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Alien Nation [DVD] [1988] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]

James Caan (Actor), Mandy Patinkin (Actor), Graham Baker (Director) | Rated: Universal, suitable for all | Format: DVD
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: James Caan, Mandy Patinkin, Terence Stamp, Kevyn Major Howard, Leslie Bevis
  • Directors: Graham Baker
  • Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Colour, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
  • Language: English, French
  • Subtitles: English, Spanish
  • Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 2.35:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: U
  • Studio: 20th Century Fox
  • DVD Release Date: 27 Mar 2001
  • Run Time: 96 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000059HAD
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 284,009 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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Alien Nation is a routine cop thriller with a comedic sci-fi twist. They get drunk on sour milk. They have two hearts and bald, spotted heads. They're highly intelligent, but if you drop them in seawater they'll melt into a puddle of goop. They're "Newcomers", and they arrived as refugees in a massive alien slave-ship, quarantined for three years and then reluctantly accepted as citizens of Earth. To some humans--including seasoned Los Angeles cop Matt Sykes (James Caan)--the Newcomers are unwelcomed "slags". Sykes' own virulent "speciesism" intensifies when Newcomer thugs kill his partner, but he sees logic in teaming up with Sam Francisco (Mandy Patinkin), the first Newcomer detective in the LAPD. Francisco's Newcomer knowledge is vital to their investigation of an alien drug ring, and a friendship grows from life-or-death circumstances.

Alien Nation has two things working in its favour: Caan and Patinkin form a memorable duo, and the basic premise--as conceived by Rockne S O'Bannon (who later developed the film as a TV series)--intelligently accounts for the sociological impact of an alien population. The subtle point is made that humans are extraordinary beings who squander their potential, and the evil of drugs--as dealt by a social-climbing Newcomer played by Terence Stamp--leads to a crisis that threatens to generate global intolerance. These points are well presented in a context of overly familiar plotting and standard-issue sarcasm. It's entertaining for a brisk 90 minutes, but in its attempt to be widely appealing, Alien Nation glosses over issues that might have made it more uniquely provocative. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Original Idea. 16 Mar 2004
By Russell Tit Davies
Format:DVD
I liked this movie, very original in having Aliens come to Earth as immigrants, trying to live side by side with humans as equals. A lot of immigrants can probably see parallels with themselves & there is a very socialogical message here.....anyway, before I bore you to death, it's still a fun, action packed movie & was followed by an even better tv series, which I really, really wish someone somewhere would release on dvd!
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutey Awsome Viewing! 24 July 2000
By A Customer
Format:VHS Tape
I first saw this great movie in the theatre and was blown away! The acting was supurb and was thrilling through out. A must have for any home theatre buff! Mandy Patinkin rocked as Detective George Francisco-excellent acting!
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Alien Nation: 80's TV productin value but enjoyable 1 Aug 2012
By Bob
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I quite enjoyed this film. It is salvaged from mere medioctrity by the likeable relationship between James Caan and Mandy Patinkin. It's not what I would call real science fiction - and by that I mean a central idea that stretches the mind somehow. It's a detective story first and foremost, and the fact that their are aliens is merely coincedental: in other words, take the aliens our and replace them with, say, Jamacans and the story wouldn't have been any different. The production value of this movie is about the same as an episode of X-files. There was a nostalgic element to it, as the accompanying music is very eighties. The best I can say is that the film passed an hour or so, and I didn't feel like it was a waste of time.
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