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Director:
Paul Shapiro
Writers (WGA):
Larry Cohen (television series)
James Dott (written by)
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Release Date:
12 November 1995 (USA) more
Genre:
Sci-Fi more
Plot:
The classic sci-fi series of the '60s returns as one man, Scott Bakula, tries to stop an invasion of the earth by aliens disguised as humans. | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 nominations more
User Comments:
Worth a look only for performance from a supporting player more (10 total)

Cast

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Scott Bakula ... Nolan Wood
Elizabeth Peña ... Ellen Garza
Richard Thomas ... Jerry Thayer

DeLane Matthews ... Amanda Thayer
Terence Knox ... Police Lt. 'Mac' Coyle
Shannon Kenny ... Grace

Raoul Trujillo ... Carlos Suarez

Richard Belzer ... Randy Stein
Mario Yedidia ... Kyle Thayer
Roy Thinnes ... David Vincent
Erik King ... Dr. Josh Webber

Debra Jo Rupp ... Rita

Channon Roe ... Det. Rudnik

Jack Kehler ... Monck Patterson
Jon Cypher ... Sen. Alex Feinman
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Runtime:
Brazil:148 min (video version) | 60 min (3 episodes)
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Spanish
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Filming Locations:
1st Street Viaduct, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Company:
Fox Television Network more

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Factual errors: Nolan Wood as well as the train dispatcher refer to the subway 'driver' as "engineer" when in fact he is either a "motorman" or "train operator." Engineers run railroad trains. more
Movie Connections:
Follows "The Invaders" (1967) more

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13 out of 15 people found the following comment useful.
Worth a look only for performance from a supporting player, 18 April 2006
5/10
Author: Reginald D. Garrard from Camilla, GA

Quinn Martin had scored in the mid-sixties with a show starring David Jaansan about a man running for his life from the relentless pursuit of a law officer (Barry Morse). "The Fugitive" was also seeking to find the murderer of his wife: the elusive "one-armed man." This cat-and-mouse drama played out for five successful years.

Martin revamped the concept by having architect David Vincent (Roy Thinnes), after discovering aliens on this planet, starts his own quest to bring them down, traveling, a la fugitive, throughout the country.

This TV-movie tries to update the classic series by having a popular sci-fi star ("Quantum Leap's" Scott Bakula), a popular family show star ("The Walton's" Richard Thomas), and having Roy Thinnes, himself, appear as protagonists.

Well, the plot is basically the same, with updated effects, and "contemporary" political and military intrigue. Unfortunately, the characters and the situations are not very involving and the movie only "gains steam," literally when Bakula is aboard an out-of-control subway train.

That's when Jon Politto (late of NBC's "Homicide") does the most credible acting as the subway supervisor who must figure out a way to stop the speeding transport. His nail-biting performance is a feat of intensity, unmatched by anyone else in the cast.

'Too bad the rest of the film isn't as good as he is.

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