Underplayed Gems

The Return (1980)

The Return poster
Directed by
Greydon Clark
Genre
science fiction film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 31m
Rated
16
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 130 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man returns to his small hometown after many years away. He discovers strange occurrences that suggest alien activity.

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What happens

The Return is a 1980 American science-fiction film directed by Greydon Clark and starring Jan-Michael Vincent, Cybill Shepherd, Martin Landau and Raymond Burr. It met with little commercial success and was released directly to television and video. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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