Sun Ra—space-age prophet, pharoanic jester, shaman-philosopher and avant-jazz keyboardist/bandleader—lands his spaceship in Oakland, having been presumed lost in space for a few years. With Black Power on the rise, Ra disembarks and proclaims himself “the alter-destiny.” He holds a myth-vs.-reality rap session with black inner-city youth at a rec center, threatening…Read all |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 6.5/10 | |
Released: | January 1, 1974 | |
Runtime: | 82 min | |
Genres: | Music Sci-Fi | |
Countries: | United States | |
Companies: | North American Star System | |
Cast: | Sun Ra Raymond Johnson Christopher Brooks | |
Crew: | Sun Ra Joshua Smith John Coney | |
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One of my all time favourite films - this is definitely one sci-fi film that deserves the high strangeness award. The late great musician/philosopher/self-identified extraterrestrial Sun Ra was definitely one of a kind and while he himself disowned the film (frowning on the ‘blaxploitation’ aspects) his personality, philosophy and of course his music permeates and informs the entire film plus its probably the only time you’ll ever see a flying saucer land in Oakland :)
PS > A good film to watch back to back with “Brother From Another Planet”
The only way out of time is into space - William S. Burroughs