The Arrival

The Arrival

115 mins | Thriller, Science Fiction | May 31, 1996

Zane Ziminski is an astrophysicist who receives a message that seems to have extraterrestrial origins. Eerily soon after his discovery, Zane is fired. He then embarks on a search to determine the origins of the transmission that leads him into a Hitchcockian labyrinth of paranoia and intrigue.

The Arrival

115 mins | Thriller, Science Fiction | May 31, 1996

The Arrival
Zane Ziminski is an astrophysicist who receives a message that seems to have extraterrestrial origins. Eerily soon after his discovery, Zane is fired. He then embarks on a search to determine the origins of the transmission that leads him into a Hitchcockian labyrinth of paranoia and intrigue.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Live Entertainment, Steelwork Films, Mediaworks
Original title The Arrival
Directors Dee Whitehurst, Dea Cantu, René Villarreal, David Twohy
Writers David Twohy

Cast

Charlie Sheen

as Zane Zaminski

Lindsay Crouse

as Ilana Green

Richard Schiff

as Calvin

Ron Silver

as Phil Gordian

Teri Polo

as Char

Phyllis Applegate

as Mrs. Roosevelt

Tony T. Johnson

as Kiki

Alan Coates

as Terraformer

Leon Rippy

as DOD #1

Buddy Joe Hooker

as DOD #2

Javier Morga

as Co-worker

David Villalpando

as Cabbie

Mónica Dionne

as Reporter #1

Alejandro Usigli

as Reporter #2

Jacqueline Voltaire

as Reporter #3

Luisa Huertas

as Security Woman

Roger Cudney

as JPL Official

Shane

as JPL Guard #1

Dave Galasso

as JPL Guard #2

Georg Lillitsch

as Computer Tech

Catalina Botello

as N.C.A.R. Woman

David Sherrill

as Lance (uncredited)

Ángel de la Peña

as Skeleton Man