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The Man from Earth (2007)

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Reviews Counted:155

Fresh:143

Rotten:12

Average Rating:8.3/10

Runtime: 90 mins

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Synopsis: At his farewell bash in a cabin in the remote woods, Professor John Oldman (David Lee Smith) makes a shocking confession to his fellow scholars: he is actually an immortal who has been living on... At his farewell bash in a cabin in the remote woods, Professor John Oldman (David Lee Smith) makes a shocking confession to his fellow scholars: he is actually an immortal who has been living on earth for the past 14,000 years. So begins this thought-provoking sci-fi drama which follows his colleagues as they struggle to figure out whether Oldman is telling the truth or merely deranged. A long-running project of STAR TREK and TWILIGHT ZONE scribe Jerome Bixby, the film's screenplay was finally completed on his deathbed in 1998. [More]

Starring: David Lee Smith, John Billingsley, Tony Todd, Richard Riehle

Starring: David Lee Smith, John Billingsley, Tony Todd, Richard Riehle, William Katt, Alexis Thorpe, Ellen Crawford, Robbie Bryan, Annika Peterson

Director: Richard Schenkman

Director: Richard Schenkman
Screenwriter: Jerome Bixby
Producer: Richard Schenkman

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