MovieReleasedComedyScience Fiction

The Brother from Another Planet

"He's not just another out-of-towner..."

Rating6.6/10

Release1984

Runtime1h 48m

Votes92

A mute alien with the appearance of a black human is chased by outer-space bounty hunters through the streets of Harlem.

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Release Date

September 7, 1984

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Production Companies

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A-Train Films

Cast

Joe Morton

The Brother

Rosanna Carter

West Indian Woman

Ray Ramirez

Hispanic Man

Yves Rene

Haitian Man

Peter Richardson

Islamic Man

Ginny Yang

Korean Shopkeeper

Daryl Edwards

Fly

Steve James

Odell

Leonard Jackson

Smokey

Bill Cobbs

Walter

Maggie Renzi

Noreen

Olga Merediz

Noreen's Client

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