Spaced Invaders

19901990
PGPG
1h 40m

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".

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Adventure Comedy Sci-Fi

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".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".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

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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. —John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>

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Taglines
- Earth Will Never Be The Same!
Genres
Certificate
- PG
Parents guide

Trivia
The actors performing as the Martians were virtually blind when the Martian heads were in place, so they had to be talked through their actions.

Goofs
In the opening scene, when Sherrif Hoxley is getting a bottle of soda pop out of the machine and talking to Russell on his radio, reflected in the window over the machine are two rather-tall palm trees, trees which are not native to Big Bean, Illinois.

Quotes
Kathy: But, Dad, they're not really bad, they're just... stupid.

Connections
Featured in At the Movies: Q & A/Spaced Invaders/The Guardian/Monsieur Hire (1990)

Soundtracks
Polka Changed My Life Today
Music and Lyrics by Paul Lacques
Courtesy of Rotondi Records

Top review

6/10

cute, above average movie

I thought this would be another goofball ET ripoff (like the awful "Nookie"), but it is, instead is light-heartedly enthusiastic, with clever dialog, and a generally don't-take-ourselves-too-seriously attitude that makes this a great late-night (or late-saturday-afternoon) entertainment. Give it a watch! "That's it! Take me to a Government Lab, and cut me into wafer thin sections."

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mcgrew
Jul 4, 2003

Release date
- April 27, 1990 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Language
- English
Also known as
- Martians!!!
Filming locations
- Pacific Electric Power Station, Lake Ave. and Calaveras St., Altadena, California, USA
Production companies
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Budget
- $3,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $15,369,573
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $4,474,336
- Apr 29, 1990
Gross worldwide
- $15,369,573

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Runtime
1 hour 40 minutes
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Ultra Stereo

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