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| Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: October 7, 1988 |
Starring:
James Caan, Mandy Patinkin
Summary:
In 1991, Earth will have the first contact with an alien civilization. These aliens, known as Newcomers, slowly begin to be integrated into human society after years of quarantine.
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While the whole film is well-made, it has surprisingly few surprises. There are some small ones, but the plot and many details are predictable down to small details. [7 Oct 1988, p.F13]
Though there's some wit on the fringes (including splendid use of a Reagan stump-speech line), the whole thing plays a lot like a Miami Vice via Star Trek. [7 Oct 1988, p.E10]
Alien Nation lives out precisely the fate of the alien nation it depicts - both full of potential, both hoping to
please, and both immediately co-opted, enslaved by the same commercial forces that granted their release. [12 Oct 1988]
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