The Man Who Fell to Earth
An alien lands on Earth and decides that he needs to take a job in order to raise money to build a spaceship so he can get back to his home planet.
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"This movie is only interesting as a curiosity piece, if you've ever wondered what an 80's labotomized version of the sad and meaningful Walter Tevis novel would look like. Start by replacing Bowie's Thin White Duke with a Tom Hanks Busom Buddy knock-off, and throw in Beverly D'Angelo and Wesley Crusher as her troubled, but deep-down loving son. Don't bother coming up with any believable visual style for the movie, just re-use some of the old Buck Rodgers in the 25th Century sets off the studio backlot Finally, but most importantly, replace the actual theme of the book ..."
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Wil Wheaton (Billy Milton) and Robert Picardo (Agent Richard Morse) both later starred in "Star Trek" series: Wheaton played Wesley Crusher in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) while Picardo played the Doctor in Star Trek: Voyager (1995).
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An alien lands on Earth and decides that he needs to take a job in order to raise money to build a spaceship so he can get back to his home planet.