Spaced Invaders (1990)

Dimwitted Martians drop into a little Illinois town on the day that the local radio station happens to rebroadcast Orson Welles 1938 "War Of The Worlds".

Director:

Patrick Read Johnson

Writers:

Patrick Read Johnson (screenplay), Scott Lawrence Alexander (screenplay)

Stars:

Douglas Barr, Royal Dano, Ariana Richards

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Douglas Barr	...	Sam
Royal Dano	...	Wrenchmuller
Ariana Richards	...	Kathy
J.J. Anderson	...	Brian (Duck)
Gregg Berger	...	Klembecker
Wayne Alexander	...	Vern
Fred Applegate	...	Russell
Patrika Darbo	...	Mrs. Vanderspool
Tonya Williams	...	Ernestine (as Tonya Lee Williams)
Ryan Todd	...	Sid Ghost
Barry O'Neill	...	Clown Kid
Adam Hansley	...	Pig Kid
Casey Sander	...	Radio Announcer
Rose Parenti	...	Old Wife
Glen Vernon	...	Old Guy #1

Storyline

When one saucer of an invasion force has engine trouble, it lands on Earth. It happens to be Halloween and it happens the invaders are only about 4 feet tall. As the bumbling aliens wander around the countryside they are taken to be children and they make friends with two children, one of whom is the daughter of the sheriff. As their troubles mount (it's difficult for five aliens to conquer a world) they begin to give up their plans of conquest, but then there is that nasty killer robot.

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Plot Keywords:

spaceship | martian | misunderstanding | sheriff | farm | 

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Taglines:

Earth Will Never Be The Same!

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 April 1990 (USA)

Also Known As:

Martians!!!

Filming Locations:

Pacific Electric Power Station, Lake Ave. and Calaveras St., Altadena, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Gross USA:

$15,369,573

Company Credits

Production Co:

Silver Screen Partners IV,Smart Egg Pictures,Touchstone Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The call letters for the radio station playing the "War of the Worlds" program are W.E.L.Z. after Orson Welles, or H.G. Wells, or both.

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Goofs

In the beginning of the movie Giggywig has one badge on his collar, from the middle of the movie he has two badges.

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Quotes

Blaznee: But, why? Why would Mars want to attack the puny, insignificant forces of Earth?
Others: [All together] Because we'd win!

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Connections

References Sahara Hare (1955)

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Soundtracks

Takin' Over the World
Written, Produced and Performed by David E. Russo, Kirk R. Thatcher, Michael McClure and David Friendly

User Reviews

Very fun take-off on alien movies!

Zany and fun -- that's all this movie is about! Don't think about trying to read too much into it. If you do, you'll be sorely disappointed. It's just a farcical take-off on monster movies and contains some real good slapstick moments. No violence, no sex, no foul language -- safe for the kids and fun for the adults!!