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The Return (1980)

1980-03-31 · 1h 26m · EN
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Two young children and an adult in a small town have an encounter with an alien spaceship. 25 years later the children are reunited as adults in the same town which is now beset by strange cattle mutilations. Matters become worse when the cattle mutilations are joined by human murders and mutilations.

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Jim WheatWriterKen WheatWriterGreydon ClarkDirectorCurtis BurchWriter

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Jan-Michael VincentJan-Michael VincentWayneCybill ShepherdCybill ShepherdJenniferMartin LandauMartin LandauNiles BuchananRaymond BurrRaymond BurrDr. KramerNeville BrandNeville BrandWaltBrad ReardenBrad ReardenEddieVincent SchiavelliVincent SchiavelliProspectorErnest AndersonErnest AndersonDr. MortorffDarby HintonDarby HintonDarrenSteven HirschSteven HirschDr. ParkfieldSusan KigerSusan KigerJoyceKen MinyardKen MinyardFederal Agent #1

Keywords

AlienSheriffAlien abductionIndependent filmCattle mutilation

Movie DNA

Genre affinityThriller · Mystery · Science FictionTheme affinityAlien · Sheriff · Alien AbductionNarrative complexityMysteryPacingShortDirector preference294797Actor preference156579 · 85071 · 294794

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What is The Return about?

Two young children and an adult in a small town have an encounter with an alien spaceship. 25 years later the children are reunited as adults in the same town which is now beset by strange cattle mutilations. Matters become worse when the cattle mutilations are joined by human murders and mutilations.

How long is The Return?

The Return has a runtime of 86 minutes.

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