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Alien Nation (1988)
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... 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. [More]
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Starring: James Caan, Mandy Patinkin, Terence Stamp, Kevyn Major Howard, Roger Aaron Brown
DVD Info
Release:
Jun 6, 2006
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
Reviews
Caan is good, but this is just a very standard buddy cop movie disguised as a sci-fi thriller. Plays better on TV, though.
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.
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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