Continuing yesterday's theme as the"outsider," thirty years ago, Joe Morton starred in John Sayles' BROTHER FROM ANOTHER PLANET. This was a clever movie that managed to be humorous, lovable, and still make a statement, as Sayles is wont to do. Even a black man in Harlem can be an outsider. The plot is pretty self-explanatory. He arrives on earth with two white guys from his home planet immediately sent to bring him home.
I haven't seen this movie since 1984 and the trailer here looks even more light-hearted than I remember it. Joe Morton plays a character on SCANDAL nowadays and most of the other actors seem to have disappeared. I remember it as a series of vignettes, which may be suited to this subject.
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I haven't seen this one in many years, but I remember liking it quite a bit.
Oh, I remember that film! I remember thinking it was a solid view, too.
I wish John Sayles made more movies.
I liked this one quite a bit. Sayles really knows character.
My favorite Sayles movie, as you might guess, is LONE STAR.
What Bill said.
Joe Morton has a done a lot of roles since, including a much more benign one (than SCANDAL) on EUREKA.
I find Sayles hit and miss but I liked this one.
Jeff M.
Don't remember if I ever saw this. Sounds vaguely familiar.
I love John Sayles - his films as a writer-director have never disappointed me.
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