You think Ziggy really cares about his role as an android visitor from some planet where there isn't any water? No. All he cares about is who the hell took his copy of TV Guide.

The Man Who Fell to Earth

Directed by Nicholas Roeg, Starring: David Bowie, Rip Torn, Candy Clark, Buck Henry . . .

“Seen the new Bowie movie?”

“Yeah, it was okay. Whadya think?” It’s late Monday night, summertime. Three or four college students are hanging out, and during a sag in conversation, the Lit major in a blue blazer mentions the latest Nicholas Roeg venture into finer (Art) filmmaking, The Man Who Fell to Earth, a.k.a. The New Bowie Movie.

“Allegorically, it was ingenious—”

“Oh. Well, my impression—from all the hype—was that the flick was mostly just that: hype. Kinda harmlessly artsyfartsy. But allegorically? ...” the sneakered Foli-sci student puzzled.