The Man Who Fell to Earth (1987) is a really bad 80's TV movie

Lewis Smith? & Beverly D'Angelo one.



Saw it for the first time last night.

One guy liked it...

another didn't

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Why remake a classic? This question has lingered about for many years and nobody can really answer it. Some say it's to update the material for a new audience, while others says 'shut up- I want to make money!' As I write this, we are about to see the release of the Coen Brothers' remake of True Grit. I guess it's fitting then that I review the 1987 Made-For-TV remake of The Man Who Fell To Earth. It's amazing when my own convenient logic helps me out. What you need to know is this: no Bowie. There's one off-hand reference to him in the movie (he comments once that humans aren't 'dancing in the streets'), but that's it. Instead, the movie stars...um, some guy I don't know or care about. The film was a back-door pilot for a series, which never saw the light of day. I would ask why they bothered, given that we had already tried to turn Starman into a TV series and had it fail, but whatever.

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Really bad performances, music, bar scene and wardrobes.

Other than Ms D'Angelo, the only people I recognized were Bruce McGill...



and a very 80's looking Wil Wheaton (Gordie from Stand By Me)...



Anyone else seen this gem?