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THE BROTHER FROM ANOTHER PLANET (1984)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087004/
User Rating: 6.8/10   2,650 votes

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00009Y3N0/
http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/...401010318/1023

DVD Studio: MGM
DVD Release Date: September 16, 2003

Director: John Sayles

Description
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Having been stymied in the midst of trying to make Matewan, John Sayles wrote what he 
thought could be a cheap, quick little movie and it turned out to be this near classic, 
which blends fish-out-of-water comedy with trenchant and serious science fiction. 
Joe Morton plays an extraterrestrial whose spaceship crashes in New York Harbor. 
When he swims ashore, he finds that most of Harlem is filled with earthlings who look 
just like him. He can't speak, but he quickly learns to communicate; he also finds ways 
to understand these strange, quarrelsome creatures, who seem to talk forever without 
really saying much. Sayles is at his economic best, drawing a touchingly complex 
performance from the silent Morton and good acting from a strong supporting cast of 
mostly unknowns.

Format: NTSC
DVD Size: 6.72 GB -- Exact Untouched Copy
Runtime (main feature): 108 minutes
Type: Color
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 | Anamorphic
Sound (main feature): English DD2.0
Subtitles: optional English | Spanish
 
DISC FEATURES:
# Audio commentary by John Sayles.
# Interview with John Sayles and Maggie Renzi.
# Casa de los Babys trailer.