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The Wild Blue Yonder (2005)

80 min  -  Sci-Fi   -  18 November 2005 (Italy)
6.3
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Ratings: 6.3/10 from 1,671 users   Metascore: 65/100 
Reviews: 46 user | 53 critic | 11 from Metacritic.com

An alien narrates the story of his dying planet, his and his people's visitations to Earth and Earth's self-made demise, while human astronauts in space are attempting to find an alternate planet for surviving humans to live on.

Director:

Werner Herzog

Writer:

Werner Herzog

Stars:

Brad Dourif, Donald Williams and Ellen Baker
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Cast

Cast overview:
Brad Dourif ...
The Alien
Donald Williams Donald Williams ...
Astronaut Commander (as Capt. Donald Williams)
Ellen Baker Ellen Baker ...
Astronaut physician (as Dr. Ellen Baker)
Franklin Chang-Diaz Franklin Chang-Diaz ...
Astronaut Plasma Physicist
Shannon Lucid Shannon Lucid ...
Astronaut biochemist
Michael McCulley Michael McCulley ...
Astronaut pilot
Roger Diehl Roger Diehl ...
Mathematician
Ted Sweetser Ted Sweetser ...
Mathematician
Martin Lo Martin Lo ...
Mathematician
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An alien narrates the story of his dying planet, his and his people's visitations to Earth and Earth's self-made demise, while human astronauts in space are attempting to find an alternate planet for surviving humans to live on.

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Plot Keywords:

Alien | Astronaut | Environmental | Flashback | Physics  | See more »

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Sci-Fi

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Language:

English

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Also Known As:

L'ignoto spazio profondo See more »

Filming Locations:

McMurdo Sound, Antarctica See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Werner Herzog Filmproduktion, West Park Pictures Produktion, Tétra Média See more »
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1.85 : 1
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The Antarctica footage comes courtesy of musician Henry Kaiser. See more »

Quotes

The Alien: You know, our great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great grandfathers were fine scientists, but the journey was long and boring and when we got here, hundreds of hundreds and hundreds and hundreda and hundreds of years later, those of us who arrived here just... sucked.
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Referenced in Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder (2009) See more »