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5.1/10   416 votes
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Director:
John McNaughton
Writers (WGA):
Mason Nage (story)
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Genre:
Comedy | Horror | Sci-Fi more
Plot:
Aliens punish one of their own by sending him to earth. The alien is very violent, and when the body he occupies is damaged... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win more
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Cast

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Rae Dawn Chong ... Diana Pierce
Don Gordon ... Charles Krieger
Tom Towles ... Bob Laney
Antonio Fargas ... Julius
Neil Giuntoli ... Scully
Larry Pennell ... Captain Scarcelli
Pam Gordon ... Connie
Tony Amendola ... Dr. Cheever
Robert Dryer ... Borrower / Human

Richard Wharton ... Alien Pilot
Bentley Mitchum ... Kip
Zoe Trilling ... Astrid

Tamara Clatterbuck ... Michelle Chodiss
Tom Allard ... Ruben Whitefeather
Darryl Shelly ... Druggie
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Additional Details

Runtime:
90 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Ultra Stereo
Certification:
Italy:VM14 | Australia:M | Germany:18 | Norway:18 (video premiere) | UK:18 | USA:R | Iceland:16
Filming Locations:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Company:
Cannon Group more

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Referenced in American Beauty (1999) more

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3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful:-
Adequate B-Movie, 3 October 2005
6/10
Author: Felicity Walker from Canada

If you enjoy bad movies, especially late 1980s/early 1990s science fiction/horror, I recommend this movie. The premise and story are interesting, there are both intentionally funny parts and unintentionally funny parts, and the music is good (especially the theme). Probably the weakest aspect is the acting. Between the title character--an alien who is played by five different actors as he changes identities--and the two heroes, a pair of cops boringly played by Rae Dawn Chong and Dan Gordon, we never really have anyone to care about. One aspect of the movie that I found especially pleasantly surprising is its urban setting. Most low-budget SF or horror b-movies are set in the wilderness or a post-apocalypse to cut down on costs, while this was set in the big city, full of people and streets and buildings and modern technology. That--and the unexpected cross-dressing by Brad-Pitt-manqué Neil Giuntoli--are what make this movie a keeper!

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