USA,
1984, 108 min
Directed by:
John SaylesScreenplay:
John SaylesCinematography:
Ernest R. DickersonCast:
Joe Morton, Steve James, Leonard Jackson, Bill Cobbs, Ellis Williams, Tom Wright, Jamie Tirelli, Josh Mostel, David Strathairn, Caroline Aaron, Fisher Stevens (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
A black mute alien lands on Ellis island and wanders into a bar in Harlem. When he fixes a video game in the bar, he gets a job fixing arcade machines. It turns out he is able to fix bot machines and people by touch alone. However, he is a fugutive from his own planet and white aliens arrive to apprehend him. (official distributor synopsis)
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