Alien Nation

Name: Alien Nation
Released: 1988-10-7
Cast: James Caan, Mandy Patinkin, Terence Stamp

Alien Nation

R
1h 30m
1988

53%

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Thought-provoking, witty and entertaining, this action-packed blend of science fiction and police drama finds Los Angeles the new home of 300,000 humanoid extraterrestrial. When a gang of these newcomers kills a police detective's (James Cann) partner, he sets out to solve the crime with his new partner (Mandy Patinkin) - the L.A.P.D.'S first newcomer detective. But the unlikely pair soon uncover a far more dangerous threat to society.

Director:

Graham Baker

Producer:

Gale Anne Hurd, Richard Kobritz

Writer:

Rockne S. O'Bannon

Cast:

James Caan, Mandy Patinkin, Terence Stamp

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

53%

Critics Consensus: Alien Nation takes the interesting premise of extraterrestrials living among us and doesn't do enough with it, emphasizing a police procedural plotline over the more intriguing sci-fi elements.

Reviews

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

Rene Jordan

Alien Nation is the height of nonsense, but its not offensive, it moves quickly and it has Terence Stamp. [Full review in Spanish]

Were it not for the thinly-veiled social commentary, little of this would be original.

"... a sometimes-brilliant metaphor for the experience of Asian immigrants in the United States."

'Alien Nation' fails to offer the viewer more than a vague entertainment. [Full Review in Spanish]

Instead of exploring the differences and strangeness of the aliens, and giving them the kind of interesting particularity that "Blade Runner" did, Alien Nation can't domesticate and demystify its aliens quickly enough.

May 12, 2018

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