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Alien Nation: Body and Soul

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Alien Nation: Body and Soul
GenreSci-fi
Created byKenneth Johnson
Written byRockne S. O'Bannon (characters)
Diane Frolov
Andrew Schneider
Harry Longstreet
Renee Longstreet
Directed byKenneth Johnson
StarringGary Graham
Eric Pierpoint
Michele Scarabelli
Terri Treas
Theme music composerDavid Kurtz
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersMark Gavin
Kenneth Johnson
Kevin Burns
ProducersAnjelica Casillas
Tim Christenson
Paul Kurta
Bob Lemchen
Angie Russell
CinematographyShelly Johnson
EditorsAlan C. Marks
Scott Sohan
Running time90 minutes
Production companiesFoxstar Productions
Kenneth Johnson Productions
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Original release
NetworkFox
ReleaseOctober 10, 1995 (1995-10-10)

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 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

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It 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

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Main cast

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Additional cast

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Reception

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The 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

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References

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  1. ^ Alien Nation: Body and Soul, Rotten Tomatoes, retrieved March 1, 2023
  2. ^ "Alien Nation: Body and Soul". TV Guide. 1995. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  3. ^ "Alien Nation: Body and Soul". TV Guide. 1995. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Alien Nation: Body and Soul". AV Club. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  6. ^ "Rick Stratton". emmys.com. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  7. ^ "Richard Snell". emmys.com. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  8. ^ Alien Nation: Body and Soul, Internet Movie Database, retrieved March 1, 2023
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