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18 December 1987 (USA)
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Five ordinary people needed a miracle. Then one night, Faye Riley left the window open.
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Apartment block tenants seek the aid of alien mechanical life-forms to save their building from demolition. full summary | full synopsis
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Pepsi Cola
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Baseball Bat
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2 wins
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F.A.B!
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Cast
(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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106 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Australia:PG |
USA:PG (Certificate #28866) |
Argentina:Atp |
Finland:K-10/7 |
UK:PG |
USA:PG |
West Germany:6 |
Singapore:PG |
Iceland:L
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The opening montage shows pictures of Frank Riley in a Navy uniform circa World War 2. Later in the movie when his wife pulls out his pocket watch it has a leather fob attached with a gold anchor with a silver "USN" on it, signifying Frank achieved the rank of Chief Petty Officer during his time in the service.
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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.
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Carlos:
[seeing a floating tray of hamburgers] What the hell is that?
Faye Riley: Oh it's them. The little guys. My little munchkins.
Carlos: You stay away from me! You're not fooling anybody! Crazy my ass!
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Faye Riley: Oh it's them. The little guys. My little munchkins.
Carlos: You stay away from me! You're not fooling anybody! Crazy my ass!
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Featured in "Muppet Babies: Muppets Not Included (#5.1)" (1988)
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A true classic. This was the first film I ever saw, and it has stayed my favorite for almost 17 years! Obviously, some may hate it, and some may love it, but its one of those films you have to judge for yourself. OK, so, perhaps the storyline is a bit thin, predictable and slightly unbelievable, but, what film isn't? There are more good points than bad (I'm not giving the good ones away, you'll have to see them for yourselves!) It could do with a bit of updating, maybe a newer version could cover up plot holes and dodgy script, but then it would lose all its charm. And Batteries Not Included definitely has charm, bucket-loads!
In my opinion it should be up there with Star Wars and E.T as a cult classic. It'll make you laugh, cry and hate the bad guy.
I definitely recommend it! Go watch it!