It was a hit at the time. I think this guy is younger than he sounds and probably wasn’t born when this movie came out but he’s going to talk about the 90’s as an authority
90 Lancaster district 9 seems more like influenced by considering that it’s other themes and beats don’t follow this movie. Bright is a straight rip off , exchange aliens with supernatural beings . Keep buddy cop theme
@@TheSquad4life Influenced in a sense that an Alien ship lands in the desert that isn't under the control of it's occupants, and that those occupants are then treated as an underclass. Obviously the meta-meaning is different District 9 is more about South African politics - but it's at least similar in those aspects I mentioned
Same here, Alex. I saw it in the theater with my best bud and we both really liked it. The TV show also was quite good (IMHO), but didn't last long unfortunately. It lasted only one season. The movie "District 9" reminded me a lot of "Alien Nation".
@@StanAlter exactly as someone who grew up on this show, we shouldn't expect younger millennials and gen z to know all the shows from before they were born. Unlike growing up in the 90s and before there wasn't over 200 channels there weren't 1,000 different tv shows let alone current streaming capabilities. When a show came out it was out for years even after they were no longer being made hence why we have syndication on TV shows. Because back then there just wasn't lots to choose from, so what was out you knew that show 30 years later. Unlike now there is so much out there to be seen you can't keep up. It's why people won't realize tv shows or movies now and days until way after because there's so much to choose from you can't remember it all..
@@NedRigNerd all the most memorable shows had an easy time slot. Usually like 6 to 9 pm and once a week. Now you might find a good show online and it already has several seasons. And so you gotta watch as many episodes as possible on top of the other shows you wanna catch up on.
This movie was ahead of its time. Not true sci/fi, it was more of a crime/drama story that just happened to feature aliens. The television series (and the t.v. movies that followed), however, were arguably far superior to the film. Kenneth Johnson expanded the narrative, fully fleshing out the Newcomer's culture and exploring human/alien relations (and relationships) beyond the original script. The cast's on-screen chemistry made the series engaging- especially between Gary Graham and Eric Pierpoint, as well as Graham and Terri Treas. The show remains a personal favorite of mine to this day.
That is kinda the advantage of a tv series... you can expand.. Everytime someone tells me they are going to incorporate a book into a movie, I always want to ask "why not a tv show"... yes Harry Potter managed to make it work, but Game of Thrones gave us a lot more hours of entertainment from a similar number of books.... Movies are great for "one offs" where you do a single story... but shows are better for developing the universe... if I was a producer in this age, I would honestly consider how to take the movie I'm developing into a tv show... Especially if the movie I'm developing is not probably not going to hit the big numbers for a sequel... just that it will be successful...
I think this was a sci fi movie just told from a buddy cop perspective. The science fiction aspect is more of a cultural impact than technological one. It brought up the question how do we treat beings who are actually other than human that have a different culture & who are actually superior in some ways? Would our fundamental human rights apply to extraterrestrials? Should we be afraid of being replaced by a far superior race? The film rarely delved into the ideas it brought up and just followed the normal buddy cop plot points which didn't distinguish it for the other at the time. I think I heard that it was supposed to be part of a buddy cop "(something) Heat" series of films with Red Heat, Dead Heat, and this was to be Alien Heat, but was changed when Dead Heat tanked. Surprised it was not brought back for the current issues of illegal immigration and policy brutality.
I loved this movie! I saw it on the big screen and bought the VHS tape when it came out. The series was good too. This was a great concept and needs a come back.
Great video. "Alien Nation" is such a good movie that it deserves a great video like this one to remember audiences of what good cinema is about. Keep up with the good content. Cheers.
@@sonicmoremusic1 Yeah probably they should leave this classic alone. I own both the series and movie and really love them but I wish they got more recognition.
This is one of my all-time favorites. District 9 (brilliant) and Bright (not so brilliant) tickle the same fancy of mine, but nothing will beat the original. I mean I'd welcome it with open arms if they managed, but the first Alien Nation is so special! I tried watching some of the spin-off TV movies, couldn't quite make it through...
Alien Nation and Enemy Mine. Seeing these two movies gave me pride as a human. Humans being humble left good vibes. Over coming bigotry through integration. Zamise five fingers?
remember the amazing Space above and Beyond series? that was also a very, very good series...and the eventual reveal of the aliens and their name for humans (Red Stink Creatures) was classic and believable
"Not as good as it should have been" sums it up pretty well. I've always wondered what a director like John McTiernan could've done with this flick. Oh.. and that gun is actually real ... I've shot it. It's a Freedom Arms 83 Single Action, chambered in .454 Casull. It's still one of the most powerful handgun cartridges around and in the late 80s might have been the most powerful in the world.
the directing was good but i keep wondering how Tim Burton or Terry Gilliam would have done with this story...clearly it would have been much stranger and darker
I've always enjoyed the film Alien Nation, but I am partial to the show. Though Mandy Patinkin and James Cann are great actors, I felt Gary Graham and Eric Pierpoint had far better chemistry and added an incredible depth to Sykes and Francisco. It was disappointing that it only lasted one season, though it also had 5 tv movies. Very underrated show. It really tackled a lot of controversial topics.
During the large influx of immigrants into the US through Ellis Island, the people doing the intake couldn't spell a lot of the names so they just gave people whatever names they felt like and that was their new name going forward. I can imagine the same phenomenon occurring even more so with the alien names.
I saw the movie IN the theater and loved it. LOVED. And of course, was addicted to the tv show such that I not only learned the alien-language theme song, but I can STILL remember some of it today. ("Nasus, ganilpa. Nasus. Ganilpane. oooo oooooo."
I saw it, and the tv series. And tv movies. This series was amazing. It was everything that "Bright" wasn't. And it is so freaking timeless that some of the issues tackled by it are still relevant today.
Loved this movie, also the movie with the guy stuck on an alien planet with an alien and they slowly grew to respect each other forgot what it was called.
I think that the fact that there are no, probably, terrible sequels is part of the reason that it is still so well regarded by some people, including me!
As far as I knew from watching the movie, George's real first name was Sam, making him Sam Francisco. And his partner, (Caan), said no way. From now on, you're George.
The movie/TV show was indeed an interesting premise. The casting was great as well. Imagine, marooned on a planet which was literally covered in acid-like (i.e., salt water) oceans. Dude, there’s bad luck and then there’s BAD luck.
To say the buddy cop genre began with 48 Hours is short sighted. It can be said that""Freebie and the Bean" is the template for the buddy cop film. It also starred James Caan.
Another great review on a favourite movie of mine but i do have so many so when i see you review them i look forward to seeing what you say and do with them so thank you for putting a fun spin on the movie reviews as there are so many out there
Anyone remember the scene in the TV-series when the Newcomers celebrate the anniversary of their arrival on Earth and the human cop comments: "Great landing party!"? So many great moments...
This franchise, along with Star Trek, Stargate, and comedies like Black Adder and Red Dwarf, were the things I watched as a kid and teenager, because I was introduced to them by my longtime scifi fan of a mother. I actually appreciate that I had less Sesame Street or Mr. Rogers, and more this type of stuff. I get the same nostalgia others do with those, but they're still entertaining even as I go through my 20s.
As a kid, I remember being confused, cause there was the TV series (which I recall most), then there was the VHS box for the movie, in the video store. I love good movies that fly under the radar, I need to see this.
Fun Fact: In Germany movies are dubbed and often retitled. Usually they translate titles or make them less 'complicated'. This movie, though, was released as (and I'm not translating it back to English, this is the actual German title): 'ALIEN NATION: SPACECOP L.A. 1991'
I still think this is exactly the kind of movie that rebooting makes sense. Execs always want to reboot mega-hits that didn't leave anybody wanting more. Alien Nation is exactly the sort of really good idea that's worth revisiting because the original was only partially successful. There's name recognition, but taking another attempt wouldn't be desecrating a perfect film.
I saw it in the theater a couple times. Good flick. Favorite line: "Why don't you try standing next to an ocean of hydrochloric acid and see how well you surf?".
That blue drug was like PCP for the newcomers. They went berserk and couldn't be stopped. A regular service revolver had no effect. That's why Caan's character needed that hand cannon.
God this brings me back. I remember as a kid when I saw the movie advertised on TV how freaky and surreal the new comers looked in the street at night. But damn was the show awesome.
1988. Van Nuys, CA. Got off the bus at my usual stop. On the opposite corner was the discount/dollar store I frequented...but there was something off about it. It had been re-dressed...and there were strange-looking bald-headed people all around that side of the street. I'd walked right past the "Alien Nation" movie set/on location. Corrner I refer to is @0:40.
I loved this movie and the TV show!! If I remember correctly, there was an alien that snapped his own neck. I thought that was the most badass seen ever made and still do.
I was brought up on most sci-fi from the 80s and 90s because of my mother's love for it. I loved Alien Nation and the whole idea behind it, the whole idea would be even better and more important now with increasing reluctance to accept immigration in any way all over the world. Plus it was one of those shows that had very little in the way of any kind of visual effects outside of the makeup and prosthetics used on the aliens. I would love a modern version of this but would probably ruin the memories. The series done a great job of actually continuing on in a good way too unlike most movie to series adaptions of the time.
I saw this in the theatre; it was great. I have a strong memory that the alien cop's name was 'Sam Francisco", though; there was even a bit of a joke about it where Caan was like, "GTFO" around where they were introduced. I can't believe I misremembered George as Sam!
How could his name be George Jettson when they had a scene where the Newcomer said that the name they gave him was Sam Francisco, and Sykes throws a fit and says “ I’m calling you George from now on”
Not only did I see this in the theater (in 1988) and saw the TV show, I remember when the advertisements for District 9 started up I (and all my friends) called it a rip-off of Alien Nation.
In the show, the joke is that his name was "Sam Francisco" but Sikes thought that was too dumb and told him "nope, I'm not calling you that, you are now George Francisco".
I loved it. My only complaint was that it had no narration the whole film and then in the last 20 seconds Caan narrates. It's like they just threw it in
And it sported the best movie-dialogue insult that I've ever heard, save for the epic French Castle scene in "Monty Python & the Holy Grail". An Alien mutters something at Sykes, who demands that his partner Sam "George" Francisco translate it despite his great reluctance to do so. Finally, he gives: "he said, 'Your mother mates out of season'" -- and James Caan's hothead cop gets physical, in a literally universal reaction to such insults.
Saw the movie during its release; own the dvd. Read the comic adaptations. The tv series (with subsequent follow-up movies), which I've watched twice, was a really good expansion of the source material (especially Eric Pierpoint's performance as 'George'); exploring the characters, family, culture, and racial/societal angle without flinching. Good stuff all around.
I remember seeing this movie when I was a kid, but the only thing I remember about it is that the aliens were afraid of water because it was like battery acid to them and burned them
The TV spin-off was surprisingly good as well.
Damn straight
Slag lover
dare i say better even...
....gonna say, because they had time to flesh it all out.
Agree, really liked both!
@GamingTV racism was one of the show's main themes.
Ugh... such an underrated classic! Great story, and great performances from everyone involved.
I thought this was a big hit at the time. Loved the movie when I was a kid. And Bright totally ripped off Alien Nation.
I always felt District 9 was the REAL ripoff of Alien Nation....
I suspect District Nine was somewhat inspired by it too.
It was a hit at the time. I think this guy is younger than he sounds and probably wasn’t born when this movie came out but he’s going to talk about the 90’s as an authority
90 Lancaster district 9 seems more like influenced by considering that it’s other themes and beats don’t follow this movie. Bright is a straight rip off , exchange aliens with supernatural beings . Keep buddy cop theme
@@TheSquad4life Influenced in a sense that an Alien ship lands in the desert that isn't under the control of it's occupants, and that those occupants are then treated as an underclass. Obviously the meta-meaning is different District 9 is more about South African politics - but it's at least similar in those aspects I mentioned
I saw Alien Nation as a kid and liked it. I use to watch the TV version too.
Why does this guy think that people haven't seen movies when clearly most people have?
@@thisismyname3928 it's the younger generation making a new discovery.
Same here, Alex. I saw it in the theater with my best bud and we both really liked it. The TV show also was quite good (IMHO), but didn't last long unfortunately. It lasted only one season. The movie "District 9" reminded me a lot of "Alien Nation".
@@StanAlter exactly as someone who grew up on this show, we shouldn't expect younger millennials and gen z to know all the shows from before they were born. Unlike growing up in the 90s and before there wasn't over 200 channels there weren't 1,000 different tv shows let alone current streaming capabilities. When a show came out it was out for years even after they were no longer being made hence why we have syndication on TV shows. Because back then there just wasn't lots to choose from, so what was out you knew that show 30 years later. Unlike now there is so much out there to be seen you can't keep up. It's why people won't realize tv shows or movies now and days until way after because there's so much to choose from you can't remember it all..
@@NedRigNerd all the most memorable shows had an easy time slot. Usually like 6 to 9 pm and once a week.
Now you might find a good show online and it already has several seasons. And so you gotta watch as many episodes as possible on top of the other shows you wanna catch up on.
This movie was ahead of its time. Not true sci/fi, it was more of a crime/drama story that just happened to feature aliens.
The television series (and the t.v. movies that followed), however, were arguably far superior to the film.
Kenneth Johnson expanded the narrative, fully fleshing out the Newcomer's culture and exploring human/alien relations (and relationships) beyond the original script.
The cast's on-screen chemistry made the series engaging- especially between Gary Graham and Eric Pierpoint, as well as Graham and Terri Treas.
The show remains a personal favorite of mine to this day.
That is kinda the advantage of a tv series... you can expand.. Everytime someone tells me they are going to incorporate a book into a movie, I always want to ask "why not a tv show"... yes Harry Potter managed to make it work, but Game of Thrones gave us a lot more hours of entertainment from a similar number of books.... Movies are great for "one offs" where you do a single story... but shows are better for developing the universe... if I was a producer in this age, I would honestly consider how to take the movie I'm developing into a tv show... Especially if the movie I'm developing is not probably not going to hit the big numbers for a sequel... just that it will be successful...
I think this was a sci fi movie just told from a buddy cop perspective. The science fiction aspect is more of a cultural impact than technological one. It brought up the question how do we treat beings who are actually other than human that have a different culture & who are actually superior in some ways? Would our fundamental human rights apply to extraterrestrials? Should we be afraid of being replaced by a far superior race? The film rarely delved into the ideas it brought up and just followed the normal buddy cop plot points which didn't distinguish it for the other at the time. I think I heard that it was supposed to be part of a buddy cop "(something) Heat" series of films with Red Heat, Dead Heat, and this was to be Alien Heat, but was changed when Dead Heat tanked. Surprised it was not brought back for the current issues of illegal immigration and policy brutality.
Brian Knapp « is a personal favorite of mine » sounds like you’re a sick kid we just gave ice cream and asked his opinion 😂
I couldn't believe how good the TV spinoff was.
I loved this movie! I saw it on the big screen and bought the VHS tape when it came out. The series was good too. This was a great concept and needs a come back.
When I saw District 9, the set up reminded me a lot of Alien Nation. The filmmakers surely must’ve seen the film when conceiving of the project.
Johnathan Henning
Same idea set in an a declining 2nd world nation with a history of racism with anatomically uncomfortable aliens
Me too! I enjoyed Alien Nation, but I ADORED District 9.
@@SunBunz
They're both good.
Like every other film I "never" saw, I saw it.
I really enjoyed the movie, and the Fox series. I wish the series was given more of a chance to succeed.
Never seen this movie, never even heard of it before recently I will have to watch it one day, it looks pretty good.
@@paulinvagny6848 Definitely worth a watch, so was the series, if my memory is holding up after that many years.
Well, they heard us hard core fans, and made several made for TV movies!
Loved this back in the day, VHS rental from the local store. Good times. Caan is great too.
The stripper dancing to Jane’s Addiction doing Sympathy for the Devil, was a sexy scene.
@Evan Koch you're imaginationist
That alien girl was incredibly Gorgeous
Great video. "Alien Nation" is such a good movie that it deserves a great video like this one to remember audiences of what good cinema is about. Keep up with the good content. Cheers.
One of my favorite 80's movies. They should do a follow up film, I know there was a series in the 80's.
No to a new movie...let's leave the classics alone.
The TV series was actually pretty good, it's a shame they only made 22 episodes of it.
@@sonicmoremusic1 Yeah probably they should leave this classic alone. I own both the series and movie and really love them but I wish they got more recognition.
@@sonicmoremusic1 Share the story with the new generations. They won't watch the old version. I know, I've tried.
This is one of my all-time favorites. District 9 (brilliant) and Bright (not so brilliant) tickle the same fancy of mine, but nothing will beat the original. I mean I'd welcome it with open arms if they managed, but the first Alien Nation is so special!
I tried watching some of the spin-off TV movies, couldn't quite make it through...
His name was Sam Francisco; Cain called him “George” because it was such a bad joke.
lol, yeah!
an upgrade form Bob..which would have been just silly since there's already a planet named Bob
They really hung one on you.
Alien Nation and Enemy Mine. Seeing these two movies gave me pride as a human. Humans being humble left good vibes. Over coming bigotry through integration. Zamise five fingers?
Oh my gosh Enemy Mine. What a great film and book. I'll always remember irkman!
Zamise get four, five?
remember the amazing Space above and Beyond series? that was also a very, very good series...and the eventual reveal of the aliens and their name for humans (Red Stink Creatures) was classic and believable
Enemy Mine is one of my all-time favorite films. SO underrated!
"Not as good as it should have been" sums it up pretty well. I've always wondered what a director like John McTiernan could've done with this flick.
Oh.. and that gun is actually real ... I've shot it. It's a Freedom Arms 83 Single Action, chambered in .454 Casull. It's still one of the most powerful handgun cartridges around and in the late 80s might have been the most powerful in the world.
the directing was good but i keep wondering how Tim Burton or Terry Gilliam would have done with this story...clearly it would have been much stranger and darker
I love Alien Nation! Especially because of James Caan!!
I really enjoy James Caan and Mandy Patinkin. This movie has always been a guilty pleasure, like Enemy Mine
yes Yes YES! a thoufsand times yes LOVE Alien Nation
Yup..Slags...BWHAHAHAHAHAHA
I've always enjoyed the film Alien Nation, but I am partial to the show. Though Mandy Patinkin and James Cann are great actors, I felt Gary Graham and Eric Pierpoint had far better chemistry and added an incredible depth to Sykes and Francisco. It was disappointing that it only lasted one season, though it also had 5 tv movies. Very underrated show. It really tackled a lot of controversial topics.
During the large influx of immigrants into the US through Ellis Island, the people doing the intake couldn't spell a lot of the names so they just gave people whatever names they felt like and that was their new name going forward. I can imagine the same phenomenon occurring even more so with the alien names.
I saw the movie IN the theater and loved it. LOVED. And of course, was addicted to the tv show such that I not only learned the alien-language theme song, but I can STILL remember some of it today. ("Nasus, ganilpa. Nasus. Ganilpane. oooo oooooo."
I absolutely adored Alien Nation. It was one of my favorite movies and the t.v. show always gave me something to think about.
I saw it, and the tv series. And tv movies. This series was amazing. It was everything that "Bright" wasn't. And it is so freaking timeless that some of the issues tackled by it are still relevant today.
I really liked both this movie and the TV series, I really hope somebody revived this classic.
Yes, I remember watching this movie a few times and really liking it ....thanks for the throwback.
Alien Nation is an old favorite of mine, I try to watch it at least once a year.
Hey man! A "Screen Feend" born in the 70s here. I was a fan of both the movie and the show. Good pick dude.
Loved this movie, also the movie with the guy stuck on an alien planet with an alien and they slowly grew to respect each other forgot what it was called.
Enemy Mine
one of my favorites.
One of he few movies that can still make me shed a tear at 34yrs of age
Agon Leed Yea thats it. I need to see it again as soon as possible, really wish Netflix took recommendations.
@@cimo8daimao13 see if you can get to putlockers.me
I just checked, it's on there, playing in the background riht now as I type
While the series was better the movie was entertaining especially Msndy Patinkin as George Jetson!
The "George Jettson" thing reminds me of the aliens in Buckaroo Banzai taking on the names of "John X". John Bigboote, John Whorfin, etc
Really enjoyed this movie. There was also a novelization released which fleshed out the story and made a rewatch even more fun
I think that the fact that there are no, probably, terrible sequels is part of the reason that it is still so well regarded by some people, including me!
Please do Enemy Mine. That was in my mind, brilliant.
The original trailer gave away the whole movie though.
@@oraclerpg163 Yeah, don't watch those fuckin' trailers. Enemy Mine is AWESOME!
As far as I knew from watching the movie, George's real first name was Sam, making him Sam Francisco. And his partner, (Caan), said no way. From now on, you're George.
Yeah, I saw this as a kid and I really enjoyed it. Thanks for reviewing it fairly.
The movie/TV show was indeed an interesting premise. The casting was great as well. Imagine, marooned on a planet which was literally covered in acid-like (i.e., salt water) oceans. Dude, there’s bad luck and then there’s BAD luck.
A lot of these “best movies you never saw” i have actually seen years ago....
Go figure :)
To say the buddy cop genre began with 48 Hours is short sighted. It can be said that""Freebie and the Bean" is the template for the buddy cop film. It also starred James Caan.
Another great review on a favourite movie of mine but i do have so many so when i see you review them i look forward to seeing what you say and do with them so thank you for putting a fun spin on the movie reviews as there are so many out there
Anyone remember the scene in the TV-series when the Newcomers celebrate the anniversary of their arrival on Earth and the human cop comments: "Great landing party!"?
So many great moments...
This franchise, along with Star Trek, Stargate, and comedies like Black Adder and Red Dwarf, were the things I watched as a kid and teenager, because I was introduced to them by my longtime scifi fan of a mother. I actually appreciate that I had less Sesame Street or Mr. Rogers, and more this type of stuff. I get the same nostalgia others do with those, but they're still entertaining even as I go through my 20s.
This movie was district 9 if aliens kind of successfully integrated with humans
As a kid, I remember being confused, cause there was the TV series (which I recall most), then there was the VHS box for the movie, in the video store. I love good movies that fly under the radar, I need to see this.
Fun Fact: In Germany movies are dubbed and often retitled. Usually they translate titles or make them less 'complicated'. This movie, though, was released as (and I'm not translating it back to English, this is the actual German title): 'ALIEN NATION: SPACECOP L.A. 1991'
Loved this film as a kid, always felt this influenced District 9, which is awesome.
Saw this movie in the theaters with my dad, and totally loved it. The TV show was also really good!
Never seen this movie, never even heard of it before recently I will have to watch it one day, it looks pretty good.
I still think this is exactly the kind of movie that rebooting makes sense. Execs always want to reboot mega-hits that didn't leave anybody wanting more.
Alien Nation is exactly the sort of really good idea that's worth revisiting because the original was only partially successful. There's name recognition, but taking another attempt wouldn't be desecrating a perfect film.
I like the name change.
"What's your first name?"
"It's Sam."
"Sam... your name is Sam Francisco?"
"Yes."
"I'm gonna call you George."
James Cahn was the only thing I had forgoten about this movie.
I saw it, first run, in the theater. Liked it then. Still like it.
I didn't know about the Jetson thing, I just liked the joke how he was Sam Francisco originally, even if they had to change it.
So far, every best movie I never saw according to JoBlo was, in fact, a movie I had seen.
Loved the movie and the series, and the follow-up movies as well.
This movie taught me how to pronounce Casull. (kuh - sool)
This is a very underrated movie in my opinion. The TV spin off was excellent as well.
I just love this movie. When I was a kid I was really into it, but every time I see it, I love it more
This movie and the tv series are so underrated. They are really good and worth checking out
I bet the elevator pitch for Netflix’s Bright was ‘Alien Nation meets Lord of the Rings’
sounds pretty accurate to me
not only have I seen this movie, I've also seen a few episodes of the TV show.
Someone should really bring this back.
I love Alien Nation. I own all the movies and Tv show on DVD as well as all the novels.
But Francisco’s real first name is Sam. It’s Caan who changes his name to George. He tells him he can’t introduce him as Sam Francisco.
Wish they would revive and reboot this TV series/movie.
It has so much potential !
Saw this at the theater as a kid with my Mom and brother. Good movie. Liked the TV show as well👍
I saw it in the theater a couple times. Good flick. Favorite line: "Why don't you try standing next to an ocean of hydrochloric acid and see how well you surf?".
That blue drug was like PCP for the newcomers. They went berserk and couldn't be stopped. A regular service revolver had no effect. That's why Caan's character needed that hand cannon.
God this brings me back. I remember as a kid when I saw the movie advertised on TV how freaky and surreal the new comers looked in the street at night.
But damn was the show awesome.
Makes me want to revisit this movie.
While it wasn't as good as it could have been, it was as good as it needed to be.
It was popular in its time. James Caan’s comeback.
1988. Van Nuys, CA. Got off the bus at my usual stop. On the opposite corner was the discount/dollar store I frequented...but there was something off about it. It had been re-dressed...and there were strange-looking bald-headed people all around that side of the street.
I'd walked right past the "Alien Nation" movie set/on location. Corrner I refer to is @0:40.
I loved this movie and the TV show!! If I remember correctly, there was an alien that snapped his own neck. I thought that was the most badass seen ever made and still do.
OUCH! Why'd he do that?
@@SunBunz to keep quite and to say "fuck you" to the cops. He was in the interrogation room and killed himself right there. badass.
I was brought up on most sci-fi from the 80s and 90s because of my mother's love for it. I loved Alien Nation and the whole idea behind it, the whole idea would be even better and more important now with increasing reluctance to accept immigration in any way all over the world. Plus it was one of those shows that had very little in the way of any kind of visual effects outside of the makeup and prosthetics used on the aliens. I would love a modern version of this but would probably ruin the memories. The series done a great job of actually continuing on in a good way too unlike most movie to series adaptions of the time.
Bright
Becoming Human
....IZombie
I have not just seen them but I have them so I can watch them whenever I want to.
One of my favorite overlooked movies.
I saw this in the theatre; it was great. I have a strong memory that the alien cop's name was 'Sam Francisco", though; there was even a bit of a joke about it where Caan was like, "GTFO" around where they were introduced. I can't believe I misremembered George as Sam!
Just watched this again on Amazon Prime, movie has held up very well
Excellent film
How could his name be George Jettson when they had a scene where the Newcomer said that the name they gave him was Sam Francisco, and Sykes throws a fit and says “ I’m calling you George from now on”
I think originally that was the name in the script.
Not only did I see this in the theater (in 1988) and saw the TV show, I remember when the advertisements for District 9 started up I (and all my friends) called it a rip-off of Alien Nation.
In the show, the joke is that his name was "Sam Francisco" but Sikes thought that was too dumb and told him "nope, I'm not calling you that, you are now George Francisco".
I loved it. My only complaint was that it had no narration the whole film and then in the last 20 seconds Caan narrates. It's like they just threw it in
And it sported the best movie-dialogue insult that I've ever heard, save for the epic French Castle scene in "Monty Python & the Holy Grail". An Alien mutters something at Sykes, who demands that his partner Sam "George" Francisco translate it despite his great reluctance to do so. Finally, he gives: "he said, 'Your mother mates out of season'" -- and James Caan's hothead cop gets physical, in a literally universal reaction to such insults.
Saw it and the tv series. Enjoyed both very much.
Saw the movie as a child, may watch it tonight.
I remember watching the show with my Grandma. I liked the show.
This is one of my favorite buddy cop movies. The action is good and the joke with the "rubber" makes me burst out laughing every time.
Thank you for reminding me of this great movie. I'm adding to my want list.
The Wraith should be on this list. Guilty pleasure movie that is.
also an under rated classic
You're right. Very underappreciated movie!
I really really enjoyed Alien Nation.
Jerry Goldsmith's score should have stayed in the final cut of the film.
yes it should have
My grandfather use to watch alien nation all the time on the sci-fi channel and saw the movie.
I liked the subtle point that their former overseers hid among them, often becoming movement leaders and such.
Yeah, but that was more introduced in the TV show.
Saw the movie during its release; own the dvd. Read the comic adaptations. The tv series (with subsequent follow-up movies), which I've watched twice, was a really good expansion of the source material (especially Eric Pierpoint's performance as 'George'); exploring the characters, family, culture, and racial/societal angle without flinching. Good stuff all around.
I remember the tv show being so boring ( because I was a kid and it wasn't a cartoon)
But to go back and watch , the movie and TV show are really good
I remember seeing this movie when I was a kid, but the only thing I remember about it is that the aliens were afraid of water because it was like battery acid to them and burned them
both the movie and the show were great. I watched both when they were new.