Los Angeles, rok 1991. Minęły trzy lata, odkąd na pustyni Mohave wylądowała grupa trzystu tysięcy przybyszy z obcej cywilizacji. Po odbyciu kwarantanny uzyskali oni od rządu USA pozwolenie na włączenie się w życie amerykańskiego społeczeństwa. Po jakimś czasie niektórzy z nich zostali gangsterami i zajęli się produkcją tajemniczego narkotyku. Przewodzi im William Harcourt. Do rozbicia gangu zostaje przydzielony doświadczony agent Matthew Sykes. Jego partnerem jest kosmiczny przybysz Samuel "George" Francisco. Obydwaj policjanci muszą odrzucić wzajemne uprzedzenia, aby wspólnie rozwiązać sprawę zagadkowego morderstwa...
Alien Nation is a routine cop thriller with a comedic sci-fi twist. They get drunk on sour milk. They have two hearts and bald, spotted heads. They're highly intelligent, but if you drop them in seawater they'll melt into a puddle of goop. They're "Newcomers", and they arrived as refugees in a massive alien slave-ship, quarantined for three years and then reluctantly accepted as citizens of Earth. To some humans--including seasoned Los Angeles cop Matt Sykes (James Caan)--the Newcomers are unwelcomed "slags". Sykes' own virulent "speciesism" intensifies when Newcomer thugs kill his partner, but he sees logic in teaming up with Sam Francisco (Mandy Patinkin), the first Newcomer detective in the LAPD. Francisco's Newcomer knowledge is vital to their investigation of an alien drug ring, and a friendship grows from life-or-death circumstances.
Alien Nation has two things working in its favour: Caan and Patinkin form a memorable duo, and the basic premise--as conceived by Rockne S O'Bannon (who later developed the film as a TV series)--intelligently accounts for the sociological impact of an alien population. The subtle point is made that humans are extraordinary beings who squander their potential, and the evil of drugs--as dealt by a social-climbing Newcomer played by Terence Stamp--leads to a crisis that threatens to generate global intolerance. These points are well presented in a context of overly familiar plotting and standard-issue sarcasm. It's entertaining for a brisk 90 minutes, but in its attempt to be widely appealing, Alien Nation glosses over issues that might have made it more uniquely provocative. --Jeff Shannon,
Product Description
Academy Award nominees James Caan and Terence Stamp star in the classic sci-fi tale
Alien NATION, In the film that inspired the hit television series.
Alien NATIONcombines elements of science fiction with those of the classic buddy cop genre to produce an imaginative and highly entertaining experience.
Product Details
Feature Running time: 86 minutes> Language: English
Subtitles: Hard of hearing English, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Finnish, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish, Turkish.
Original Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 (16x9)
Sound Quality: English 4.1
DVD Special features: Theatrical trailer, Featurette, Behind the scenes and 3 TV spots.
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