I COME IN PEACE (1990)

MORGAN'S RATING

"I Come in Peace," says the alien visitor. "You go in pieces," replies the no-nonsense cop. And he's right, of course. The alien sees human beings as convenient drug factories for his kind and if his mission succeeds they will take over the Earth and turn us into walking crackhouses.

Dolph Lundgren (Jack Caine), Brian Benben (Laurence Smith), Betsy Brantley (Diane), Matthias Hues (Bad Alien), Jay Bilas (Good Alien), Jim Haynie (Malone), David Ackroyd (Switzer), Sherman Howard (Victor Manning), Sam Anderson (Warren), Mark Lowenthal (Bruce the Scientist), Michael J. Pollard (Boner), Jesse Vint (McMurphy), Alex Morris (Ray Turner), Kevin Page (White Boy), Robert Pretiss (White Boy), Nik Hagler (Bail Bondsman), Tony Brubaker (Garage Sweeper), Mimi Cochran (Female Mechanic), Matthew Posey (Psycho), Alexander Johnston (Psycho), Jack Willis (Liquor Store Owner), Al Leong (Luggage Salesman), Brandon Smith (Market Clerk).

GOOD COP. BAD ALIEN. BIG TROUBLE.

FACTS

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

RELEASE DATE: September 28th, 1990 (USA) BOX OFFICE OPENING: $1.9 million (USA) BOX OFFICE RESULT: $4.3 million (USA)

DIRECTOR: Craig R. Baxley. WRITERS: Jonathan Tydor and Leonard Mass Jr. PRODUCER: Jeff Young. ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Ron Fury. CO-PRODUCERS: Rafael Eisenman and Jon Turtle. EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Mark Damon and David Saunders. ORIGINAL MUSIC: Jan Hammer. DISTRIBUTOR: Media Home Entertainment.

QUOTES

Jack Caine: Either you're Santa Claus or you're dead, pal.

[After blowing away the police chief, who was trying to kill his partner] Jack Caine: Never trust nobody; Caine Manual, Chapter 1, Page 1.

CRITICAL COMMENTS

Bad Alien: I come in peace. Jack Caine: Then you go in pieces, asshole.

"Admittedly, I like Lundgren and although some of his movies are really bad, this remains one of his best." -- D. Craig Baxley, Movies in the Attic

"A moderately entertaining police thriller." -- Richard Harrington, Washington Post