The Man Who Fell to Earth (film)

The Man Who Fell to Earth is a 1976 British science fiction drama film directed by Nicolas Roeg and written by Paul Mayersberg, based on Walter Tevis 1963 novel of the same name, about an extraterrestrial who crash lands on Earth seeking a way to ship water to his planet, which is suffering from a severe drought. The film maintains a strong cult following for its use of surreal imagery and its performances by David Bowie in his first starring film role, Candy Clark, and Hollywood veteran Rip Torn. The same novel was later remade as a less successful 1987 television adaptation.

Thomas Jerome Newton is a humanoid alien who comes to Earth from a distant planet on a mission to take water back to his home planet, which is experiencing a catastrophic drought.Newton uses the advanced technology of his home planet to patent many inventions on Earth, and acquires incredible wealth as the head of a technologybased conglomerate, World Enterprises Corporation, aided by leading patent attorney Oliver Farnsworth. His wealth is needed to construct his own space vehicle with the intention of shipping water back to his planet. While revisiting New Mexico, he meets MaryLou, a lonely, unloved, and simple girl who works as a maid, bellhop, and elevator operator in a small hotel he tells her he is English. MaryLou introduces Newton to many customs of Earth, including churchgoing, alcohol, and sex. She and Newton live together, eventually in a house Newton has had built near where he initially landed in New Mexico. ........

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