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Release Date:
18 December 1987 (USA) moreTagline:
Five ordinary people needed a miracle. Then one night, Faye Riley left the window open.Plot:
Apartment block tenants seek the aid of alien mechanical life-forms to save their building from demolition. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
2 wins & 1 nomination moreUser Comments:
Good, escapist fun moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Hume Cronyn | ... | Frank Riley, Owner Riley's Cafe | |
| Jessica Tandy | ... | Faye Riley | |
| Frank McRae | ... | Harry Noble | |
| Elizabeth Peña | ... | Marisa Esteval | |
| Michael Carmine | ... | Carlos | |
| Dennis Boutsikaris | ... | Mason Baylor | |
| Tom Aldredge | ... | Sid Hogenson | |
| Jane Hoffman | ... | Muriel Hogenson | |
| John DiSanti | ... | Gus | |
| John Pankow | ... | Kovacs | |
| MacIntyre Dixon | ... | DeWitt | |
| Michael Greene | ... | Lacey, Real Estate Developer | |
| Doris Belack | ... | Mrs. Thompson | |
| Wendy Schaal | ... | Pamela | |
| José Angel Santana | ... | Goon #1 (as José Santana) |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
106 minCountry:
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EnglishColor:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
DolbyCertification:
Australia:PG | USA:PG (Certificate #28866) | Argentina:Atp | Finland:K-10/7 | UK:PG | USA:PG | West Germany:6 | Singapore:PG | Iceland:LFilming Locations:
East Village, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USAFun Stuff
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The building that housed Hume Cronyn's lunch counter was a unique old building that was the only one on the block. Twenty-five years earlier it was used for the Judy Holliday musical Bells Are Ringing (1960) with the block in the same condition. moreGoofs:
Crew or equipment visible: When the characters meet the aliens for the first time on the roof, in the shot immediately following Faye smashing the Frank's pocketwatch, a sunspot from a camera lens is visible moving around on the side of the shed. moreQuotes:
Faye Riley: Hey Frank, guess what I did.Frank Riley: What now?
Faye Riley: I named those little guys. Flotsam and Jetsam, isn't that cute?
Frank Riley: Yeah cute.
Faye Riley: Be nice, Papa.
Frank Riley: I'm always nice.
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This is a fun movie if you're not looking for heavy philosophy and just want some bubblegum for the eyes. Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy are brilliant - he as the husband who's watching his wife's mind deteriorate, she as the "living in the past" wife. My favourite part is when Carlos walks into the hut on top of the building. The expression on his face when he comes out is priceless.