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Title: Morons from Outer Space (1985)
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Sandra Brock
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Desmond Brock
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Col. Raymond Laribee, CIA
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Commander Grenville Matteson
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Bernard
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Graham Sweetley
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Chief Inspector Miller
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Godfrey
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The story begins when three aliens get a bit hacked off at their 'friend' Bernard, who keeps making a prat of himself playing space ball. It is while he is playing space ball that the others start playing around with the space ship controls. They accidentally disconnect his part of the ship, leaving him stranded while they crash into a large blue planet close by... Written by Anonymous
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One Giant Leap ... BACKWARDS! See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
UKLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
20 September 1985 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Corra! Os ETs Chegaram See more »Company Credits
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[sings]
Sandra Brock: So take me sideways, like you always do, it's such a la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la thing to do. My heart goes bim-bim-bim-bim-bim when I'm with you-oo.
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Music by John Barry (uncredited)
by Courtesy of Screen Gems -- BMI Music Ltd.
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Mike Hodges directed this movie on the condition that the production company Thorn EMI, would finance his script "Mid-Atlantic", which didn't get off the ground. See more »Goofs
In the view showing the landing on Earth of Bernard after he and his chair were ejected from the spacecraft, the crane used to drop the actor in front of the camera can briefly be seen at the top of the screen. See more »Quotes
Sandra Brock: [Interviewed by Scientists] Oh, you must know "Take me Sideways".[sings]
Sandra Brock: So take me sideways, like you always do, it's such a la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la thing to do. My heart goes bim-bim-bim-bim-bim when I'm with you-oo.
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BORN FREEMusic by John Barry (uncredited)
by Courtesy of Screen Gems -- BMI Music Ltd.
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If you are expecting a film called Morons from Outer Space to somehow be incredibly deep and fulfilling, you're approaching it all wrong.
This film presents exactly what it sets out to present: a campy, hilarious comedy without pretense. Reminiscent of films like Crime Wave and even the Pink Panther films, it is well acted by a great cast.
Don't go into this film expecting the answers to life, the universe and everything (that's a different story). Watch this movie for fun and check your higher intellect at the door.
Smith and Jones, who have long had great on-screen chemistry in television, are strangely separated for the majority of this film... living in two separate sub-plots.
Watching the film, you would think they must have had a moderately high budget, but I have a feeling they just made good use of what they had.
Don't discount this movie based solely on the other reviews here. I personally have laughed out loud so much I've had to pause it. You have to pay close attention and listen to everything to get the funniest bits.