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Invaders from Mars (1986)

PG 100 min  -  Horror | Sci-Fi  -   6 June 1986 (USA)
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In this remake of the classic 50s SF tale, a boy tries to stop an invasion of his town by aliens who take over the the minds of his parents... See full summary »

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Tobe Hooper
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Karen Black ...
Linda Magnusson
Hunter Carson Hunter Carson ...
Timothy Bottoms ...
George Gardner
Laraine Newman ...
Ellen Gardner
James Karen ...
Gen. Climet Wilson
Bud Cort ...
Mark Weinstein
Louise Fletcher ...
Mrs. McKeltch
Eric Pierpoint Eric Pierpoint ...
Christopher Allport ...
Captain Curtis
Donald Hotton Donald Hotton ...
Old NASA Scientist
Kenneth Kimmins Kenneth Kimmins ...
Officer Kenney
Charlie Dell Charlie Dell ...
Mr. Cross
Jimmy Hunt Jimmy Hunt ...
Police Chief
William Bassett ...
NASA Scientist
Virginya Keehne Virginya Keehne ...
Heather (as Virginia Keehne)
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Storyline

In this remake of the classic 50s SF tale, a boy tries to stop an invasion of his town by aliens who take over the the minds of his parents, his least-liked schoolteacher and other townspeople. With the aid of the school nurse the boy enlists the aid of the U.S. Marines. Written by Keith Loh <loh@sfu.ca>  

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Plot Keywords:

Boy | School | Invasion | School Nurse | Alien  | See more »

Taglines:

There's no place on Earth to hide! See more »

Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Invasores de Marte See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$12,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$2,046,576 (USA) (8 June 1986)

Gross:

$4,884,663 (USA) (7 July 1986)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Cannon Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (TVC)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

The Martian drones were performed by two people back-to-back in one suit. A little person was carried in a sort of backpack on the back of a normal-sized performer. The little person would operate the drone's mouth and smaller arms (as seen when the drones load their weapons) while the full-sized performer made the creature walk and used ski poles to move the longer arms (as seen when the drones "salute" Mrs. McKeltch). The full-sized performer faced the rear of the suit and had to walk backwards so that the creature's knee joints would bend in a "not-human" fashion when it walked. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: During a battle scene, two Marines who get zapped by the Martian leader start convulsing before the electricity actually hits them. See more »

Quotes

David Gardner: These things! They're huge, ugly, slimy, giant Mr. Potato Heads!
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Connections

Referenced in Ban the Sadist Videos! (2005) See more »