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3''The Return'' is a 1980 SciFiHorror film directed by Greydon Clark, starring Creator/JanMichaelVincent, Creator/CybillShepherd, Creator/MartinLandau, Creator/RaymondBurr, Neville Brand, and Creator/VincentSchiavelli.
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5Twenty-five years after two children and a prospector see a UFO descend upon their sleepy New Mexico town, a series of cattle mutilations have occurred and all three find themselves being brought back together to discover what happens when the UFO returns.
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8!!This film contains examples of:
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10* TheAgeless: [[spoiler:The Prospector]] believes himself to be this, claiming to have not aged at all over the 25 years since the beginning of the movie.
11* AliensStealCattle: The action of the film is kicked off by a series of cases of cattle mutilation. [[spoiler:Actually being performed by The Prospector due to his mistaken belief that this is what the aliens want]].
12* ImplacableMan: [[spoiler:The Prospector]] is unperturbed by any attack made on him and apparently wields supernatural strength.
13* LaserBlade: The weapon wielded by [[spoiler:The Prospector]] which is used to kill and carve cattle and people alike.
14* PortalDoor: In the back of [[spoiler:The Prospector's mine]], there's a portal, presumably to the homeworld of the aliens.
15* TheSheriff: Martin Landau plays the incompetent but friendly small town sort. Vincent has picked up the role of deputy.
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