The Man from Earth (2007) David Lee Smith John Oldman Tony Todd Dan John Billingsley Harry Ellen Crawford Edith Annika Peterson Sandy William Katt Art Alexis Thorpe Linda Murphy Richard Riehle Dr. Will Gruber Produced by Emerson Bixby, Mark Pellington Directed by Richard Schenkman At his farewell bash in a cabin in the remote woods, Professor John Oldman (David Lee Smith) makes a shocking confession to his fellow scholars: he is actually an immortal who has been living on earth for the past 14,000 years. So begins this thought-provoking sci-fi drama which follows his colleagues as they struggle to figure out whether Oldman is telling the truth or merely deranged. A long-running project of STAR TREK and TWILIGHT ZONE scribe Jerome Bixby, the film's screenplay was finally completed on his deathbed in 1998. ========== An impromptu goodbye party for Professor John Oldman becomes a mysterious interrogation after the retiring scholar reveals to his colleagues he is an immortal who has walked the earth for 14,000 years.