The Brother from Another Planet
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The Brother from Another Planet (1984) is a film written, directed and edited by John Sayles.
Plot
A mute space alien crash-lands his ship on Ellis Island. Other than his three-toed feet which he keeps covered, he resembles a black human man and manages to blend in with the people he encounters, engaging in lopsided conversations with various denizens of New York City. He displays the ability to heal the wounds of himself and others, as well as fix machines, by holding his hand over the affected area. He is secured housing through a new acquaintance at a Harlem bar. After fixing an arcade cabinet there, he soon lands a job as a technician. Two men in black, keen on the mute alien's whereabouts, begin to track the places and interrogate the people which he has visited. They seek to return him to the planet from which he escaped.
Cast
- Joe Morton as The Brother
- Rosanna Carter as West Indian Woman
- Ray Ramirez as Hispanic Man
- Yves Rene as Haitian Man
- Peter Richardson as Islamic Man
- Ginny Yang as Korean Shopkeeper
- Daryl Edwards as Fly
- Steve James as Odell
- Leonard Jackson as Smokey
- Bill Cobbs as Walter
- Maggie Renzi as Noreen
- Olga Merediz as Noreen's Client
- Tom Wright as Sam
- Minnie Gentry as Mrs. Brown
- Ren Woods as Bernice
