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    Alien Nation (1989)

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    Long before Mandy Patinkin became an endearingly obnoxious doctor in Chicago Hope, he was a mottle-headed space creature in Alien Nation. He sensibly chose not to take his creation to the small screen when it became a TV series.

    In Los Angeles, three years after thousands of aliens known as “newcomers” are uncomfortably integrated into Californian society, the uneasy co-existence between the people from space and humans is tested when Earthling detective – and hard-core bigot –  Matt Sykes (James Caan) joins forces with a “newcomer” cop – Detective Sam Francisco  (Patinkin), who Sykes calls “George” – to track down a murderous gang who killed Sykes’ old partner during a convenience store holdup.

    Terence Stamp plays William Harcourt, another newcomer who has become a respected man in the community – who also hides a dark secret. Kevyn Major Howard plays Harcourt’s hired assassin, Rudyard Kipling. They don’t come much meaner-looking than Kipling!

    Director Graham Baker expertly combines the sci-fi and thriller elements and is well served by his two leads, particularly Patinkin, who manages to create a moving character while operating under a ton of latex.

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    Matt Sykes
    James Caan
    Sam “George” Francisco 
    Mandy Patinkin
    William Harcourt
    Terence Stamp
    Rudyard Kipling
    Kevyn Major Howard
    aliennation2Cassandra
    Leslie Bevis
    Fedorchuk
    Peter Jason
    Quint
    George Jenesky
    Josh Strader
    Jeff Kober
    Bill Tuggle
    Roger Aaron Brown
    Wiltey
    Tony Simotes
    Alterez
    Tony Perez
    Trent Porter
    Brian Thompson
    Captain Warner
    Frank McCarthy
    Winter
    Keone Young
    Maffet
    Don Hood
    Duncan Crais
    Earl Boen

    Director
    Graham Baker

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