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| Year: | 1988 |
| Rating: | 6.1(5532) |
| Listed in: | Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller |
| Directed by: | Graham Baker |
| Actors: | James Caan Mandy Patinkin Terence Stamp Kevyn Major Howard Peter Jason Leslie Bevis |
| "Prepare Yourself." | |
Cast
| Directed by | |
|---|---|
| Graham Baker | |
| Actors | |
| James Caan | as Det. Sgt. Matthew Sykes |
| Mandy Patinkin | as Det. Samuel 'George' Francisco |
| Terence Stamp | as William Harcourt |
| Kevyn Major Howard | as Rudyard Kipling |
| Peter Jason | as Fedorchuk |
| Conrad Dunn | as Quint |
| Jeff Kober | as Joshua Strader |
| Roger Aaron Brown | as Det. Bill Tuggle |
| Tony Simotes | as Wiltey |
| Michael David Simms | as Human Dealer |
| Ed Krieger | as Alien Dealer |
| Tony Perez | as Alterez |
| Brian Thompson | as Trent Porter |
| Francis X. McCarthy | as Capt. Warner |
| Keone Young | as Winter |
| Don Hood | as Moffet |
| Earl Boen | as Duncan Crais |
| William E. Dearth | as Coroner's Technician |
| Robert Starr | as Coroner's Attendant |
| Bobby Sargent | as Coroner's Driver |
| Edgar Small | as Minkler |
| Thomas Wagner | as O'Neal |
| Abraham Alvarez | as Mayor |
| Frank Collison | as Bentner |
| Tom DeFranco | as Detective |
| Seth Marten | as Helicopter Pilot |
| Brian Lando | as George Jr. |
| Tom Morga | as Raincoat |
| Regis Parton | as Mr. Porter |
| Tom Finnegan | as Natuzzi |
| Doug MacHugh | as Victor Goldrup |
| Lawrence Kopp | as Human Cop #1 |
| Alec Gillis | as Newcomer in Bar |
| Frank Wagner | as Derelict |
| Clarence M. Landry | as Old Man Driver |
| Van Ling | as Newcomer #1 on TV |
| Mark Murphey | as Newcomer #2 on TV |
| George Robotham | as Boat Captain |
| James De Closs | as Detective |
| Douglas Cameron | as S.I.D. Photographer |
| Jasper Cole | as Neighbor |
| Actresses | |
| Leslie Bevis | as Cassandra |
| Bebe Drake | as Computer Operator |
| Diana James | as Ortiz |
| Angela O'Neill | as Kristin Sykes |
| Kendall Conrad | as Mrs. Francisco |
| Jessica James | as Mrs. Porter |
| Shuko Akune | as Police Secretary |
| Stephanie Shroyer | as Female Cop |
| Kirsten Graham | as Kid at Burger Stand |
| Debra Seitz | as Harcourt's Girlfriend |
Movie info
| Languages: | English |
| Filming dates: | 12 October 1987 - 13 January 1988 |
| Budget: | USD 16,000,000 |
| Plot: | A few years from now, Earth will have the first contact with an alien civilisation. These aliens, known as Newcomers, slowly begin to be integrated into human society after years of quarantine but are victims of a new type of discrimination. When the first Newcomer police officer, Sam Francisco is assigned his new partner, he is given Matthew Sykes , a mildly racist veteran, the animosity between them soon gives way to respect as they investigate the Newcomer underworld, and especially Newcomer leader William Harcourt. |
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Original Soundtracks
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"YOU'VE REALLY GOT A HOLD ON ME" Written by William Robinson Performed by Smokey Robinson and The Miracles Courtesy of Motown Record Company, L.P. "SURFIN' SAFARI" Written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love Performed by The Beach Boys Courtesy of Deck Records By Arrangement with Original Sound Entertainment "(SITTIN' ON) THE DOCK OF THE BAY" Written by Otis Redding and Steve Cropper Performed by Michael Bolton Courtesy of CBS Records "SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL" Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards Published by ABKCO Music, Inc. Performed by Jane's Addiction Courtesy of Tripple X Records "SCARY MONSTERS" Written and Performed by David Bowie Courtesy of Jones Music America "INDESTRUCTIBLE" Written by Michael Price and Bobby Sandstrom Performed by The Four Tops Courtesy of Arista Records Inc. |
Goofs
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Continuity: When Sykes and George are chasing Harcourt and Kipling in the police car as they push them off the freeway they are on the driver's side, in the very next scene, they are on the passenger side of the car. Continuity: When George drinks the milk at Matt's house the milk disappears from his lip between shots. Continuity: During the chase scene with the police car the tail lights on Sykes and Francisco's car change from broken to intact to broken again. PLOT: When George is hanging outside the helicopter, above the water surface, he should be screaming in pain since the rotor-blades would whip up a pretty dense cloud of seawater, thus he would be injured since his race is extremely sensitive against seawater, as pointed out by Joshua Strader, and William Harcourt in the end scene, their bodies react to it as we would to sulfuric acid, as referenced in the movie. SYNC: Matt's dialog doesn't match his lips after he and George talk to the hostess at Encounters. Miscellaneous: George's son is credited as George Jr., though he is named Richard in the film. |
Quotes
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[Commenting on a "human" condom] Det. Samuel 'George' Francisco: And that fits? Det. Sgt. Matthew Sykes: Well... Yeah, it's rubber. It stretches. Det. Samuel 'George' Francisco: And still it fits? Cassandra: Tell me the truth. Have you ever... made it with one of us? Det. Sgt. Matthew Sykes: No... unless I got drunk and somebody didn't tell me. Cassandra: Mmm. A virgin! I find that very arousing. You sure you haven't? Det. Sgt. Matthew Sykes: Um... there's lots of things I haven't done; that's not real high on my list. No... you know... don't take it personally. I'm a bigot. [after Sykes makes fun of George's name] Det. Samuel 'George' Francisco: It is like your name... Sykes. I'm sure it doesn't bother you at all that it sounds like "ss'ai k'ss," two words in my language which mean "excrement" and "cranium." [pause] Shithead. [Translating for Newcomer 'Porter' to Sykes] Det. Samuel 'George' Francisco: Your mother mates out of season. Det. Samuel 'George' Francisco: You humans are very curious to us. You invite us to live among you in an atmosphere of equality that we've never known before. You give us ownership of our own lives for the first time and you ask no more of us than you do of yourselves. I hope you understand how special your world is, how unique a people you humans are. Which is why it is all the more painful and confusing to us that so few of you seem capable of living up to the ideals you set for yourselves. Det. Sgt. Matthew Sykes: What is it? Det. Samuel 'George' Francisco: Nothing. Det. Sgt. Matthew Sykes: Come on, it's not nothing! When you talked to that coroner with that request it looked like you were about to shit peach pits... and it's not nothing now! Don't lie to me, George, you're real bad at it. That slag in there didn't die from just bullet wounds, am I right? Am I right? Tell me! You tell me and you tell me now. NOW! Det. Samuel 'George' Francisco: The drug is called ja-bru-kha. It is a potent narcotic! Det. Sgt. Matthew Sykes: How potent? Det. Samuel 'George' Francisco: More potent than any human drug you can imagine. The controllers regulated it, we would receive small amounts for our work in the mines. Det. Sgt. Matthew Sykes: You? You were on this shit? Det. Samuel 'George' Francisco: Yes! We all were! We were engineered as slave laborers. It was our only means of pleasure allowed! The harder you worked the more you got, the more you got the harder you worked. Thousands of my people died, I lost my best friend. It is a nightmare! I will not let it happen again. Det. Sgt. Matthew Sykes: Ok. You know, it was simple... I mean, all you had to do is tell me. I mean, why couldn't you let me know? Det. Samuel 'George' Francisco: Your people don't know about this part of our past and they cannot know it, it would threaten our entire existence here. [Matt and George are showing each other pictures of their respective children] Det. Samuel 'George' Francisco: This is my son, Richard. He's four years old. We named him after your former president, Richard Nixon. Det. Sgt. Matthew Sykes: [beat] George, from now on, tell people that you named him after the director Richard Burton. Just trust me on this. Det. Samuel 'George' Francisco: If the drug is here, we must destroy it! Det. Sgt. Matthew Sykes: [looking at a pistol target] That is pitiful! That is goddamn pitiful! How long you been shootin'? What are you going to do if you catch a perp running out of a liquor store, wave your written exam scores at him? Det. Sgt. Matthew Sykes: Tell me the joke. Det. Samuel 'George' Francisco: Stop me if you have heard it before. Why did the chicken cross the road? Det. Sgt. Matthew Sykes: [coughs uncontrollably] I've heard it. Det. Samuel 'George' Francisco: It's a good joke. Det. Sgt. Matthew Sykes: [Sykes has just cornered Harcourt] Hands Up! [Harcourt raises his hands, producing a tube of ja-bru-kha] Det. Sgt. Matthew Sykes: You make one move and you're history. William Harcourt: Not history... ETERNITY! [consumes the ja-bru-kha] |
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