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The brother from another planet [videorecording] / IFC Films ; A-Train Films ; produced by Peggy Rajski and Maggie Renzi ; written, directed by John Sayles.

Sayles, John, 1950- (Added Author). Rajski, Peggy. (Added Author). Renzi, Maggie. (Added Author). Morton, Joe, 1947- (Added Author). Edwards, Darryl. (Added Author). James, Steve, 1955-1993 (Added Author). IFC Films. (Added Author). MGM Home Entertainment Inc. (Added Author). A-Train Films. (Added Author). UCLA Film and Television Archive. (Added Author). Anarchists' Convention (Firm) (Added Author). Joe Morton, Darryl Edwards, Steve James, Leonard Jackson. (Cast).

Summary:

A black alien crash lands in New York Harbor and winds up in Harlem where he is accepted by the locals who work to shield him from the alien bounty hunters.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0792858107
  • Physical Description: 1 DVD-video (110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Widescreen.
  • Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : MGM Home Entertainment, c2003.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Videodisc release of 1984 motion picture.
Features: audio commentary by John Sayles, featurette with John Sayles and Maggie Renzi, trailer.
"The brother from another planet has been preserved by the Anarchists' Convention in association with UCLA Film and Television Archive"--Title screen.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Ernest R. Dickerson; editor, John Sayles; music, Mason Daring.
Participant or Performer Note:
Joe Morton, Darryl Edwards, Steve James, Leonard Jackson.
System Details Note:
DVD; widescreen (1.85:1) aspect ratio; Dolby digital.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
Licensed for: home, classroom, library, ILL.
Language Note:
In English with English and Spanish subtitles. Closed captioned.
Subject:
Human-alien encounters > Drama.
Science fiction films.
Comedy films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Feature films.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Emily Carr University of Art + Design.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Emily Carr University of Art + Design PN1997.2 .B765 2003 (Text) 30211942 Video Volume hold Available -