The Return
3.8
Two young children and an adult in a small town have an encounter with an alien spaceship. 25 years later the children are reunited as adults in the same town which is now beset by strange cattle mutilations. Matters become worse when the cattle mutilations are joined by human murders and mutilations.
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Cast
17 people
Jan-Michael Vincent
Wayne
Known for
Airwolf
The Mechanic
Cybill Shepherd
Jennifer
Known for
Taxi Driver
Moonlighting
Martin Landau
Niles Buchanan
Known for
Ed Wood
9
Raymond Burr
Dr. Kramer
Known for
Rear Window
Airplane II: The Sequel
Neville Brand
Walt
Known for
Eaten Alive
Birdman of Alcatraz
Brad Rearden
Eddie
Known for
The Terminator
Silent Scream
Vincent Schiavelli
Prospector
Known for
Ghost
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Darby Hinton
Darren
Known for
Malibu Express
Without Warning
Steven Hirsch
Dr. Parkfield
Also in
Ordinary People
Porn: Business of Pleasure
Susan Kiger
Joyce
Known for
Galaxina
Ken Minyard
Federal Agent #1
Also in
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
The Dark
Candy Castillo
Federal Agent #2
Known for
Modern Romance
Joysticks
Greydon Clark Director · Jim Wheat Writer Ken Wheat Writer
United States release March 31, 1980 · Produced in United States
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · March 31, 1980
TV
United States · March 31, 1980
Theatrical
Germany
April 1, 1984 · Physical · Thorn Emi (video premiere)
January 27, 2023 · Physical
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