"Prepare Yourself."

1988

1h 31m

6.1(348 votes)

Science Fiction

Crime

Thriller

Action

Overview

A few years from now, Earth will have the first contact with an alien civilization. These aliens, known as Newcomers, slowly begin to be integrated into human society after years of quarantine.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

James Caan

Matthew Sykes

Mandy Patinkin

Samuel 'George' Francisco

Terence Stamp

William Harcourt

Kevyn Major Howard

Rudyard Kipling

Leslie Bevis

Cassandra

Peter Jason

Fedorchuk

Conrad Dunn

Quint

Jeff Kober

Joshua Strader

Roger Aaron Brown

Bill Tuggle

Francis X. McCarthy

Captain Warner

Creative team

Directed by: Graham Baker
Written by: Rockne S. O'Bannon
Produced by: Gale Anne Hurd
Richard Kobritz

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