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Status
Released
Release
2004
Runtime
1h 28m
Available options inUS
FROM OTHER WORLDS is a sci-fi comedy about a depressed Brooklyn housewife who sleepwalks through her life until she encounters an alien force in her backyard. With the help of a fellow contactee, an African immigrant, she is determined to solve the mystery of her otherworldly experiences. Along the way, she finds romance, saves the planet and finds new meaning in her life.
38 Cast Members
Cara Buono
Joanne
Isaach de Bankolé
Abraham
David Lansbury
Brian
Quinn Shephard
Linda
Robert Peters
Steve
Melissa Leo
Miriam
Paul Lazar
Larry
Helen Hanft
Shirley
Jimmy Gary Jr.
Sam
Rony Clanton
Frank
Sharon Wilkins
Jill
Joel de la Fuente
Alien
Robert Downey Sr.
Baker
Marcia Jean Kurtz
Brian's Mom
Larry Block
Brian's Dad
Lori Tan Chinn
Mrs. Kim
Jay Oakerson
Big Lab Assistant
Gregory Korostishevsky
Small Lab Assistant
Kristen Schaal
Information Librarian
Peter Bartlett
Curator
