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The Return (1980)

Mar 31, 1980 · 1h 26m

5.9/10 TMDB user score
134 votes on TMDB

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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Top 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 Neville Brand Walt
  • Brad Rearden Brad Rearden Eddie
  • Vincent Schiavelli Vincent Schiavelli Prospector
  • Darby Hinton Darby Hinton Darren
  • 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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