The Arrival

About this Broadcast

A radio astronomer discovers a signal transmitting to Earth and resolves to discover its source. Travelling to Mexico, he unwittingly uncovers an alien conspiracy to take over the planet and finds his own life in danger. Sci-fi thriller, starring Charlie Sheen, Ron Silver, Lindsay Crouse and Teri Polo

1996

Movie/Drama Science Fiction Thriller

Cast & Crew

Charlie Sheen (Actor) .. Zane Ziminski

Ron Silver (Actor) .. Gordian

Lindsay Crouse (Actor) .. Ilana Green

Teri Polo (Actor) .. Char

Richard Schiff (Actor) .. Calvin

Tony T Johnson (Actor) .. Kiki

David Twohy (Director)

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Did You Know..

Charlie Sheen (Actor) .. Zane Ziminski

Born: September 03, 1965 in New York

Best Known For: His meltdown following his axing from Two and a Half Men.

Early-life: Born Carlos Irwin Estévez on September 3, 1965, in New York. He almost died due to birth complications - his middle name is that of the doctor who saved him. He's one of Martin Sheen and his artist wife Janet Templeton's four children - all of whom have become actors. As a child, Charlie fought constantly with his older sibling Emilio, and was a gifted student until he began skipping school to play baseball.

Career: Sheen's screen debut came in 1974's The Execution of Private Slovik. Despite dreaming of a baseball career, he began acting professionally in the mid-1980s. He appeared in Red Dawn, Lucas and Ferris Bueller's Day Off before Platoon made him a star in 1986. He followed it up with Wall Street, Young Guns, Eight Men Out, Major League and two Hot Shots! movies. Sheen's career suffered as a result of his drug abuse during the 1990s, but he returned to form with appearances in Being John Malkovich, Spin City, Two and a Half Men and Anger Management.

Quote: 'If I've learned anything at all, it's that I know nothing about women. They remain a mystery.'

Trivia: Sheen promotes a line of electronic cigarettes known as NicoSheen.