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| The Brother from Another Planet | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | John Sayles |
| Written by | John Sayles |
| Produced by | Peggy Rajski Maggie Renzi |
| Starring | Joe Morton Darryl Edwards Steve James Bill Cobbs David Strathairn |
| Cinematography | Ernest R. Dickerson |
| Edited by | John Sayles |
| Music by | Mason Daring John Sayles Denzil Botus |
| Distributed by | Cinecom Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 108 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $350,000[2] |
| Box office | over $4 million[2] |
The Brother from Another Planet is a 1984 low-budget American science fiction film, with a legacy as a cult classic, written and directed by John Sayles.
The film stars Joe Morton as an escaped extraterrestrial slave trying to find a new life on Earth.[3] Due to an error in proper copyright protocols, the film became part of the public domain during its original release.[4]
The film was a moderate financial success, and critical reviews were largely positive. Morton's performance as The Brother was acclaimed, as he had no lines of dialogue and had to communicate entirely through facial expressions and body language.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ Brother From Another Planet: The Movie That Brought Historic Black Experiences to Sci-Fi - MovieWeb
- ^ Critics At Large : Digging into the Past: Watching Public Domain Films Online