ALIEN NATION was originally entitled OUTER HEAT and featured a darker trailer than released film footage in the theatrical cut. The premoise was a alien cop and a human cop team up in a situation different from the HIDDEN. This premise revolves around a population of aliens that live on earth after coming as refugees on earth. The film some have said had a different version but perhaps I am confusing this with a DOLPH LUNDREN movie. The film was not bad and was a different take on the "cop buddy format". The films action centers on a vice investigation involving a alien bio war style drug which is hitting the streets. I felt the film could have gone for more of a action mob noir edge yet, well, there is the editing room. A science fiction film that uses the police fantasy genre. The alien race is used to mask ethnic tensions and was highlighted better in the series of the same name. Not a horrible film.
Review of Alien Nation
