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Synopsis

When an alien takes the form of a young widow's husband and asks her to drive him from Wisconsin to Arizona, the government tries to stop them.

Year1984
CountryUnited States
Cinematic DNA
I wanted to make a movie about a man who wants to fight God. I made a movie that wanted to make God cry. And I basically wanted to do a film like Starman in Bangkok.
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