The Man Who Fell to Earth (Special Edition)
starring: David Bowie, Rip Torn, Candy Clark, Buck Henry, Bernie Casey
directed by: Nicolas Roeg
directed by: Nicolas Roeg
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David bowie makes his unforgettable feature film debut as a visitor from a dying planet who becomes a reclusive multi-millionaire only to lose himself in an earthbound abyss of decadence self-destruction & alienation.Studio: Starz/spheRelease Date: 06/03/2008Starring: David Bowie Candy ClarkRun time: 139 minutesRating: RDirector: Nicolas Roeg
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While other films directed by Nicolas Roeg have attained similar cult status (including Walkabout and Don't Look Now), none has been as hotly debated as this languid but oddly fascinating adaptation of the science fiction novel by Walter Tevis. David Bowie plays the alien of the title, who arrives on Earth with hopes of finding a way to save his own planet from turning into an arid wasteland. He funds this effort by capitalizing on several highly lucrative inventions, and in so doing becomes the powerful leader of an international corporate conglomerate. But his success has negative consequences as well--his contact with Earth has a disintegrating effect that sends him into a tailspin of disorientation and metaphysical despair. The sexual attention of a cheerful young woman (Candy Clark) doesn't do much to change his outlook, and his introduction to liquor proves even more devastating, until, finally, it looks as though his visit to Earth may be a permanent one. The Man Who Fell to Earth is definitely not for every taste--it's a highly contemplative, primarily visual experience that Roeg directs as an abstract treatise on (among other things) the alienating effects of an over-commercialized society. Stimulating and hypnotic or frightfully dull, depending on your receptiveness to its loosely knit ideas, it's at least in part about not belonging, about being disconnected from the world--about being a stranger in a strange land when there's really no place like home. --Jeff Shannon.
David bowie makes his unforgettable feature film debut as a visitor from a dying planet who becomes a reclusive multi-millionaire only to lose himself in an earthbound abyss of decadence self-destruction & alienation.Studio: Starz/spheRelease Date: 06/03/2008Starring: David Bowie Candy ClarkRun time: 139 minutesRating: RDirector: Nicolas Roeg
Amazon.com:
While other films directed by Nicolas Roeg have attained similar cult status (including Walkabout and Don't Look Now), none has been as hotly debated as this languid but oddly fascinating adaptation of the science fiction novel by Walter Tevis. David Bowie plays the alien of the title, who arrives on Earth with hopes of finding a way to save his own planet from turning into an arid wasteland. He funds this effort by capitalizing on several highly lucrative inventions, and in so doing becomes the powerful leader of an international corporate conglomerate. But his success has negative consequences as well--his contact with Earth has a disintegrating effect that sends him into a tailspin of disorientation and metaphysical despair. The sexual attention of a cheerful young woman (Candy Clark) doesn't do much to change his outlook, and his introduction to liquor proves even more devastating, until, finally, it looks as though his visit to Earth may be a permanent one. The Man Who Fell to Earth is definitely not for every taste--it's a highly contemplative, primarily visual experience that Roeg directs as an abstract treatise on (among other things) the alienating effects of an over-commercialized society. Stimulating and hypnotic or frightfully dull, depending on your receptiveness to its loosely knit ideas, it's at least in part about not belonging, about being disconnected from the world--about being a stranger in a strange land when there's really no place like home. --Jeff Shannon.
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: 
- Not for those seeking stimulation at the movies
I enjoy heady science fiction. Tarkovsky's "Solaris," Kubrick's "2001" and John Boorman's "Zardoz" always make mytop ten list of sci-fi films.Nicolas Roeg's "The Man Who Fell to Earth" is in no way close in class to these other classics. It is far from a fascinating film. I've seen it twice and it's the sort of film which keeps you watching simply because you're hoping SOMETHING is going to happen. Which never does. There is no sense of awe, mystery or tension in this film other than that sense ... Read More
Rating: 
- Moon who fell to earth
Great product.A1 condition.
Postage always slow to New Zealand but I guess we are at the end of the planet.But know its just how it is cant be changed and as good as it gets.
But great service and everything good.Happy. Thanks
Rating: - The Man Who Fell to Earth - CRITERION edition
The Man Who Fell to Earth from 1976 is a very original movie. The basic story is about an alien (David Bowie) stranded on Earth who is longing for his home planet. I don't think more should be said about the plot and so on, it's best to view this remarkable and unpredictable film not knowing too much in advance. Let it be said that there are several possible interpretations and some ambiguities, and that alienation is a central theme.
Personally I find this almost two and a half hour long movie ... Read More
Rating: - The men who fell to earth
This is a very strange movie, but it's cool at the same time. It's not for childen. and i wouldn't want it to be. I don't care how old it is, but, i think the weirder it is the better. They could make it a little more weird though, make it more scary.
I loveDavid Bowie's music.
Rating: 
- David Bowe oddity
Good actor/bad movie:Very strange movie and not worth the caliber of actor that is David Bowe.The movie content is unrealistic.Why a good-looking, rich man like David Bowe would have anything to do with a brainless bimbo like the motel maid he hooked up with (until she got old and fat) is not believable.They could have written it where he met a beautiful, intelligent and sensitive woman who enriched his life as he traveled through it as an alien until he outlived her - something like the Highlander ... Read More
- Not for those seeking stimulation at the moviesI enjoy heady science fiction. Tarkovsky's "Solaris," Kubrick's "2001" and John Boorman's "Zardoz" always make mytop ten list of sci-fi films.Nicolas Roeg's "The Man Who Fell to Earth" is in no way close in class to these other classics. It is far from a fascinating film. I've seen it twice and it's the sort of film which keeps you watching simply because you're hoping SOMETHING is going to happen. Which never does. There is no sense of awe, mystery or tension in this film other than that sense ... Read More
- Moon who fell to earthGreat product.A1 condition.
Postage always slow to New Zealand but I guess we are at the end of the planet.But know its just how it is cant be changed and as good as it gets.
But great service and everything good.Happy. Thanks
- The Man Who Fell to Earth - CRITERION editionThe Man Who Fell to Earth from 1976 is a very original movie. The basic story is about an alien (David Bowie) stranded on Earth who is longing for his home planet. I don't think more should be said about the plot and so on, it's best to view this remarkable and unpredictable film not knowing too much in advance. Let it be said that there are several possible interpretations and some ambiguities, and that alienation is a central theme.
Personally I find this almost two and a half hour long movie ... Read More
- The men who fell to earthThis is a very strange movie, but it's cool at the same time. It's not for childen. and i wouldn't want it to be. I don't care how old it is, but, i think the weirder it is the better. They could make it a little more weird though, make it more scary.
I loveDavid Bowie's music.
- David Bowe oddityGood actor/bad movie:Very strange movie and not worth the caliber of actor that is David Bowe.The movie content is unrealistic.Why a good-looking, rich man like David Bowe would have anything to do with a brainless bimbo like the motel maid he hooked up with (until she got old and fat) is not believable.They could have written it where he met a beautiful, intelligent and sensitive woman who enriched his life as he traveled through it as an alien until he outlived her - something like the Highlander ... Read More
