UK,
1976, 140 min
Directed by:
Nicolas RoegScreenplay:
Paul MayersbergCinematography:
Anthony B. RichmondCast:
David Bowie, Rip Torn, Candy Clark, Buck Henry, Bernie Casey, Adrienne Larussa, Claudia Jennings, Terry Southern, Dort Clark, Jackson D. KanePlots(1)
Crash landing on Earth from his dying planet, an alien humanoid traveling by the name Thomas Jerome Newton (David Bowie) uses his superior intelligence to build a vast business empire. As he takes on, and beats, every US corporation people can only guess his true purpose: to save his dying world from agonizing death from drought. (StudioCanal UK)
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I know the film has a lot to say, whether through its performances, its overall direction, or its story, but I just couldn't connect with it; in fact, it repelled me more than it tried to engage me. And that's in some ways good for the film, but I simply couldn't like it and instead endured it until the end.
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