The Brother from Another Planet
“He's not just another out-of-towner...”
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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Cast
50 people
Joe Morton
The Brother
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Terminator 2: Judgment Day
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Renn Woods
Bernice
Rosanna Carter
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Ray Ramirez
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Bad Boys
Yves Rene
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The Next Big Thing
Peter Richardson
Islamic Man
Ginny Yang
Korean Shopkeeper
Known for
It Could Happen to You
Daryl Edwards
Fly
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Manifest
Defending Jacob
Steve James
Odell
Known for
American Ninja
The Warriors
Leonard Jackson
Smokey
Known for
The Color Purple
Boomerang
Bill Cobbs
Walter
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Night at the Museum
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Maggie Renzi
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Return of the Secaucus Seven
Matewan
John Sayles Director · Mason Daring Composer Martin Brody Composer
Worldwide gross $4M · Budget $350K · United States release September 7, 1984
Box office
Budget
$350,000
Worldwide gross
$4,000,000
Gross vs. budget
11.4×
Production
A-Train Films
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · Spanish
Release dates
Italy · July 10, 1984
Premiere
United States · September 7, 1984
Theatrical
United States · July 26, 1990
Physical · VHS
Canada
September 7, 1984 · Limited theatrical
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