Review of Alien Nation (1988) by Nelson P — 22 May 2007

Great movie, written by Rockne S. O'bannon. Jimmy Caan is great in this unusual 'buddy cop' story.

This review of Alien Nation (1988) was written by Nelson P on 22 May 2007.

Alien Nation has generally received mixed reviews.

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