| Joe morton is heartbreakingly gentle | close |
You need to upgrade your Flash Player.
Click Here to download the latest version.
Sitges-Catalonian International Film Festival 1984 - Won - Best Actor
Sitges-Catalonian International Film Festival 1984 - Won - Best Screenplay
Sundance Film Festival 1985 - Nominated - Grand Jury Prize
Share this product with friends who love independent film.
The Brother From Another Planet
Purchase Options & Download Info
5% of every FilmCatcher purchase you make goes to a worthwhile cause.
Film SynopsisFilmmaker John Sayles' first bonafide box-office success, Brother from Another Planet centers on a black escaped slave from a faraway planet (Joe Morton) who finds himself on the mean streets Harlem. Though the locals are put off by the slave's inability to speak, they are won over by his technical wizardry. He is adopted as a "brother" by his new friends, who protect him from pursuing white aliens played by director Sayles and David Strathairn. Get Involved |
|
Chris Eigeman
celebrityMPAA:
Rated R for language, some drug content and brief nudity.
Runtime:
108 min.
Genres:
Comedy
Drama
Country:
UNITED STATES
Language:
English/American
Color:
Color
Certification:
R
Tagline
• Welcome to a world of crude beauty... of danger and excitement...of wonders, legend, and imagination...Welcome to Harlem, Brother.
Memorable Quotes
Sam: [talking about The Brother] What am I supposed to do? Fly: You the city, Sam. Figure out where to put him. Sam: Men's shelter. Smokey: Too Smelly. Sam: Ok. The Hilton. You got the tab? Smokey: What they pay you for? Sam: I just make phone calls. You want him out, you could call the cops. Fly: Cops? Oh, man. Smokey: He knew the death seat when he sat down on it. Sam: It's not like I got to drum up more business for the city, you know?
Man In Black: [sitting at the bar] Beer. Odell: What kind? Man In Black: Draft. Man In Black: On the rocks.
Card Trickster: I have another magic trick for you. Wanna see me make all the white people disappear? Subway Public Address Announcer: 59th Street Columbus Circle, 125th Street next This a Uptown A Express going to 207. (all the white people begin exiting the car) Change for the double A Local across the platform. The D. Or the upper level change for the number 1 Broadway trains. Card Trickster: See what I tell you? Subway Public Address Announcer: Uptown A, 125th street next.
click a name to search community content
Directed by
John Sayles
Writing credits
John Sayles
Cast
| Joe Morton | ||
| Rosanna Carter | ||
| Ray Ramirez | ||
| Yves Rene | ||
| Peter Richardson | ||
| Ginny Yang | ||
| Daryl Edwards | ||
| Steve James | ||
| Leonard Jackson | ||
| Bill Cobbs | ||
| Maggie Renzi | ||
| Olga Merediz | ||
| Tom Wright | ||
| Minnie Gentry | ||
| Ren Woods |
Be the first to review this film!
The Brother From Another Planet
My Cart
