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The Man Who Fell to Earth (1987) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1987 · 100 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Bobby Roth
- Starring
- Annie Potts, Henry G. Sanders, Bruce McGill, Wil Wheaton, Carmen Argenziano, James Laurenson
An alien lands on Earth, and decides that he needs to a job in order to raise money to build a spaceship so he can return to his home planet.
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