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The Pod People (1983)
"Los nuevos extraterrestres" (original title)

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A young boy in the woods discovers a lovable alien...or is it?

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Cast overview, first billed only:
Ian Sera ...
Nina Ferrer ...
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Lara Stapleton (as Susan Blake)
Sara Palmer ...
Óscar Martín ...
Maria Albert ...
Tracy
Emilio Linder ...
Brian (as Emil Linder)
Concha Cuetos ...
Molly Stevens (as Connie Cheston)
Manuel Pereiro ...
Bill Stevens
Frank Braña ...
Burt
Guillermo Antón ...
Matt Collins (as William Anton)
Frank Sussman
Gary Richardson
Hugo Astar
Luis M. Martín ...
(as Louis Martin)
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One of the Mystery Science Theater 3000 faves. A little boy who has an extensive array of pets he likes to call "specimens" finds an alien egg to hatch, somewhat like Horton. The creature manages to use his snout to suck up peanuts and warp time and space with his fingers. Unfortunately, his brother who is found by poachers go on a killing spree. Written by Jonah Falcon <jonahnynla@mindspring.com>

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Originally intended as a low-budget horror movie about an evil alien. After the success of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, the producers made the alien into a lovable character, and added a kid who befriends it. Director Juan Piquer Simón was not satisfied with the final result. See more »

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The alien attacks Bill and Brian at the ranger's station. Bill escapes in his truck. The alien, walking very slowly, beats him back to the house. See more »

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[Tommy shows his uncle his specimen]
Tommy: Look, Uncle Bill!
Uncle Bill: Uh, centipede.
Tommy: It's a Lithobius microps!
Uncle Bill: To ME, it's a CENTIPEDE. It'll ALWAYS be called A CENTIPEDE!
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Featured in Mystery Science Theater 3000: Pod People (1991) See more »

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"Hear The Engines Roll"
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"IT STINKS!"
31 July 1999 | by (L.A. CA) – See all my reviews

Says one of the many annoying characters that populate this really stupid movie. Something comes to earth and lands in the woods next to a cabin inhabited by a high pitched boy who has a thing for animals, his mother and some old cranky guy. There's also poachers running around, and pretty soon there's a group of teenagers driving around. Eventually they all wind up getting killed by the aliens. Well, not all of them, which is unfortunate because then the movie would be over in thirty minutes! Watch this stinker with Joel, Tom and Crow and laugh along at this really, really bad movie. As Tom would say "Huzzah!"


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