*batteries not included (1987) 6.3
Apartment block tenants seek the aid of alien mechanical life-forms to save their building from demolition. Director:Matthew Robbins |
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*batteries not included (1987) 6.3
Apartment block tenants seek the aid of alien mechanical life-forms to save their building from demolition. Director:Matthew Robbins |
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| Hume Cronyn | ... | ||
| Jessica Tandy | ... | ||
| Frank McRae | ... | ||
| Elizabeth Peña | ... | ||
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Michael Carmine | ... | |
| Dennis Boutsikaris | ... | ||
| Tom Aldredge | ... | ||
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Jane Hoffman | ... | |
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John DiSanti | ... | |
| John Pankow | ... | ||
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MacIntyre Dixon | ... | |
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Michael Greene | ... | |
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Doris Belack | ... | |
| Wendy Schaal | ... | ||
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José Angel Santana | ... |
Goon #1
(as José Santana)
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A group of tenants in an apartment block are being forced to move out so that it can be demolished. The tenants are reluctant to move, so the developers hire a local gang to 'persuade' them to leave. Fortunately, visiting alien mechanical life-forms come to town. When they befriend the tenants, the aliens use their extraterrestrial abilities to defeat the developers. Written by Rob Hartill
Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn stole the show, as is expected. However, the film is a very fun and nostalgic trip, the remaining cast getting the job done well. While it could use some development, the ideas present and the general whim about the film allow it to stand amongst other contemporary classics.
Naturally, the film also sports great production values, with Spielberg, Kennedy, and Marshall at it once again. Go see it.