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Alien Nation (1988)

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Reviews Counted: 24 Fresh: 14  Rotten:10 Average Rating: 5.4/10
Runtime: 89 mins
Synopsis:
Set in a futuristic Los Angeles, 300,000 humanoid extra-terrestrials (called "Newcomers" or "Slags") from an alien refugee slave ship decide to stay on earth and integrate themselves into human society. When Matthew Sykes, an alcoholic and bigoted cop, is paired with one of these... [More]
Set in a futuristic Los Angeles, 300,000 humanoid extra-terrestrials (called "Newcomers" or "Slags") from an alien refugee slave ship decide to stay on earth and integrate themselves into human society. When Matthew Sykes, an alcoholic and bigoted cop, is paired with one of these Newcomers to investigate a murder, they uncover a sinister conspiracy that threatens to destroy the fragile harmony between aliens and humans. [Less]

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Starring: James Caan, Mandy Patinkin, Terence Stamp, Kevyn Major Howard, Roger Aaron Brown

Director: Graham Baker
Screenwriter: Rockne S. O'Bannon
Producer: Gale Anne Hurd, Richard Kobritz

DVD Info

Release:

Jun 6, 2006

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case - Sensormatic
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35:1

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 4.1 - English
  • Dolby Surround - English, French

Additional Release Material:

  • Behind the Scenes - Footage
  • Featurette
  • Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
  • 2. TV Spots
  • 3. Bonus Trailers

Interactive Features:

  • Interactive Menus
  • Scene Selection

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Fascinating and somewhat timely themed sci-fi flick, a minor classic.

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08/10/06 05:42 PM
Steve Crum
Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers
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06/24/06 03:33 AM
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
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Smart sci-fi premise should have made a better movie

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11/28/05 03:56 PM
Daniel Eagan
Film Journal International
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Caan is good, but this is just a very standard buddy cop movie disguised as a sci-fi thriller. Plays better on TV, though.

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10/10/05 09:58 AM
Chuck O'Leary
Fantastica Daily
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08/29/05 11:15 AM
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
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06/30/05 06:05 AM
Randy Shulman
Metro Weekly (Washington, DC)
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Patinkin in one of his best, most memorable performances

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04/25/05 12:58 AM
Clint Morris
Moviehole
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Fun gimmick cop movie with aliens

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04/08/05 07:09 PM
Luke Y. Thompson
New Times
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04/08/05 11:29 AM
Fr. Chris Carpenter
Catholic Sun
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11/19/04 07:34 AM
Robin Clifford
Reeling Reviews
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08/30/04 10:17 PM
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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It begins focusing on the cross-cultural and human dimensions of the tale but it turns into just another police flick replete with crashing cars and endless shootouts.

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08/27/04 10:12 AM
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice
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07/25/04 08:52 PM
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)
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03/16/04 05:19 PM
Brian Webster
Apollo Guide
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A shallow dissertation on race relations made watchable by the sci-fi/Police thriller theme. Caan and Patankin have good chemistry, and there are some amusing culture clashes.

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03/21/03 01:58 PM
Brian Mckay
eFilmCritic.com
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01/04/03 10:45 PM
Josh Ralske
All Movie Guide
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12/31/02 05:39 PM
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope
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OK s-f that failed to capitalize on an interesting premise.

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10/07/02 11:26 PM
Bob Bloom
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)
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09/03/02 11:23 AM
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
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08/29/02 09:16 AM
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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