The Return

The Return

1980•1h 26m•5.9/10

MysteryThrillerScience Fiction

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5.9/10(130)

Two young children and an adult in a small town have an encounter with an alien spaceship. 25 years later the children are reunited as adults in the same town which is now beset by strange cattle mutilations. Matters become worse when the cattle mutilations are joined by human murders and mutilations.

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Cast

Jan-Michael Vincent

Jan-Michael Vincent

Wayne

Cybill Shepherd

Cybill Shepherd

Jennifer

Martin Landau

Martin Landau

Niles Buchanan

Raymond Burr

Raymond Burr

Dr. Kramer

Neville Brand

Walt

Brad Rearden

Brad Rearden

Eddie

Vincent Schiavelli

Vincent Schiavelli

Prospector

Darby Hinton

Darby Hinton

Darren

Steven Hirsch

Steven Hirsch

Dr. Parkfield

Susan Kiger

Susan Kiger

Joyce

Ken Minyard

Federal Agent #1

Candy Castillo

Federal Agent #2

Roger Hampton

Homer

Hilary Farr

Hilary Farr

Lee Ann

Dorothy Constantine

Dorothy Constantine

Motel Manager

Ernest Anderson

Dr. Mortorff

Patricia Alphin

Townsperson

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