The Man from Earth (2007)

An impromptu goodbye party for Professor John Oldman becomes a mysterious interrogation after the retiring scholar reveals to his colleagues he has a longer and stranger past than they can imagine.

Director:

Richard Schenkman

Writer:

Jerome Bixby

Stars:

David Lee Smith, Tony Todd, John Billingsley

5 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
David Lee Smith	...	John
Tony Todd	...	Dan
John Billingsley	...	Harry
Ellen Crawford	...	Edith
Annika Peterson	...	Sandy
William Katt	...	Art
Alexis Thorpe	...	Linda
Richard Riehle	...	Dr. Will Gruber
Steven Littles	...	Moving Man #1
Chase Sprague	...	Moving Man #2
Robbie Bryan	...	Officer

Storyline

An impromptu goodbye party for Professor John Oldman becomes a mysterious interrogation after the retiring scholar reveals to his colleagues he has a longer and stranger past than they can imagine.

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Plot Keywords:

single setting | dialogue driven | storytelling | cro magnon | huis clos | 

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Taglines:

From one of the acclaimed writers of Star Trek and The Twilight Zone comes a story that transcends both time and space...

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

The whole movie was shot using 2 Panasonic DVX100 camcorders, which probably explains the overall grainy look of the film.

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Goofs

(at around 2 mins) When John invites his friends into the house, he tells them the electricity is on and the gas is off. Later, the fireplace can be clearly seen to be a gas fire (the flame is coming from the bottom of the fireplace, not from the logs).

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Quotes

[first lines]
Dan: Hey buddy, you don't waste time, do you?

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Connections

References Fantastic Voyage (1966)

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Soundtracks

Forever
Lyrics by Richard Schenkman
Music by Mark Hinton Stewart
BDI Music, Ltd.
Performed by Mark Hinton Stewart
Vocalist Chantelle Duncan

User Reviews

Triumph

This is a brilliant tale and a writers triumph over the thirst of hearing a good story! At first i was not sure of what a was to expect from the movie but like the characters i was drawn into the story. As the film goes on it shorter to the end, i don't under stand why it is necessary to write ten lines about the film, i just wanted to say a few words about it. I don't think it will do very well in the cinema because most people don't appreciate a good story for just that. They want to see some action in the film, but this film does not have much of that in the physical sense,but maybe in the intellectual :) grate movie....

Details

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 November 2007 (Brazil)

Also Known As:

Jerome Bixby's The Man from Earth

Filming Locations:

Agua Dulce Movie Ranch - 34855 Petersen Road, Agua Dulce, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$200,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Falling Sky Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1