Alien nation / 20th Century Fox ; a Gale Anne Hurd / Richard Kobritz - Rockne S. O'Bannon production ; a Graham Baker film ; written by Rockne S. O'Bannon ; produced by Gale Anne Hurd and Richard Kobritz ; directed by Graham Baker.

Science fiction drama set in Los Angeles in the 1990's about a whole culture of aliens called "Newcomers" who land in the Mojave Desert and are allowed refuge by the U.S. government. In L.A. alone, there are 300,000 Newcomers, and Detective James Sykes, a veteran police officer, is out to avenge the...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
Other Authors: O'Bannon, Rockne S.
Hurd, Gale Anne
Kobritz, Richard
Baker, Graham
Caan, James
Patinkin, Mandy
Stamp, Terence
Howard, Kevyn Major
Greenberg, Adam
Language:English
French
Spanish
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
English (4.1 Dolby surround), English (Dolby surround), or French (Dolby surround) dialogue; English and Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Published: Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2009]
Subjects:
Extraterrestrial beings > Drama.
Murder > Investigation > Drama.
Drug abuse > Drama.
Los Angeles (Calif.) > Drama.
Science fiction films.
Police films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Drama.
Science fiction films.
Police films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Science fiction drama set in Los Angeles in the 1990's about a whole culture of aliens called "Newcomers" who land in the Mojave Desert and are allowed refuge by the U.S. government. In L.A. alone, there are 300,000 Newcomers, and Detective James Sykes, a veteran police officer, is out to avenge the death of his partner who was killed by one of the extra-terrestrials. Sykes' new partner Sam Francisco turns out to be the force's first Newcomer, and together they uncover a trail of murder leading to the worst drug epidemic ever to hit Planet Earth.
Note:Originally produced as a motion picture in 1988.
Special features: exclusive featurette, behind-the-scenes look at Alien nation, theatrical trailer, TV spots, previews for other Fox films.
Videorecording.
Call Number:PN1995.9.S26 A554 2009 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: R.
Credits:Director of photography, Adam Greenberg ; editor, Kent Beyda ; music, Curt Sobel.
System Details:DVD.
DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital.
Cast:
James Caan, Mandy Patinkin, Terence Stamp, Kevyn Major Howard.