The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)

Superbly odd sci-fi as David Bowie plays an alien called Newton (lets face it a part he was born to play). Newton is trapped on Earth but uses his knowledge of advanced alien technology to build a massive corporation with the help of Farnsworth (Buck Henry). He then heads off to New Mexico where he stays in a hotel room full of TVs with maid Mary Lou (Candy Clarke) who drinks a lot of gin.

Newton wants to build a spaceship in order to return home, hence building a billion dollar corporation in order to afford it. Unfortunately the US government end up putting a spanner in the works...

A strange film indeed. Bowie spends most of the film looking suitably bemused at the weird ways of the Earth. The plot seems rather lost amid the odd and surreal visuals but is best enjoyed for the wonderful weird art that is it.