Film

The Return

1980 · 1h 26m · Mystery · Thriller · Science Fiction

IMDb

3.8

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.

Jan-Michael Vincent

Wayne

Cybill Shepherd

Jennifer

Martin Landau

Niles Buchanan

Raymond Burr

Dr. Kramer

Neville Brand

Walt

Brad Rearden

Eddie

Vincent Schiavelli

Prospector

Darby Hinton

Darren

Steven Hirsch

Dr. Parkfield

Susan Kiger

Joyce

Ken Minyard

Federal Agent #1

Candy Castillo

Federal Agent #2

Roger Hampton

Homer

Hilary Farr

Lee Ann

Dorothy Constantine

Motel Manager

Ernest Anderson

Dr. Mortorff

• Greydon ClarkDirector · Producer
• Jim WheatWriter
• Ken WheatWriter
• Curtis BurchWriter · Editor
• Michael R. StaritaExecutive Producer
• Daniel PearlDirector of Photography
• Dan WymanOriginal Music Composer

Official TrailerThe Return ≣ 1980 ≣ Trailer #2The Return ≣ 1980 ≣ Trailer #1

Release date

March 31, 1980

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 26m

Rated

16

Genres

Mystery, Thriller, Science Fiction

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