Alien Nation: The Udara Legacy (1997) (TV)

Director:

Kenneth Johnson

Writers (WGA):

Rockne S. O'Bannon (characters)
Kenneth Johnson (developer)
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Release Date:

29 July 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi

Plot:

Matt and George investigate a series of strange occurences involving newcomers, who are found to be programmed to carry out someone's dirty work...

Plot Keywords:

Newcomer | Slave Ship | Police | Slave | Police Academy

Cast

Gary Graham	...	Detective Matt Sikes
Eric Pierpoint	...	George Francisco
Michele Scarabelli	...	Susan Francisco
Terri Treas	...	Cathy Frankel
Lauren Woodland	...	Emily Francisco
Sean Six	...	Buck Francisco
Jeffrey Marcus	...	Albert Einstein (as Jeff Marcus)
Ron Fassler	...	Captain Bryan Grazer
Jenny Gago	...	Detective Beatrice Zapeda
Peggy McCay	...	Avra
Tim De Zarn	...	Leonard Guini
Michael Mantell	...	Larry
Robert Gossett	...	Cummings
Jeff Allin	...	Paul Bearer
Lane Smith	...	Senator Silverthorne
Thom Barry	...	Moore
Ivonne Coll	...	Officer Wilcox
Josh Cruze	...	Jake Moran
Sherry Davis	...	Renee
Marianna Elliott	...	Claire Voyant
George Fisher	...	Carter
Juan García	...	Montejo
Kevin Grevioux	...	Miller
Brenda Griffin	...	Parent
Dale Harimoto	...	Reporter
Mary Ingersoll	...	FNN Reporter (as Mary Amadeo Ingersoll)
Michael Johnson	...	Bartender
Jack Kerrigan	...	Daryll
Jane Longenecker	...	Page
Greg Longstreet	...	Miles Standish
Scotch Ellis Loring	...	Gary
Ron Mitchell	...	Newcomer Man
Gino Montesinos	...	Detective
Mary Ann Hermansen	...	Tina (as Mary Ann Oedy)
John F. O'Donohue	...	Sergeant Hoskins
Sharon Omi	...	Sara Sashen
Lew Palter	...	Moderator
Eric Poppick	...	Sean
Mailon Rivera	...	Andrews
Marcia Moran	...	Director (as Marcia Shapiro)
Carter Spohn	...	Dave (as Carter Paul Spohn)
Marilyn Tokuda	...	Donna Wing
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Eric F Donald	...	Waiter (uncredited)
Lane Smith Jr.	...	Boy Alien (uncredited)

Directed by
Kenneth Johnson

Writing credits (WGA)
Rockne S. O'Bannon		(characters)
Kenneth Johnson		(developer)
Renee Longstreet		(written by) &
Harry Longstreet		(written by)

Produced by
Tarquin Gotch	....	executive producer
Kenneth Johnson	....	executive producer
Bob Lemchen	....	executive producer
Ron Mitchell	....	producer
Venita Ozols	....	associate producer (as Venita Ozols-Graham)

Original Music by
Steve Dorff

Cinematography by
Ronald Víctor García		(as Ron García)

Film Editing by
Alan C. Marks

Casting by
Irene Cagen

Art Direction by
Colin D. Irwin

Set Decoration by
Kathy Curtis-Cahill		(as Kathy Cahill)

Costume Design by
Catherine Adair

Makeup Department
David Abbott	....	key makeup artist
Zoltan Elek	....	makeup artist
Carolyn Ferguson	....	hair stylist
Edouard F. Henriques	....	makeup artist (as Edouard Henriques III)
Janna Phillips	....	makeup artist
Ellen Powell	....	hair stylist
Craig Reardon	....	makeup artist
Rick Stratton	....	special makeup effects artist
Karen Westerfield	....	makeup artist
Tom Irvin	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Enid L. Kantor	....	production supervisor (as Enid Kantor)
Bill Karydes	....	post-production supervisor
Ron Mitchell	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dirk Craft	....	second assistant director
Michael McCue	....	second assistant director
Venita Ozols	....	first assistant director (as Venita Ozols-Graham)
Rich Sickler	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Alan Burg	....	set dresser
Joe Del Monte	....	construction coordinator
Martha Goode	....	art department supervisor
Charles L. Parker	....	assistant art director
Paul V. Picerni Jr.	....	assistant property master
Rob Tharp	....	lead painter
Drew Williams	....	lead man
Michael Wilson	....	property master

Sound Department
D.J. Grillo	....	cable puller
Maciek Malish	....	dialogue editor
Edward L. Moskowitz	....	sound mixer
David Rawlinson	....	supervising sound editor
Christopher B. Reeves	....	supervising sound editor (as Chris Reeves)
Anthony David Sanucci	....	boom operator
Nello Torri	....	sound re-recording mixer
Doug E. Turner	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Doug Turner)
David John West	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Gunnar Ferdinandsen	....	chief moldmaker
Karen Keener	....	lead seamer
F. Lee Stone	....	special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by
Brian Adams	....	computer graphics artist
R. Christopher Biggs	....	computer graphics artist (as Chris Biggs)
Jeff Burks	....	computer graphics artist
Anjelica Casillas	....	visual effects producer
Brenda Finster	....	data manager
Rory Hinnen	....	data manager
Tim Landry	....	visual effects supervisor
Scott Sohan	....	visual effects editor

Stunts
Cheryl Bermeo	....	stunts (as Cheryl Beremo)
Bob Brown	....	stunts
Jon H. Epstein	....	stunt coordinator (as Jon Epstein)
Randy Hall	....	stunts
Charmain Renata Hubbard	....	stunts (as Charmain Reneta)
Maria R. Kelly	....	stunts (as Maria Kelly)
Gary Morgan	....	stunts
Denney Pierce	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Sean Doyle	....	camera operator
John C. Flinn IV	....	second assistant camera (as John Flynn)
Jim Gavin	....	camera loader
Julius Metoyer	....	gaffer (as Julius Metoyer Jr.)
Robert Sharman	....	video playback operator
Jeffrey Ray Strong	....	best boy electric
Wendy Van Dyke	....	first assistant camera
Gary Welch	....	key grip

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Yvonne Kubis	....	key costumer
Buffy Snyder	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Charlotte Grau	....	color timer
Carin-Anne Strohmaier	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Kim Naves	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Bob Ellis	....	transportation coordinator
Spencer Foster	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Marvin J. Bernstein	....	location manager
Victoria Brown	....	assistant location manager
Matt Gatson	....	key production accountant
Brenda Griffin	....	assistant: Kenneth Johnson
Petra Jorgensen	....	script supervisor
Robert W. Morgenroth	....	24 frame video effects (as Bob Morgenroth)

Production Companies

• 20th Century Fox Television
• Kenneth Johnson Productions

Distributors

• Fox Network (1997) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

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Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

UK:PG | Poland:15

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

The long time President of The Alien Nation Appreciation Society, Pete Chambers, has a cameo role in this production as a Vagrant called Cliff Hanger. It was a thank-you from Producer Kenneth Johnson for all his work. Pete Chambers's face also appears on a wanted poster in Alien Nation-Millennium.

Movie Connections:

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