The Brother from Another Planet
Directed by John Sayles
The Brother from Another Planet Trivia
The Brother from Another Planet was released on September 14, 1984.
The Brother from Another Planet was directed by John Sayles.
The Brother from Another Planet has a runtime of 1h 48m.
The Brother from Another Planet was produced by Maggie Renzi.
The Brother is an alien who has crash-landed on Earth, in New York City. While mute, strongly empathic, and able to fix things, he resembles a Black man with strange feet. His attempt to make a place for himself in Harlem is an allegory for the immigrant experience in the United States. Meanwhile, two bounty hunters from the Brother's home planet arrive and try to capture him.
The key characters in The Brother from Another Planet are The Brother (Joe Morton), West Indian Woman (Rosanna Carter), Hispanic Man (Ray Ramirez).
The Brother from Another Planet is rated R.
The Brother from Another Planet is a Science Fiction, Comedy, Drama film.
The Brother from Another Planet has an audience rating of 7.5 out of 10.
The Brother from Another Planet had a budget of $350K.
The Brother from Another Planet has made $3.7M at the box office.