Directed by:
Nicolas RoegScreenplay:
Paul MayersbergCinematography:
Anthony B. RichmondCast:
David Bowie, Rip Torn, Candy Clark, Buck Henry, Bernie Casey, Adrienne Larussa, Claudia Jennings, Terry Southern, Dort Clark, Jackson D. KaneVOD (1)
Plots(1)
Arriving as a secret ambassador from a dying world, the masquerading Mr. Newton (David Bowie) patents several basic devices, including a self-developing color film and music recordings in the shape of small silver balls, in order to amass the tremendous capital necessary to build a spaceship. Along the way he solicits the help of a crack patent lawyer (Buck Henry) and a country-fried small-town girl (Candy Clark) who introduces him to gin, which he soon begins to substitute for his customary glass of water. Newton debates the reality of returning to his dead world only to have the choice made for him when he is swept from the launchpad by government agents. After serving his time with men in black, he is released, blinded by x rays, into the world. As a last drunken hurrah, he records an album under the name the Visitor with the hope that it may someday be broadcast and heard by his family and friends back home. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
David Bowie
UK
Best movies:
The Freddie Mercury Tribute: Concert for AIDS Awareness (1992) (concert)
The Prestige (2006)
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
Rip Torn
USA
Best movies:
Sophia Loren: Her Own Story (1980) (TV movie)
Men in Black (1997)
Hercules (1997)
Candy Clark
USA
Best movies:
Zodiac (2007)
American Graffiti (1973)
Niagara, Niagara (1997)
Buck Henry
USA
Best movies:
The Graduate (1967)
Taking Off (1971)
Harrison Bergeron (1995) (TV movie)
Bernie Casey
USA
Best movies:
Brian's Song (1971) (TV movie)
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn (1999) (TV movie)
Adrienne Larussa
USA
Best movies:
The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)
Centennial (1978) (series)
The Conspiracy of Torture (1969)
Claudia Jennings
USA
Best movies:
The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)
Fast Company (1979)
Truck Stop Women (1974)
Terry Southern
USA
Best movies:
The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)
Dort Clark
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Airport (1970)
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972)
Jackson D. Kane
USA
Best movies:
My Name Is Nobody (1973)
The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)
Every Which Way But Loose (1978)