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Alien Nation

Alien Nation

Prepare Yourself.

19886.11h 30m

Overview

A few years from now, Earth will have the first contact with an alien civilization. These aliens, known as Newcomers, slowly begin to be integrated into human society after years of quarantine.

Directed by Graham Baker
Written by Rockne S. O'Bannon
Produced by Richard Kobritz, Gale Anne Hurd
Box OfficeBudget: $16.0MRevenue: $32.2M

Top Cast

James Caan

James Caan

Matthew Sykes

Mandy Patinkin

Mandy Patinkin

Samuel 'George' Francisco

Terence Stamp

Terence Stamp

William Harcourt

Kevyn Major Howard

Kevyn Major Howard

Rudyard Kipling

Leslie Bevis

Leslie Bevis

Cassandra

Peter Jason

Peter Jason

Fedorchuk

Conrad Dunn

Conrad Dunn

Quint

Jeff Kober

Jeff Kober

Joshua Strader

Roger Aaron Brown

Roger Aaron Brown

Bill Tuggle

Francis X. McCarthy

Francis X. McCarthy

Captain Warner

Themes & Keywords

delinquencycopalien invasion

About Alien Nation

Alien Nation is a science fiction, crime, thriller film released in 1988 exploring themes of delinquency, cop, alien invasion. Directed by Graham Baker, it stars James Caan, Mandy Patinkin, Terence Stamp. A few years from now, Earth will have the first contact with an alien civilization. These aliens, known as Newcomers, slowly begin to be integrated into human society after years of quarantine.

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