Back In The Day: Alien Nation

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TONIGHT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT…

Back in the day, 1988, they released a movie called Alien Nation which was a sci fi buddy cop movie that touched on dealing with racism and police brutality in America.  It partners a veteran homicide detective (James Caan) with the first newcomer alien detective (Mandy Patinkin) on the force to solve the murder of the human’s previous partner and a sudden series of newcomer killings a few years after aliens crash landed in Los Angeles.  And Terence Stamp plays the alien villain.

The movie did well for its time.  Mandy said he based his character on George Jetson and they were supposed to mention it in the movie too; Caan made jokes on set to keep things light but later got angry when a fan asked him about the movie.

The movie spawned a very short-lived but critically acclaimed series, and 5 made for tv movie sequels to the series.  These sequels went deep into newcomer myths.

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FIRST IMPRESSIONS

NICK “had the buddy cop thing down. Spoiled milk gags.”

DAVE “I really liked this movie.”

ATOM “Really enjoyed. Surprised me.”

JOHN  “Discovered the original movie after loving the show, so was happy for more Alien Nation to consume.”

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FAVORITE BITS

This movie is like breaking bad with aliens, loved the spoiled milk character scenes, and the opening sequence is so well done we can see why movies that come later steal its style.

WHAT SHOULD I WATCH? 

A killer tiger movie, Fire in the Sky will scare you, Turkey Shoot is not about shooting turkeys, and how about a movie with a tank called Fury?

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