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The Wild Blue Yonder (2005)

80 min  -  Sci-Fi   -  18 November 2005 (Italy)
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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
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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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Storyline

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

Genres:

Sci-Fi

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Country:

Germany | France | Austria | UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

L'ignoto spazio profondo See more »

Filming Locations:

McMurdo Sound, Antarctica See more »

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Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

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Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

The Antarctica footage comes courtesy of musician Henry Kaiser. See more »

Quotes

The Alien: You see aliens as these technologically-advanced super-beings who destroy New York city in two minutes flat. Well I hate to say this, but we aliens all suck.
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Connections

Referenced in Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder (2009) See more »