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Alien Nation

  • TV Movie
  • 1989
  • Unrated
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
1.4K
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Alien Nation (1989)
CrimeDramaSci-Fi

A bigoted human policeman in the L.A. of the future and his alien partner learn to live with each other's differences while attempting to solve a drug conspiracy hidden in the subculture of ... Read allA bigoted human policeman in the L.A. of the future and his alien partner learn to live with each other's differences while attempting to solve a drug conspiracy hidden in the subculture of Los Angeles' newest immigrant population: extraterrestrials.A bigoted human policeman in the L.A. of the future and his alien partner learn to live with each other's differences while attempting to solve a drug conspiracy hidden in the subculture of Los Angeles' newest immigrant population: extraterrestrials.

  • Director
    • Kenneth Johnson
  • Writers
    • Rockne S. O'Bannon
    • Kenneth Johnson
  • Stars
    • Gary Graham
    • Eric Pierpoint
    • Michele Scarabelli
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    1.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Kenneth Johnson
    • Writers
      • Rockne S. O'Bannon
      • Kenneth Johnson
    • Stars
      • Gary Graham
      • Eric Pierpoint
      • Michele Scarabelli
    • 10User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Top Cast53

    Gary Graham
    Gary Graham
    • Detective Matthew Sikes
    Eric Pierpoint
    Eric Pierpoint
    • Detective George Francisco
    Michele Scarabelli
    Michele Scarabelli
    • Susan Francisco
    Lauren Woodland
    Lauren Woodland
    • Emily Francisco
    Sean Six
    • Buck Francisco
    Terri Treas
    Terri Treas
    • Cathy Frankel
    Molly Morgan
    Molly Morgan
    • Jill Molaskey
    Jeffrey Marcus
    Jeffrey Marcus
    • Albert Einstein
    • (as Jeff Marcus)
    Jeff Doucette
    Jeff Doucette
    • Burns
    Ron Fassler
    Ron Fassler
    • Captain Bryon Grazer
    Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs
    Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs
    • Sergeant Dobbs
    L. Scott Caldwell
    L. Scott Caldwell
    • Lyddie
    Diane Cary
    Diane Cary
    • Jill's Mother
    William Frankfather
    William Frankfather
    • Purist Leader
    Ketty Lester
    Ketty Lester
    • Teacher
    Loyda Ramos
    Loyda Ramos
    • Officer Maria Puente
    Tim Russ
    Tim Russ
    • Ronald Ketnes
    Brian Smiar
    • Priest
    • Director
      • Kenneth Johnson
    • Writers
      • Rockne S. O'Bannon
      • Kenneth Johnson
    • All cast & crew
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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      The alien ship that lands is called the Gruza. "Gruza" is a Russian word that means "cargo."
    • Quotes
      • [a group of human Purists have are protesting the admission of a Newcomer student by blocking the school door]
      • Ms. Purist: They're unnatural. They've already taking too many jobs, our jobs! If we let her in here now, there'll be a hundred more next week.
      • Protestor: We don't want them mixing with our kids. Their quarantine wasn't long enough. The ACLU got them released too soon. How do we know they're really safe?
      • Ms. Purist: I say we run them back to Slagtown!
      • [Matt fires his gun and the crowd falls silent]
      • Matt: Why stop with running them back to Slagtown, why don't we just kill them?
      • [fires his gun again]
      • Matt: Teach them a lesson. Keep them in their place. Keep America pure.
      • [crowd cheers]
      • Matt: We don't even need to paint little stars on them to recognize them, do we?
      • [cheering stops]
      • Matt: Hell, they'll be easy to round up. Look at them, they stand out even better than the Japs that we threw into concentration camps back in 1942. This will be a piece of cake. And if enough of us get together, it'll almost seem legal, won't it? Put little white pointy sheets on our heads and hang us a few Slags, huh? Let's start with this little one right here.
      • [takes Emily's hand and winks at her]
      • Matt: Just 'cause she's an American citizen, that doesn't make her a human being, does it? So what if she's a little brighter than some of our kids? We can beat that out of her. Discourage her enough, she'll give up. So what if she might have come up with a cure for cancer someday? She's not *civilized* like us. So why don't we just put a gun to her head and end it all right here, huh?
      • [starts offering his gun to the crowd, but no one will take it]
      • Matt: Come, pull trigger. Come on, take it. Come on!
      • [to the rally leader]
      • Matt: How about you, Ms. Purist? I know you want to come pull the trigger. Get down over here! Come on down!
      • [Ms. Purist doesn't move]
      • Matt: What, I have to do it myself? Okay.
      • [cocks the hammer on his gun]
      • Protestor: No, we don't want her dead. We just want her back where she belongs.
      • Matt: [uncocks gun's hammer] She belongs *here*.
      • [holsters his gun and turns to the crowd]
      • Matt: Aren't you shamed of yourselves?
      • [faces a black man in the crowd of protestors]
      • Matt: Aren't *you*?
      • [the protestors and the teachers come out to meet Matt and Emily]
      • Matt: Anybody gives this little one any trouble answers to me, got it?
      • Principal: Yeah, I do.
      • Matt: [to Emily] You okay?
      • [Emily nods]
      • Matt: Good girl. Now, go in there and show them your stuff.
      • [the teachers take Emily into the school and Matt turns back to the protesters]
      • Matt: Party's over people. Anybody still here in three minutes will be under arrest for the violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
    • Connections
      Featured in Alien Nation: Fountain of Youth (1989)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • September 18, 1989 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Нація прибульців
    • Filming locations
      • Belmont Tunnel - 1304 West 2nd Street, Los Angeles, California, USA(Graffiti yard)
    • Production company
      • 20th Century Fox Television
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 42m(102 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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