The Man Who Fell to Earth
Bobby Roth, 1987
The Man Who Fell to Earth
Walter Tevis, 1963
The Man Who Fell to Earth is a movie directed by Bobby Roth in 1987 and based on the book of the same name by Walter Tevis, first published in 1963. The movie features Lewis Smith, James Laurenson, Robert Picardo, Bruce McGill, Wil Wheaton, Annie Potts, and others.
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Storyline
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.
Movie vs Book
Year
1987
Minutes
100
Movie Rate
5.10
Source: IMDb
Year
1963
Pages
209
Book Rate
8.10
S: Goodreads
Book
The Man Who Fell to Earth
Author: Walter Tevis
Country: USA
First published in: 1963
Length: 209 pages
Genre: Fiction
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by Nicolas Roeg
TV Series by Alex Kurtzman, Jenny Lumet, John Hlavin
User polls & recommendations
“The book is a film that takes place in the mind of the reader. That’s why we go to movies and say, “Oh, the book is better.”
PAULO COELHO (Writer)
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