The Brother from another planet

The Brother from another planet [videorecording] / IFC Films ; a film by John Sayles ; written, directed and edited by John Sayles ; produced by Peggy Rajski and Maggie Renzi.

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"In this vastly amusing, offbeat fantasy, Sayles takes a fresh look at our society through the eyes of a black extraterrestrial (Joe Morton) who crash-lands on Earth -- in Harlem -- and is taken in by the regulars of a local bar. The alien changes everyone he meets on his original and eye-open...

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Corporate Author: MGM Home Entertainment Inc
Other Authors: Sayles, John, 1950- (Director, Film editor, Screenwriter), Morton, Joe, 1947- (Actor), James, Steve, 1952-1993 (Actor), Edwards, Darryl (Actor), Renzi, Maggie (Producer), Rajski, Peggy (Producer), Jackson, Leonard (Actor)
Other title:Brother from another planet (Motion picture : 1984)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Spanish
Published: Santa Monica, California : MGM Home Entertainment [Distributor], 2003,©1984.
Subjects:
Human-alien encounters > Drama.
Unidentified flying objects > Sightings and encounters > Drama.
Harlem (New York, N.Y.) > Social conditions > Drama.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Science fiction films.

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Call Number: PN1997 .B768 2003 DVD
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