Nomads

Nomads is a 1986 horror film which was written and directed by John McTiernan and stars Pierce Brosnan. The story involves a French anthropologist who is an expert on nomads. He stumbles across a group of urban nomads who turn out to be more than he expected. It was a sleeper hit, becoming better known after its release. The movie begins with the violent and painful death of its protagonist, French sociologist Jean-Charles Pommier (Pierce Brosnan... more

Nomads is a 1986 horror film which was written and directed by John McTiernan and stars Pierce Brosnan. The story involves a French anthropologist who is an expert on nomads. He stumbles across a group of urban nomads who turn out to be more than he expected. It was a sleeper hit, becoming better known after its release. The movie begins with the violent and painful death of its protagonist, French sociologist Jean-Charles Pommier (Pierce Brosnan). The moment he dies in the Emergency Room of a Los Angeles city hospital the physician treating him, Dr. Eileen Flax (Lesley-Anne Down), becomes possessed with his memories. Dr. Flax relives every moment of Pommier's life until the moment of his death. After travelling abroad and studying the spiritual beliefs and religious practices of primitive peoples, Pommier finally settles down with his patient wife Niki (Anna Maria Monticelli) in Los Angeles to teach at UCLA. His home in the suburbs is vandalized one night by a gang of street punks... less