Prot is a patient at a mental hospital who claims to be from a far away planet. His psychiatrist tries to help him, only to begin to doubt his own explanations.
Acting
Spacey's otherworldly stillness, Bridges' exhausted humanity
Score
Ed Shearmur's haunting theremin-like beauty
Writing
The ending that refuses to pick a side
Director
Iain Softley
Jeff Bridges
Dr. Mark Powell
Kevin Spacey
Prot
Mary McCormack
Rachel Powell
Alfre Woodard
Claudia Villars
David Patrick Kelly
Howie
Saul Williams
Ernie
Peter Gerety
Sal
Celia Weston
Mrs. Archer
Ajay Naidu
Dr. Chakaraborty
Tracy Vilar
Maria
John Toles-Bey
Russell
Kimberly Scott
Joyce Trexler
Conchata Ferrell
Betty McAllister
Vincent Laresca
Navarro
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Spacey based Prot's movements on watching birds, particularly their head-tilts and stillness.
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