Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star (1986)

Three aliens from the planet Taros land on Earth and are befriended by a Wyoming rancher's son.

Director:

Peter R. Hunt

Writers:

Christopher Adcock, Christopher Blue (screenplay),

Stars:

Dennis Holahan, Sydney Penny, Rosie Marcel

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dennis Holahan	...	Aric
Sydney Penny	...	Robyn
Rosie Marcel	...	Tavy
Ricky Paull Goldin	...	Dirt
Hersha Parady	...	Mrs. McAlpin
Patricia Brookson	...	Cee Gee
Peter Jason	...	Mr. McAlpin
Jeremy Wilkins	...	Hyper Sapien Leader
Jim Gray	...	Teel
Marilyn Schreffler	...	Voice of Kirbi (voice)
Keenan Wynn	...	Grandpa
Gladys Taylor	...	Lucy
Linda Elder	...	Lyth
Chuck Shamata	...	Patterson
Talia Shire	...	Dr. Tedra Rosen

Storyline

Three aliens from the planet Taros land on Earth and are befriended by a Wyoming rancher's son.

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Plot Keywords:

wyoming | rancher's son | alien | teenager | spacecraft | 

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Taglines:

She was from another star. He had waited his whole life for this one meeting. Together they fell in love with a place called Earth.

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Genres:

Family | Romance | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

December 1986 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hyper Sapien

Filming Locations:

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$13,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

TaliaFilm II Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Director Peter R. Hunt replaced Michael Wadleigh after Wadleigh dropped out.

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Connections

References Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

User Reviews

And we call this 'a hairbrush'.

Three aliens–two girls who look like they've been dragged through a bush backwards and a three-eyed, three-limbed, petrol-drinking fur-ball with dubious looking facial folds and orifices—try to prove to their people that mankind is ready for extraterrestrial contact by stowing aboard a craft to Earth and taking off for the wilds of Wyoming, where they are befriended by rancher's son 'Dirt'.

Although this fairly unremarkable family friendly sci-fi adventure is predictable, saccharine sweet and extremely cheesy, its story about wide-eyed innocents exploring Earth about as twee as one could imagine, the whole thing is simply far too good-natured for me to really dislike it. The special effects are fairly impressive (with kudos going to the creators and puppeteers of three-eyed beastie Kirbi), the direction from Peter R. Hunt is more than adequate, and its potentially nauseating wholesome characters are surprisingly appealing, ageing star Keenan Wynn giving a particularly winning performance as Dirt's wise old grandfather (the actor's final performance).

N.B. Actress Rosie Marcel, who plays Hyper Sapien's gap-toothed alien moppet Tavy, currently stars as feline-faced surgeon Jacqueline "Jac" Naylor in popular BBC medical drama Holby City. She now sports much sleeker hair.

5.5 out of 10, rounded up to 6 for IMDb.