The Brother from Another Planet (1984)★ 6.8/10
- Comedy
- Sci-Fi
Directed by: John Sayles
Written by: John Sayles
A mute alien with the appearance of a black human is chased by outer-space bounty hunters through the streets of Harlem.
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Cast & crew
Joe MortonThe Brother
Daryl EdwardsFly
Rosanna CarterWest Indian WomanRay RamirezHispanic ManYves ReneHaitian ManPeter RichardsonIslamic ManGinny YangKorean Shopkeeper
Steve JamesOdell
Leonard JacksonSmokey
Bill CobbsWalter
Maggie RenziNoreen
Olga MeredizNoreen's Client
Tom WrightSamMinnie GentryMrs. Brown
Renn WoodsBernice
Reggie Rock BythewoodRickey
Alvin AlexisWillis
Caroline AaronRandy Sue Carter
Herb NewsomeLittle Earl
John SaylesMan In Black
David StrathairnMan In Black
Rosetta LeNoireMama
Michael MantellMr. Love
Jamie TirelliHector
Liane CurtisAce
Fisher StevensCard TricksterCharles MitchellEdDavid BabcockPhilRandy FrazierBouncer
Dee Dee BridgewaterMalverne DavisSidney Sheriff Jr.VirgilCopper CunninghamBlack HookerMarisa SmithWhite HookerIshmael Houston-JonesDancer
Kim StauntonTeacherDwania KylesWaitress
Carl GordonMr. PriceLeon W. GrantBasketball PlayerAnthony ThomasBasketball PlayerAndre Robinson Jr.PusherJohn GriesemerWhite CopEllis WilliamsWatcherEdward BaranMr. Vance
Josh MostelCasio VendorDeborah TaylorVance's ReceptionistHerb DownerFloor Buffer
Giancarlo EspositoMan Being Arrested (uncredited)Dhonna Harris GoodaleWaitress (uncredited)
Reverend IslaamCustomer in the store (uncredited)Pete RichardsonStreet Merchant (uncredited)John Canada TerrellBaby Grand Patron (uncredited)