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Aliens punish one of their own by sending him to earth. The alien is very violent, and when the body he occupies is damaged... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Fine little film! moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Rae Dawn Chong | ... | Diana Pierce | |
| Don Gordon | ... | Charles Krieger | |
| Tom Towles | ... | Bob Laney | |
| Antonio Fargas | ... | Julius | |
| Neil Giuntoli | ... | Scully | |
| Larry Pennell | ... | Captain Scarcelli | |
| Pam Gordon | ... | Connie | |
| Tony Amendola | ... | Dr. Cheever | |
| Robert Dryer | ... | Borrower / Human | |
| Richard Wharton | ... | Alien Pilot | |
| Bentley Mitchum | ... | Kip | |
| Zoe Trilling | ... | Astrid | |
| Tamara Clatterbuck | ... | Michelle Chodiss | |
| Tom Allard | ... | Ruben Whitefeather | |
| Darryl Shelly | ... | Druggie |
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Like he did in "Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer", director John McNaughton presents us with a predator's eye view of the wonderful world of victims, with a tad more dark humor this time around, and the result is a fine little film. We clueless humans are portayed as a strange bunch in the eyes of an alien criminal, who has been sentenced to the worst punishment on his planet: Life as a human! The human form is not entirely compatible with this species' biology, the annoying result being the head's tendency to explode. Consequently, our alien protagonist is constantly "head-shopping", taking on characteristics of each victim he decapitates in order to capacitate himself. Rae Dawn Chong is the only human to catch on, but of course, who's going to believe a hotheaded female detective? The offbeat characters and wonderfully warped humor set this title apart from most genre offerings .... a cult gem, maybe not for most tastes, but definitely worth a DVD re-release. Check it out if looking for something a bit ... different.