The Arrival (1996)

19961h 54mdir. David TwohyEnglish subtitlesUnited States, Mexicoscience fiction filmthriller film

With Charlie Sheen, Lindsay Crouse, Richard Schiff, Ron Silver, Teri Polo, Buddy Joe Hooker, Leon Rippy

Directed by David Twohy

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The Arrival is a 1996 science fiction thriller film written and directed by David Twohy and starring Charlie Sheen, Lindsay Crouse, Ron Silver, Teri Polo, and Richard Schiff. Sheen stars as Zane Zaminsky, a radio astronomer who discovers evidence of intelligent alien life and quickly finds himself in the middle of a conspiracy with global consequences. The film is an international co-production between the United States and Mexico. A sequel, Arrival II, was released direct-to-video in 1998.

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