---
title: 'Alien Nation (1988)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Graham Baker'
released: '1988-10-07'
runtime_minutes: 91
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Action'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/alien-nation-1988'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094631/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Alien Nation (1988)

1988 · R · 91 min · Action, Science Fiction · United States


## Synopsis

Alien Nation is a 1988 American science fiction action film written by Rockne S. O'Bannon and directed by Graham Baker. The ensemble cast features James Caan, Mandy Patinkin, and Terence Stamp. Its initial popularity inaugurated the beginning of the Alien Nation media franchise. The film depicts the assimilation of the "Newcomers", an alien race settling in Los Angeles, much to the initial dismay of the local population. The plot integrates the neo-noir and buddy cop film genres with a science fiction theme, centering on the relationship between a veteran police investigator (Caan) and an extraterrestrial (Patinkin), the first Newcomer detective. The duo probe a criminal underworld while attempting to solve a homicide. Alien Nation explores murder, discrimination and science fiction.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Graham Baker](https://cinepixo.com/people/graham-baker)
- **Screenplay:** [Rockne S. O'Bannon](https://cinepixo.com/people/rockne-s-o-bannon)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Curt Sobel](https://cinepixo.com/people/curt-sobel)
- **Producer:** [Gale Anne Hurd](https://cinepixo.com/people/gale-anne-hurd)
- **Director of Photography:** [Adam Greenberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/adam-greenberg)
- **Editor:** [Kent Beyda](https://cinepixo.com/people/kent-beyda)

## Cast

- [Jeff Kober](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeff-kober)
- [Brian Thompson](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-thompson)
- [Mandy Patinkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/mandy-patinkin)
- [Roger Aaron Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-aaron-brown)
- [Terence Stamp](https://cinepixo.com/people/terence-stamp)
- [James Caan](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-caan)
- [Leslie Bevis](https://cinepixo.com/people/leslie-bevis)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/alien-nation-1988
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