---
title: 'The Brother from Another Planet (1984)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Sayles'
released: '1984-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 104
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-brother-from-another-planet-1984'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087004/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Brother from Another Planet (1984)

1984 · R · 104 min · Science Fiction · United States


## Synopsis

The Brother from Another Planet is a 1984 low-budget American science fiction film written and directed by John Sayles.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Sayles](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-sayles)
- **Screenplay:** [John Sayles](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-sayles)
- **Editor:** [John Sayles](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-sayles)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Mason Daring](https://cinepixo.com/people/mason-daring)
- **Producer:** [Maggie Renzi](https://cinepixo.com/people/maggie-renzi), [Peggy Rajski](https://cinepixo.com/people/peggy-rajski)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ernest Dickerson](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernest-dickerson)

## Cast

- [Michael Mantell](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-mantell)
- [Bill Cobbs](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-cobbs)
- [Fisher Stevens](https://cinepixo.com/people/fisher-stevens)
- [Dee Dee Bridgewater](https://cinepixo.com/people/dee-dee-bridgewater)
- [Joe Morton](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-morton)
- [Leonard Jackson](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonard-jackson)
- [Rosetta LeNoire](https://cinepixo.com/people/rosetta-lenoire)
- [Renn Woods](https://cinepixo.com/people/renn-woods)
- [Steve James](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-james)
- [David Strathairn](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-strathairn)
- [Caroline Aaron](https://cinepixo.com/people/caroline-aaron)
- [John Sayles](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-sayles)

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