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The Man from Earth (2007)

87 min  -  Drama | Sci-Fi  -   13 November 2007 (USA)
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The movie begins with Professor John Oldman packing his belongings onto his truck, preparing to move to a new home.

Writer:

Jerome Bixby
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Cast

Cast overview:
David Lee Smith ...
Tony Todd ...
Dan
John Billingsley ...
Ellen Crawford ...
Annika Peterson ...
William Katt ...
Art
Alexis Thorpe ...
Richard Riehle ...
Steven Littles ...
Moving Man #1
Chase Sprague Chase Sprague ...
Moving Man #2
Robbie Bryan ...
Officer
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Storyline

An impromptu goodbye party for Professor John Oldman becomes a mysterious interrogation after the retiring scholar reveals to his colleagues he is an immortal who has walked the earth for 14,000 years. Written by Eric D. Wilkinson  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Taglines:

From one of the acclaimed writers of Star Trek and The Twilight Zone comes a story that transcends both time and space...

Genres:

Drama | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Jerome Bixby's The Man from Earth See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Falling Sky Entertainment See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The Tony Todd character, "Dan", mentions that he is gonna go home and watch Star Trek. Tony Todd appeared in seven episodes and one video game of Star Trek since 1990, John Billingsley starred in Star Trek: Enterprise and screenwriter Jerome Bixby wrote several episodes of the original series. Richard Riehle also guest starred in episodes of "Star Trek: The Next Generation", "Star Trek: Voyager and "Star Trek: Enterprise". See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When John invites his friends into the house, he tells them the electricity is on and the gas is off. Later, the fireplace can be clearly seen to be a gas fire (the flame is coming from the bottom of the fireplace, not from the logs). See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Dan: Hey buddy, you don't waste time, do you?
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Connections

References "The Flintstones" (1960) See more »

Soundtracks

"7th Symponhy 2nd Movement"
Ludwig van Beethoven See more »