The Arrival
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The Arrival (1996)

12
24/02/1997 (GB)
Science Fiction, Thriller, Horror
1h 55m

The greatest danger facing our world has been the planet's best kept secret... until now.

Overview

Zane Ziminski is an astrophysicist who receives a message that seems to have extraterrestrial origins. Eerily soon after his discovery, Zane is fired. He then embarks on a search to determine the origins of the transmission that leads him into a Hitchcockian labyrinth of paranoia and intrigue.

  • David TwohyDirector, Screenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Budget

    $25,000,000

  • Revenue

    $14,063,331

Keywords

  • greenhouse effect
  • global warming
  • extraterrestrial
  • astronomer
  • conspiracy
  • scientist
  • alien invasion
  • foot chase
  • desert
  • climatologist
  • observatory
  • alien language
  • golf club
  • volkswagen beetle
  • liquid nitrogen
  • screwdriver
  • cosmic zoom
  • radio telescope
  • satellite dish

Top Billed Cast

Charlie Sheen

Charlie Sheen

Zane Zaminski

Lindsay Crouse

Lindsay Crouse

Ilana Green

Richard Schiff

Richard Schiff

Calvin

Ron Silver

Ron Silver

Gordian

Teri Polo

Teri Polo

Char

Phyllis Applegate

Phyllis Applegate

Mrs. Roosevelt

Tony T. Johnson

Tony T. Johnson

Kiki

Alan Coates

Alan Coates

Terraformer

Leon Rippy

Leon Rippy

DOD #1

Buddy Joe Hooker

Buddy Joe Hooker

DOD #2

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