Brother from another planet (Motion picture : 1984)

A sci-fantasy adventure about a black visitor from outer space. Fleeing to Earth to escape slavery on a distant world, he splashes into New York harbor and makes his way to Harlem. There he's accepted by the regulars at a local bar, and pursued by two alien bounty hunters.

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"A sci-fantasy adventure about a black visitor from outer space. Fleeing to Earth to escape slavery on a distant world, he splashes into New York harbor and makes his way to Harlem. There he's accepted by the regulars at a local bar, and pursued by two alien bounty hunters."@en
""Sayles takes a fresh look at our society through the eyes of a black extraterrestrial who crash-lands on Earth--in Harlem--and is taken in by the regulars of a local bar. The alien changes everyone he meets on his original and eye-opening journey through the streets of urban America. But can his message of brotherly love resonate with the intergalactic bounty hunters trying to track him down?"--Container."@en
""Sayles takes a fresh look at our society through the eyes of a black extraterrestrial who crash-lands on Earth--in Harlem--and is taken in by the regulars of a local bar. The alien changes everyone he meets on his original and eye-opening journey through the streets of urban America. But can his message of brotherly love resonate with the intergalactic bounty hunters trying to track him down?"--Container."
"A sci-fantasy adventure about a black visitor from outer space. Fleeing to Earth to escape slavery on a distant world, he splashes in New York Harbor and makes his way to Harlem, where he's accepted by the regulars at a local bar, and pursued by two alien bounty hunters."@en
"The Brother is an alien who has crash-landed on Earth, in New York City. While mute, strongly empathic, and able to fix things, he resembles a black man with strange feet. His attempt to make a place for himself in Harlem is an allegory for the immigrant experience in the United States. Meanwhile, two bounty hunters from the Brother's home planet arrive and try to capture him."@en
"The Brother is an alien who has crash-landed on Earth, in New York City. While mute, strongly empathic, and able to fix things, he resembles a black man with strange feet. His attempt to make a place for himself in Harlem is an allegory for the immigrant experience in the United States. Meanwhile, two bounty hunters from the Brother's home planet arrive and try to capture him."
"A sci-fantasy adventure about a black visitor from outer space. Fleeing earth to escape slavery on a distant world, he spashes down in New York harbor and makes his way to Harlem, where he's accepted by the regulars at a local bar, and persued by two alien bounty hunters."
"A sci-fantasy adventure about a black visitor from outer space. Fleeing earth to escape slavery on a distant world, he spashes down in New York harbor and makes his way to Harlem, where he's accepted by the regulars at a local bar, and persued by two alien bounty hunters."@en
"A black alien crash lands in New York Harbor and winds up in Harlem where he is accepted by the locals who work to shield him from the alien bounty hunters."
"Sayles takes a fresh look at our society through the eyes of a black extraterrestrial who crash-lands on Earth -- in Harlem -- and is taken in by the regulars of a local bar. The alien changes everyone he meets on his original and eye-opening journey through the streets of urban America. But can his message of brotherly love resonate with the intergalactic bounty hunters trying to track him down?"@en
"An extraterrestrial who resembles an African-American flees slavery on a distant planet and crash lands in New York City. He blends in with the residents of Harlem, makes friends, and helps bring down a drug lord while avoiding capture by a pair of alien bounty hunters."
"An extraterrestrial who resembles an African-American flees slavery on a distant planet and crash lands in New York City. He blends in with the residents of Harlem, makes friends, and helps bring down a drug lord while avoiding capture by a pair of alien bounty hunters."@en
""Begins with a tall, mute, young black fellow seeming to be dumped unceremoniously in New York harbor. Within minutes, he makes his way to Harlem, where his unusual, but not truly bizarre, behavior raises some cackles but in most respects blends into the neighborhood. Roughly the first third of the action takes place in a local bar ... Since he doesn't speak, the brother represents a mostly passive character except for his mysterious healing powers, which not only enable him to cure physical injuries but to earn a job in a video arcade, since he can fix cantankerous video games with a pass of the hand. On the subway, the brother is given a fabulously entertaining display of ace cardsmanship by young Broadway legit thesp Fisher Stevens, and is later introduced to the pleasures of the flesh by jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater. Pic is essentially a series of behavioral vignettes ... Once the brother discovers the Harlem drug scene, however, tale takes a rather unpleasant ... turn ... Pursuing the missing brother around the streets of Harlem are two alien bounty hunters"--Variety review, May 23, 1984."
""Begins with a tall, mute, young black fellow seeming to be dumped unceremoniously in New York harbor. Within minutes, he makes his way to Harlem, where his unusual, but not truly bizarre, behavior raises some cackles but in most respects blends into the neighborhood. Roughly the first third of the action takes place in a local bar ... Since he doesn't speak, the brother represents a mostly passive character except for his mysterious healing powers, which not only enable him to cure physical injuries but to earn a job in a video arcade, since he can fix cantankerous video games with a pass of the hand. On the subway, the brother is given a fabulously entertaining display of ace cardsmanship by young Broadway legit thesp Fisher Stevens, and is later introduced to the pleasures of the flesh by jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater. Pic is essentially a series of behavioral vignettes ... Once the brother discovers the Harlem drug scene, however, tale takes a rather unpleasant ... turn ... Pursuing the missing brother around the streets of Harlem are two alien bounty hunters"--Variety review, May 23, 1984."@en
"Morton stars as a Black alien who splashes down in New York Harbor and winds up in Harlem where he is accepted by the locals. They work to shield him from the alien bounty hunters."@en
"Wie nehmen Ausserirdische Dinge wahr, die in der heutigen Welt gang und gäbe sind? Am Ufer des New Yorker Hudson River legt ein UFO eine Bruchlandung hin."
"A sci-fantasy adventure about a black visitor from outer space. Fleeing to Earth to escape slavery on a distant world, he splashes down in New York harbor and makes his way to Harlem, where he's accepted by the regulars at a local bar, and pursued by two alien bounty hunters."@en