Alien Nation Movie Review 1988

A few hundred thousand alien workers land accidentally on Earth and slowly become part of its society, although widely discriminated against. One of the "newcomers" teams with a surly and bigoted human cop to solve a racially motivated murder. An inconsistent and occasionally transparent script looks at race conflicts and includes some humorous parallels with contemporary American life. Basis for the TV series. Producer Hurd was also the force behind "The Terminator" and "Aliens."

Distribution

CBS/Fox Video, 1330 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019, Phone: (212)373-4800, Toll-free: 800-800-4369, Fax: (212)373-4803, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 89 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Sci Fi, Alien Beings--Benign, Cops, Peculiar Partners, Drug Use & Abuse

Screenplay

Rockne S. O'Bannon

Cast

James Caan, Mandy Patinkin, Terence Stamp, Kevyn Major Howard, Peter Jason, Jeff Kober, Leslie Bevis

Cinematography

Adam Greenberg

Director

Graham Baker

Music

Curt Sobel

Other

Kent Beyda

Producer

Gale Anne Hurd, 20th Century-Fox