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Amazing Stories

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  • Episode aired Nov 10, 1985
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  • 25m
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4.7/10
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Amazing Stories (1985)
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Three high-school kids build an antenna that can catch signals from outer space. They learn that the aliens are big fans of 1950s American television and are coming to Hollywood to meet some... Read allThree high-school kids build an antenna that can catch signals from outer space. They learn that the aliens are big fans of 1950s American television and are coming to Hollywood to meet some of their favorite Earth stars.Three high-school kids build an antenna that can catch signals from outer space. They learn that the aliens are big fans of 1950s American television and are coming to Hollywood to meet some of their favorite Earth stars.
IMDb RATING
4.7/10
379
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  • Director
    • Bob Balaban
  • Writers
    • Steven Spielberg(story)
    • Joshua Brand
    • John Falsey
  • Stars
    • Matthew Labyorteaux
    • Gary Riley
    • Jim Gatherum
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  • Director
    • Bob Balaban
  • Writers
    • Steven Spielberg(story)
    • Joshua Brand
    • John Falsey
  • Stars
    • Matthew Labyorteaux
    • Gary Riley
    • Jim Gatherum
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    • 8User reviews
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    Matthew Labyorteaux
    Matthew Labyorteaux
    • Andyas Andy
    Gary Riley
    Gary Riley
    • Jimmyas Jimmy
    Jim Gatherum
    • Georgeas George
    Milton Berle
    Milton Berle
    • Milton Berleas Milton Berle
    Debbie Lee Carrington
    Debbie Lee Carrington
    • Alienas Alien
    • (as Debbie Carrington)
    Daniel Frishman
    Daniel Frishman
    • Alienas Alien
    Patty Maloney
    Patty Maloney
    • Alienas Alien
    Kevin Thompson
    Kevin Thompson
    • Alienas Alien
    Vance Colvig Jr.
    • Vaudevillian #1as Vaudevillian #1
    • (as Vance Colvig)
    Paul 'Mousie' Garner
    Paul 'Mousie' Garner
    • Vaudevillian #2as Vaudevillian #2
    • (as Mousie Gardner)
    Don Davis
    • Vaudevillian #3as Vaudevillian #3
    Happy Hall
    • Vaudevillian #4as Vaudevillian #4
    Jack Spoons
    • Vaudevillian #5as Vaudevillian #5
    Whitey Roberts
    • Vaudevillian #6as Vaudevillian #6
    Angelo Rossitto
    Angelo Rossitto
    • Vaudevillian #7as Vaudevillian #7
    • (as Angelo Rossito)
    Tom Amundsen
    • Tour Guideas Tour Guide
    Charles Cirillo
    • Touristas Tourist
    • (as Charlie Cirillo)
    Bryan Gordon
    Bryan Gordon
    • Fatheras Father
    • Director
      • Bob Balaban
    • Writers
      • Steven Spielberg(story)
      • Joshua Brand
      • John Falsey
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    • Connections
      References The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950)
    • Soundtracks
      Bonanza
      (uncredited)

      Written by Ray Evans and Jay Livingston

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    1/10
    Spielberg has two or three ideas, and this episode uses them all
    A really poorly executed version of E.T. and Close Encounters. High school kids soup up a TV antennae and find aliens obsessed with 1950's TV comedy shows. That's it. The aliens harmlessly come to Earth and the high school boys show them around Hollywood. Fifteen minutes of goofiness while the aliens seek out Milton Berle, etc. It's done the way that Spielberg has of trying to push your buttons, this time with cuteness and warmth. Sometimes in his career he does it, but wow, this one is such a blunder. Dunderheaded, chortling oh-so-cute aliens (dwarfs in costumes like ET- potatoes with rubber-nose-mustache-glasses on). I guess that's how Spielberg made his career, by using the main tropes of science fiction and freshening them up a bit, but sometimes, like here, it seems he thinks that all he has to do is just use them and the magic will work. I did love the old Vaudevillians. They're great. You get about two minutes of those guys around the twenty minute mark. Otherwise it is super bad. Sloppy.
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    • Release date
      • November 10, 1985 (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Amblin Entertainment
      • Universal Television
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    • Runtime
      25 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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