newcomers" seems to be a metaphor for the immigrant experience in America, but this is not followed up. It goes from a sci-fi movie into a cop-buddy movie, and it's really not bad on that level. It seems, however that the filmmakers passed on an opportunity to make a really significant commentary. One wishes for the film that got away.