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Alien nation., 20th Century Fox ; a Gale Anne Hurd, Rockne S. O'Bannon production ; a Graham Baker film ; written by Rockne S. O'Bannon ; produced by Gale Anne Hurd and Richard Kobritz ; directed by Graham Baker, Widescreen

Label
Alien nation., 20th Century Fox ; a Gale Anne Hurd, Rockne S. O'Bannon production ; a Graham Baker film ; written by Rockne S. O'Bannon ; produced by Gale Anne Hurd and Richard Kobritz ; directed by Graham Baker, Widescreen
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
Alien nation.
Oclc number
261503957
Responsibility statement
20th Century Fox ; a Gale Anne Hurd, Rockne S. O'Bannon production ; a Graham Baker film ; written by Rockne S. O'Bannon ; produced by Gale Anne Hurd and Richard Kobritz ; directed by Graham Baker
Runtime
90
Summary
Science fiction drama set in Los Angeles in the 1990's about a whole culture of aliens called "Newcomers" who land in the Mojave Desert and are allowed refuge by the U.S. government. In L.A. alone there are 300,000 Newcomers, and Detective James Sykes, a veteran police officer, is out to avenge the death of his partner who was killed by one of the extra-terrestrials. Sykes' new partner Sam Francisco turns out to be the force's first Newcomer, and together they uncover a trail of murder leading to the worst drug epidemic ever to hit Planet Earth
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
resource.version
Widescreen
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