The Brother From Another Planet
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
John Sayles
Joe Morton
Daryl Edwards
Steve James
Edward Baran
Yves Rene
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
An alien in the guise of a mute African-American man lands in Harlem and tries to fit into the neighborhood, but also discovers how difficult people of his color have it on this planet.
Director
John Sayles
Cast
Joe Morton
Daryl Edwards
Steve James
Edward Baran
Yves Rene
Josh Mostel
Tom Wright
Jaime Tirelli
Carl Gordon
John Griesemer
Alvin Alexis
Herb Downer
Sidney Sheriff Jr.
Copper Kim Stauton
David Babcock
Olga Merediz
Anthony Thomas
Rosetta Lenoire
Bill Cobbs
Ray Ramirez
Maggie Renzi
David Strathairn
Ellis E. Williams
Minnie Gentry
Reggie Rock Bythewood
Randy Frazier
Deborah Taylor
Peter Richardson
Andre Robinson
Herbert Newsome
Ginny Young
John Sayles
Renn Woods
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Caroline Aaron
Chip Mitchell
Rosanna Carter
Leon W Grant
Dwania Kyles
Liane Alexandra Curtis
Michael Mantell
Fisher Stevens
Leonard Jackson
Crew
Gina R. Alfano
Jeff Anderson
Joy Birdsong
Denzil Botus
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Martin Brody
Martin Brody
Nora Chavooshian
Ralph Cordero
Michelle Costa
Mary Cybulski
Tim D'arcy
Tim D'arcy
Mason Daring
Mason Daring
Kurt Davis
Thom Dejesu
Ravan Dessaline
Ernest Dickerson
Ernest Dickerson
Carol Dysinger
Ann Edgeworth
Tom Fleischman
David M Geshwind
Michael Golub
Steve James
Walis Johnson
Larry Justice
Natalie Lardner
Natalie Lardner
Stephen J Lineweaver
Frank London
Howard March
Paul Marcus
Bob Marshak
Joe Morton
Edgard Mourino
Virginia Munce
Maureen Nappi
Karen Perry
Lee Perry
Lee Perry
Michael Preston
Birbetta Provence
Peggy Rajski
Peggy Rajski
Maggie Renzi
Maggie Renzi
Craig Lawrence Rice
Efrain Salgado
Efrain Salgado
Nancy Savoca
John Sayles
John Sayles
John Sayles
Barbara Shapiro
Jeff Southworth
Eric Taylor
John Tintori
Gilbert S Williams
Lin Wilson
Madeline Wilson
Moultrie Mattie Wilson
Renn Woods
Tom Wright
Michael Zam
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the Special Jury Prize at the 1984 US (Sundance) Film Festival.
Released in United States October 1984
Released in United States Fall October 1, 1984
Released in United States 1984
Released in United States January 2002
Released in United States March 2002
Shown at the 1984 US Film Festival.
Shown at South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival in Austin, Texas March 8-17, 2002.
Released in USA on video.
Completed shooting March 1984.
Released in United States October 1984
Released in United States Fall October 1, 1984
Released in United States March 2002 (Shown at South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival in Austin, Texas March 8-17, 2002.)
Released in United States 1984 (Shown at the 1984 US Film Festival.)
Released in United States January 2002 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Sundance Collection) in Park City, Utah January 10-20, 2002.)
