Media1988

'Alien Nation' released

When: 7 Oct 1988
Sources: 3 public sources

Mandy Patinkin, who played the Newcomer detective Sam Francisco in Alien Nation User:Bearian, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

20th Century Fox released Alien Nation, in which alien 'Newcomers' from a crashed slave ship settle in Los Angeles and a human detective is partnered with one of them. It opened at number one in the U.S. with about $8.4 million.

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Press'Alien Nation' (review by Rita Kempley) (opens in a new tab)The Washington Post / 1988-10
Press'Alien Nation' returns at last (opens in a new tab)Deseret News / 1994-10-24
OtherDomestic 1988 Weekend 41 (opens in a new tab)Box Office Mojo / 1988-10

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