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From: mem@sii.UUCP (Mark Mallett)
Newsgroups: net.movies
Subject: Brother from Another Planet
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Date: Fri, 10-May-85 01:21:03 EDT
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Posted: Fri May 10 01:21:03 1985
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The recent flood of articles about Buckaroo Banzai (why are they coming
NOW?) has reminded me of a movie that I saw in Boston last year, and
made me wonder why I haven't seen any mention of that movie here.  The
movie, "Brother from Another Planet", is by John Sayles (the guy who
did that horrible (my opinion) movie "return of the seacaucus seven").
It is a wonderfully funny story of a black, mute alien who crash-lands his
spaceship on Ellis Island.  He wanders into Harlem and tries to fit
in with the residents so that he can escape two Dragnet-like pursuers
("Just the facts, ma'am"), something made harder by his ability to heal
broken videogames with a touch of his finger.  I loved this movie; it
got good reviews and practically no distribution (that I can tell).
Has anybody else seen it??

I have a feeling of deja-vu; if I posted a review of this last year,
please forgive me.  I only have a 3-week memory.

				Mark Mallett
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P.S.  I don't work anywhere, so I don't have to disclaim my words.