Joe Morton
The Brother
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The Brother from Another Planet is a 1984 low-budget American science fiction film, written and directed by John Sayles. The film stars Joe Morton as an escaped extraterrestrial slave trying to find a new life on Earth. [3]
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.
- (6.6K)
- Comedy, Sci-Fi
- John Sayles
- 1984-09-14
A mute space alien crash-lands on Ellis Island. He blends in with New Yorkers, holds one-si ...more. Welcome to a world of crude beauty... of danger and excitement... of wonders, legend, and ...
- 109 min
- 340.3K
- Cult Cinema Classics
Featuring director John Sayles trademark humanity and an expressive performance from Joe Morton, The Brother from Another Planet is an observant, dryly comic sci-fi gem. Read Critics Reviews...
- (28)
- John Sayles
- R
- Joe Morton
The brother runs into hookers and connivers, tourists from Indiana, immigrant shopkeepers, and a New York weirdo who, in one of the movie's best scenes, shows him a baffling card trick, and then demonstrates another trick that contains a cynical grain of big-city truth.
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.
An alien slave crash-lands in New York City while being pursued by two Men in Black bounty hunters. His attempt to find a place for himself on Earth parallels that of the immigrant experience.
