Man Who Fell To Earth, The (1976)

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Original Title :	Man Who Fell to Earth, The
Director :	Nicolas Roeg
Writer :	Paul Mayersberg Walter Tevis
Genre :	Sci-Fi
Country :	UK
Language :	English
Producer :	Michael Deeley , Si Litvinoff , John Peverall , Barry Spikings
Music :	John Phillips Stomu Yamashta
Photography :	Anthony B. Richmond
IMDB ID :	0074851
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Man Who Fell To Earth, The (1976) - Nicolas Roeg

Starring

David Bowie		Thomas Jerome Newton
Rip Torn		Nathan Bryce
Candy Clark		Mary-Lou
Buck Henry		Oliver Farnsworth
Bernie Casey		Peters
Jackson D. Kane		Professor Canutti
Rick Riccardo		Trevor
Tony Mascia		Arthur
Linda Hutton		Elaine
Hilary Holland		Jill
Adrienne Larussa		Helen
Lilybelle Crawford		Jewelery Store Owner
Richard Breeding		Receptionist
Albert Nelson		Waiter
Peter Prouse		Peters' Associate
Jim Lovell		Himself (Commander of Apollo 13
Claudia Jennings		Peters' Wife (uncredited

Plot

Thomas Jerome Newton is a humanoid alien who comes to Earth to get water for his dying planet. He starts a high technology company to get the billions of dollars he needs to build a return spacecraft, and meets Mary-Lou, a girl who falls in love with him. He does not count on the greed and ruthlessness of business here on Earth, however.

Comments

READ THE BOOK I have a loathing for Bowie, as my younger brother can well testify. However I like Roeg's work, and had enjoyed the novel. Whenever you've read the book, the film (however good or bad) always seems a disappointment. You've already invested a lot of time and faith in the characters. Although they've made Mary-Lou a little too glamorous, I have no real other complaints. I think it gives a little too much away too early on, but other than than it's not bad. And Bowie is perfect for the role. Perhaps that's it, he's not human.