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The Man Who Fell to Earth is a 1976 British science fantasy drama film [4] directed by Nicolas Roeg and adapted by Paul Mayersberg. [5] Based on Walter Tevis's 1963 novel of the same name, the film follows an extraterrestrial named Thomas Jerome Newton (David Bowie) who crash-lands on Earth seeking a way to ship water to his planet, which is suffering from a severe drought, but finds himself ...
Thomas Jerome Newton is a humanoid alien who comes to Earth seeking to construct a spaceship to ferry others from his home planet, Anthea, to Earth. Anthea is experiencing a terrible drought after many nuclear wars, and the population has dwindled to fewer than 300. Their own starships are unusable for lack of fuel and 500 years of neglect.
- Walter S. Tevis
- 1963
Nov 26, 2018 · Indeed, David Bowie’s Thomas Jerome Newton is the most human character in the film. ... The Man Who Fell to Earth includes a scene with the album fully displayed and in the restored release of ...
Apr 26, 2022 · Bill Nighy as Thomas Jerome Newton. Image via Showtime. The deep well of talent on display in The Man Who Fell to Earth is rounded out by the inclusion of Bill Nighy as Thomas Jerome Newton, the ...
- Alex Falls
Mary-Lou : Oh, come on, Tommy, it's a real good church. You won't feel out of place. Makes me feel so good. Gives me something to believe in. Everybody needs that: a meaning to life. I mean, when you look out at the sky at night, don't you feel that somewhere, out there, there's gotta be a God. There's gotta be.
Oct 8, 2016 · Bowie, like his alien alter-ego Thomas Jerome Newton in Nicolas Roeg’s The Man Who Fell To Earth (1976), saw himself as a stranger in a strange land from the back of a limousine travelling ...
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Thomas Jerome Newton is a main character on the Showtime original sci-fi series, The Man Who Fell to Earth. He is portrayed by Bill Nighy. Newton is the first alien to arrive on earth over 40 years ago. Alone and desperate, Newton summons Faraday to complete his original mission. But Newton's time marooned among human beings has cost him everything, possibly even his sanity. TBA TBA
