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Science FictionThrillerHorror

The Arrival

- The greatest danger facing our world has been the planet's best kept secret... until now.

Zane Ziminski is an astrophysicist who receives a message that seems to have extraterrestrial origins. Eerily soon after his discovery, Zane is fired. He then embarks on a search to determine the origins of the transmission that leads him into a Hitchcockian labyrinth of paranoia and intrigue.

Release Date : 1996-05-31

Language :EnglishFrench

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Live EntertainmentSteelwork FilmsMediaworks

Production Country : MexicoUnited States of America

Alternative Titles : Shockwave

Cast

Charlie Sheen

Character Name : Zane Zaminski

Original Name : Charlie Sheen

Gender : Male

Lindsay Crouse

Character Name : Ilana Green

Original Name : Lindsay Crouse

Gender : Female

Richard Schiff

Character Name : Calvin

Original Name : Richard Schiff

Gender : Male

Ron Silver

Character Name : Gordian

Original Name : Ron Silver

Gender : Male

Teri Polo

Character Name : Char

Original Name : Teri Polo

Gender : Female

Phyllis Applegate

Character Name : Mrs. Roosevelt

Original Name : Phyllis Applegate

Gender : Female

Tony T. Johnson

Character Name : Kiki

Original Name : Tony T. Johnson

Gender : Male

Alan Coates

Character Name : Terraformer

Original Name : Alan Coates

Gender : Male

Leon Rippy

Character Name : DOD #1

Original Name : Leon Rippy

Gender : Male

Buddy Joe Hooker

Character Name : DOD #2

Original Name : Buddy Joe Hooker

Gender : Male

Javier Morga

Character Name : Co-Worker

Original Name : Javier Morga

Gender : Male

David Villalpando

Character Name : Cabbie

Original Name : David Villalpando

Gender : Male

María Luisa Coronel

Character Name : Maid

Original Name : María Luisa Coronel

Gender : Female

Mónica Dionne

Character Name : Reporter #1

Original Name : Mónica Dionne

Gender : Female

Alejandro Usigli

Character Name : Reporter #2

Original Name : Alejandro Usigli

Gender : Male

Jacqueline Voltaire

Character Name : Reporter #3

Original Name : Jacqueline Voltaire

Gender : Female

Luisa Huertas

Character Name : Security Woman

Original Name : Luisa Huertas

Gender : Female

Roger Cudney

Character Name : JPL Official

Original Name : Roger Cudney

Gender : Male

Shane

Character Name : JPL Guard #1

Original Name : Shane

Gender : Male

Dave Galasso

Character Name : JPL Guard #2

Original Name : Dave Galasso

Gender : Male

Georg Lillitsch

Character Name : Computer Tech

Original Name : Georg Lillitsch

Gender : Male

Catalina Botello

Character Name : N.C.A.R. Woman

Original Name : Catalina Botello

Gender : Female

David Sherrill

Character Name : Lance (uncredited)

Original Name : David Sherrill

Gender : Male

Ángel de la Peña

Character Name : Skeleton Man

Original Name : Ángel de la Peña

Gender : Male

Ellen Bradley

Character Name : Screaming Woman

Original Name : Ellen Bradley

Gender : Female

Jorge Becerril

Character Name : Planecorp Guard

Original Name : Jorge Becerril

Gender : Male

Jorge Zepeda

Character Name : Detective

Original Name : Jorge Zepeda

Gender : Male

Ree Johnson

Character Name : Maintenance Man

Original Name : Ree Johnson

Gender : Male

Andrea Sisniega

Character Name : Weather Woman

Original Name : Andrea Sisniega

Gender : Female

Reviews

G

Gimly

@Ruuz

2021-06-23

Charlie Sheen channels his inner Kevin Smith in this unique take on the genre. Sure it's a little X-Files-y, and a lot of the twists are either glaringly obvious or make zero sense, but by and large it's pretty original. The climate-change message does beat you over the head a little, but only gently, which I can handle. Obviously it didn't take anyway, considering we're here twenty years later and the problem's only gotten worse. _Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole._