Alien Nation: Body and Soul (original airdate: October 10, 1995) was the second television movie produced to continue the story after the cancellation of the Alien Nation television series. In this series (itself a spinoff of the 1988 film with James Caan), human Los Angeles Police Department Detective Matthew Sykes (Gary Graham) and his alien partner George Francisco (Eric Pierpoint) investigate crimes related to the Tenctonese, a race of aliens that have become stranded on Earth.[1]
| Alien Nation: Body and Soul | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Sci-fi |
| Created by | Kenneth Johnson |
| Written by | Rockne S. O'Bannon (characters) Diane Frolov Andrew Schneider Harry Longstreet Renee Longstreet |
| Directed by | Kenneth Johnson |
| Starring | Gary Graham Eric Pierpoint Michele Scarabelli Terri Treas |
| Theme music composer | David Kurtz |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Mark Gavin Kenneth Johnson Kevin Burns |
| Producers | Anjelica Casillas Tim Christenson Paul Kurta Bob Lemchen Angie Russell |
| Cinematography | Shelly Johnson |
| Editors | Alan C. Marks Scott Sohan |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Production companies | Foxstar Productions Kenneth Johnson Productions Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation |
| Original release | |
| Network | Fox |
| Release | October 10, 1995 |
Alien Nation: Body and Soul was written by Andrew Schneider, Diane Frolov, Renee & Harry Longstreet (previously novelized by Peter David), and was directed by Kenneth Johnson. In the film, Detective Matthew Sikes and his partner must investigate a scientist who is crossbreeding humans and Tenctonese.[2]
Plot
editIt follows the television series format of two parallel storylines. The first plot is about a seemingly human-Tenctonese hybrid child involved in a sinister experiment with a Newcomer (a euphemism for Tenctonese) scientist disguised as a human. The subplot is the budding relationship between Matt Sikes and his Tenctonese neighbor, Dr. Cathy Frankel. The relationship between Matt and Cathy was an ongoing theme of the Alien Nation television series.[3][4][5]
Cast
editMain cast
edit- Detective Matthew Sikes - Gary Graham
- Detective George Francisco - Eric Pierpoint
- Susan Francisco - Michele Scarabelli
- Emily Francisco - Lauren Woodland
- Buck Francisco - Sean Six
- Dr. Cathy Frankel - Terri Treas
- Capt. Bryon Grazer - Ron Fassler
- Albert Einstein - Jeff Marcus
- Beatrice Zepeda - Jenny Gago
Additional cast
edit- Giant - Tiny Ron Taylor
- Child - Aimee and Danielle Warren
- Vesant, a.k.a. Dr. Adrian Tivoli - Pamela Gordon
- Karina Tivoli - Kristin Davis
- Cop - Catherine Bell
- Lt. Smith - Glenn Morshower
- Chorbroke, a.k.a. Roger Benson - Leon Russom
- Felker - Montae Russell
- Elinor - Judith McConnell
- Jones - Jeff Austin
- Costello - Miguel Pérez
Reception
editThe film's makeup artists were nominated for a Primetime Emmy for "Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries or a Special." The nominees were Rick Stratton,[6] Richard Snell,[7] David Abbott, Craig Reardon, Steve LaPorte, Janna Phillips, Kenny Myers, and Jill Rockow.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Alien Nation: Body and Soul, Rotten Tomatoes, retrieved March 1, 2023
- ^ "Alien Nation: Body and Soul". TV Guide. 1995. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
- ^ "Alien Nation: Body and Soul". TV Guide. 1995. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
- ^
Li, Kathy. "Alien Nation: Body and Soul". Internet Movie Database. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
Sikes and Francisco are called in to a case when a mysterious young girl, who looks part Newcomer, part human, appears. Her huge, brutish counterpart tries to free her from the precinct, and their bizarre relationship turns out to be the result of a slaveship medical experiment. Meanwhile, Cathy and Matt are going to sex school, in preparation of becoming intimate, while Buck distresses his parents by his anti-human opinions.
- ^ "Alien Nation: Body and Soul". AV Club. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
- ^ "Rick Stratton". emmys.com. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
- ^ "Richard Snell". emmys.com. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
- ^ Alien Nation: Body and Soul, Internet Movie Database, retrieved March 1, 2023