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The Brother from Another Planet

He's not just another out-of-towner...

  • Movie
  • 1984
  • NR
  • 1h 48m

Directed by John Sayles

6.7

TMDB audience rating
6.7 out of 10 from 102 votes

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Overview

A mute alien with the appearance of a black human is chased by outer-space bounty hunters through the streets of Harlem.

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Cast and crew

  • Joe Morton

    Joe MortonThe Brother

  • Rosanna CarterWest Indian Woman

  • Ray Ramirez

    Ray RamirezHispanic Man

  • Yves ReneHaitian Man

  • Peter RichardsonIslamic Man

  • Ginny YangKorean Shopkeeper

  • Daryl Edwards

    Daryl EdwardsFly

  • Steve James

    Steve JamesOdell

  • Leonard Jackson

    Leonard JacksonSmokey

  • Bill Cobbs

    Bill CobbsWalter

  • Maggie Renzi

    Maggie RenziNoreen

  • Olga Merediz

    Olga MeredizNoreen's Client

  • Tom Wright

    Tom WrightSam

  • Minnie Gentry

    Minnie GentryMrs. Brown

  • Ren Woods

    Ren WoodsBernice

  • Reggie Rock Bythewood

    Reggie Rock BythewoodRickey

  • Alvin Alexis

    Alvin AlexisWillie

  • Caroline Aaron

    Caroline AaronRandy Sue Carter

Director
John Sayles
Writer
John Sayles
Music
Martin Brody and Mason Daring
Cinematography
Ernest R. Dickerson