“We Were On The 1-Yard Line”: Scrapped Remake Of Cult ’80s Sci-Fi Movie Recalled By Director

An ill-fated remake of the cult ’80s science-fiction movie Alien Nation is recalled by its director. Released in 1988, Alien Nation was directed by Graham Baker and starred James Caan, Mandy Patinkin, Terence Stamp, and Kevyn Major Howard. The movie’s plot imagines an alternate reality of 1988 when humans make their first contact with aliens, and then three years later, become gradually integrated into human society. At one point, director Jeff Nichols was attached to remake the sci-fi cult classic, but those plans have seemingly been scrapped.