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The Brother from Another Planet

The Brother from Another Planet

He's not just another out-of-towner...

19846.61h 48m

Overview

A mute alien with the appearance of a black human is chased by outer-space bounty hunters through the streets of Harlem.

Directed by John Sayles
Written by John Sayles
Produced by Peggy Rajski, Maggie Renzi
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Top Cast

Joe Morton

Joe Morton

The Brother

R

Rosanna Carter

West Indian Woman

Ray Ramirez

Ray Ramirez

Hispanic Man

Y

Yves Rene

Haitian Man

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Peter Richardson

Islamic Man

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Ginny Yang

Korean Shopkeeper

Daryl Edwards

Daryl Edwards

Fly

Steve James

Steve James

Odell

Leonard Jackson

Leonard Jackson

Smokey

Bill Cobbs

Bill Cobbs

Walter

Themes & Keywords

allegoryhispanoamericanalien

About The Brother from Another Planet

The Brother from Another Planet is a comedy, science fiction film released in 1984 exploring themes of allegory, hispanoamerican, alien. Directed by John Sayles, it stars Joe Morton, Rosanna Carter, Ray Ramirez. A mute alien with the appearance of a black human is chased by outer-space bounty hunters through the streets of Harlem.

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