The Brother from Another Planet

Name: The Brother from Another Planet
Genre: Comedy, Science Fiction, Drama
Released: 1984-09-07
Duration: 1 h 48 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Joe Morton, Rosanna Carter, Ray Ramirez, Yves Rene, Peter Richardson

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

The Brother from Another Planet (1984)

1:48 (108 min)

Comedy, Science Fiction, Drama

United States

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Production

A-Train Films

Release date

7 September 1984

Budget

$350 000

Revenue

$3 677 209

Director

John Sayles

Scenario

John Sayles

Composer

Martin Brody

Producer

Peggy Rajski

Actors

The Brother

West Indian Woman

Hispanic Man

Yves Rene

Haitian Man

Peter Richardson

Islamic Man

Ginny Yang

Korean Shopkeeper

Daryl Edwards

Fly

Steve James

Odell

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Short description

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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