The Brother from Another Planet(Movie, 1984)

Name: The Brother from Another Planet
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Science Fiction
Released: 1984
Duration: T01:48:00
Rating: 3.3

1h 48min | Genres: Comedy, Drama, Science Fiction

Rating: 3.3/5 (with 33 votes)

The Brother from Another Planet is a 1984 low-budget American science fiction film, written and directed by John Sayles. The film, starring Joe Morton as an escaped extraterrestrial slave trying to find a new life on Earth, is in the public domain. Morton's performance as The Brother was acclaimed, as he had no lines of dialogue and had to communicate through facial expressions and body language alone. ()

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Awards & Nominations for The Brother from Another Planet

Sitges Film Festival Best Actor Award Sitges Film Festival Best Screenplay Award Sundance Special Jury Recognition

About The Brother from Another Planet

An alien slave crash-lands in New York City while being pursued by two Men in Black bounty hunters. His attempt to find a place for himself on Earth parallels that of the immigrant experience.

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The Brother from Another Planet (1984), Trailer(Trailer, 1:09)

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Shot in: New York City (NYC), New Jersey

Plays in: New York City (NYC), Harlem

Made by: A-Train Films

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR)

Translated into 11 languages: German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 09/07/1984

Cast: Joe Morton, Steve James, Bill Cobbs, David Strathairn, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Caroline Aaron, John Sayles, Fisher Stevens, Renn Woods, Rosetta LeNoire, Tom Wright, Leonard Jackson, Michael Mantell

Director: John Sayles

Producer: Peggy Rajski, Maggie Renzi

Screenwriter: John Sayles

Film Editor: John Sayles

Director of Photography: Ernest Dickerson

Composer: Mason Daring

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"El hermano de otro planeta"

"Brother"

"Από Άλλον Πλανήτη"

Keywords: hispanoamerican, alien, allegory, black people

Budget: 350,000 USD

Revenue: 4,000,000 USD (= 1,143%)

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The Brother from Another Planet(Movie, 1984)

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