The Invaders (1995) (TV)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

Paul Shapiro

Writers (WGA):

Larry Cohen (television series)
James Dott (written by)

Release Date:

12 November 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi

Plot:

The classic sci-fi series of the '60s returns as one man, Scott Bakula, tries to stop an invasion of the earth by aliens disguised as humans. |

Plot Keywords:

Alien Invasion

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Scott Bakula	...	Nolan Wood
Elizabeth Peña	...	Ellen Garza
Richard Thomas	...	Jerry Thayer
DeLane Matthews	...	Amanda Thayer
Terence Knox	...	Police Lt. 'Mac' Coyle
Shannon Kenny	...	Grace
Raoul Trujillo	...	Carlos Suarez
Richard Belzer	...	Randy Stein
Mario Yedidia	...	Kyle Thayer
Roy Thinnes	...	David Vincent
Erik King	...	Dr. Josh Webber
Debra Jo Rupp	...	Rita
Channon Roe	...	Det. Rudnik
Jack Kehler	...	Monck Patterson
Jon Cypher	...	Sen. Alex Feinman

Runtime:

Brazil:148 min (video version) | 60 min (3 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

1st Street Viaduct, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Fox Television Network

Goofs:

Factual errors: Nolan Wood as well as the train dispatcher refer to the subway 'driver' as "engineer" when in fact he is either a "motorman" or "train operator." Engineers run railroad trains.

Movie Connections:

Follows "The Invaders" (1967)

Bad, Bad, Bad!

The original show produced by Quinn Martin was intelligently done with Roy Thinnes as architect David Vincent as the lone voice that cried out in the wilderness against these alien beings. This mini series made a joke out of it. Now, the old boy makes only a couple of cameo appearances. If you blink, you'll miss him. You would think this movie would open with him stumbling on this Nolan Wood guy and the two of them would work together to try to bring these beings down, but no. Just a mile ride down a lonely country road, he says they need to split up so they won't be captured together and blah, blah, blah. What is this crap? After all these years, I would think he would be glad to find a kindred soul who would be of some help to him. Vincent looks like a dingbat in the brief appearance he makes in this series. They should have teamed up together.

This series also got pc on us. It seems to imply that anyone who smokes is a hostile being from another planet. Any smokers out there willing to get the ACLU after the people who made this pile of crap? And this business with the flies was just a little bit gross. And Nolan's ex-wife had to be one ditzy female. At least their son called her on not noticing that there is anything weird about all these people coming in and having steak and eggs with their cigarettes and coffee. Got to give them credit for that at least. And what was with this radio announcer who, I think was supposed to be a Rush Limbaugh clone? Here's a news flash for you, folks. Rush isn't as hateful as this guy was. But I digress. Bottom line: this show ain't worth a tinker's damn without David Vincent. They just used this movie as an excuse to preach misguided environmental themes. As I said in the heading, BAD! BAD! BAD! (Did I mention it was bad?) 1 out of 10, and that's being generous.