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Two aliens who resemble white men hunt for the Brother to return him to their planet. They consider the Brother an inferior race not because of his skin color, but because he has three toes.
Sep 14, 1984 · The Brother from Another Planet: Directed by John Sayles. With Joe Morton, Rosanna Carter, Ray Ramirez, Yves Rene. A mute alien with the appearance of a black human is chased by outer-space bounty hunters through the streets of Harlem.
"The Brother" (Joe Morton) is an alien and escaped slave on the run from his home planet. After he lands in New York City, he tries to adapt to life on the streets of...
An escaped slave from an alien planet lands in New York City and tries to adapt to life on the streets of Harlem, where he gets a job as a repair man due to his amazing abilities at fixing machines. Meanwhile, he's pursued by two agents from his home world who are intent on returning there with him.
The Brother from Another Planet 1984 | Joe Morton, Rosanna Carter (Sci-Fi, Comedy) Full Movie. Welcome to a world of crude beauty... of danger and excitement... of wonders, legend, and...
"The Brother From Another Planet" tells the story of a man who cannot talk, but who can read minds, listen carefully, look deep into eyes, and provide a sort of mirror for our society. That makes it sound serious, but like all the most serious movies, it's a comedy.
The Brother is an alien who has crash-landed on Earth, in New York City. While mute, strongly empathic, and able to fix things, he resembles a Black man with strange feet. His attempt to make a place for himself in Harlem is an allegory for the immigrant experience in the United States.
