To: stylin19a
Undercover Brother
***I haven’t seen it, but the title reminds me of an obscure but fun movie called “Brother from Another Planet”
200 posted on
06/26/2011 4:20:55 PM PDT by
Kevmo
(Turning the Party over to the so-called moderates wouldn't make any sense at all. ~Ronald Reagan)
To: Kevmo
Primer.
Excellent indie
Won Sundance
Made for about 10K
all about computer engineers
What’s not to like?
Watch it with friends.
You will need to talk about it and see it twice.
206 posted on
06/26/2011 4:23:51 PM PDT by
Chickensoup
(The right to bear arms is proved to prevent government genocide. Protect yourself!)
To: Kevmo; stylin19a; All
The Brother From Another Planet was one of John Sayles earliest directing efforts. Which put Joe Morton on the map as an escaped alien hiding out in Harlem. Very funny film!
Undercover Brother was a send up of the 1970s 'Blaxploitation' films turned on its head. Both films had their moments, but The Brother From Another Planet's were more memorable.
Check out either Across 110th Street from 1972. With Anthony Quinn, Yaphet Kotto, Tony Franciosa and many parts of forgotten Harlem as major characters.
Or Report To The Commissioner from 1975. Again with Kotto trying to determine why rookie cop, Michael Moriarty shot a female undercover cop while undoing its cover up.
Jack.
263 posted on
06/26/2011 5:00:56 PM PDT by
Jack Deth
(Knight Errant and Resident FReeper Kitty Poem /Haiku Guy)
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