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All the book-based movies and TV shows featuring James Laurenson
James Laurenson appears in The Man Who Fell to Earth, the film adaptation of the book by Walter Tevis The Man Who Fell to Earth, first published in 1963.
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The Man Who Fell to Earth
Walter Tevis, 1963
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Bobby Roth, 1987
Thomas Jerome Newton is a humanoid alien who falls to Earth from a distant planet, landing in New Mexico. Appearing as an Englishman, Thomas has arrived on Earth on a mission to bring water back to his home planet, which is experiencing a catastrophic drought. Newton swiftly uses the advanced technology of his home planet to patent many inventions on Earth.