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Aliens in the Attic

  • 2009
  • PG
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
25K
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Thomas Haden Church, Josh Peck, J.K. Simmons, Ashley Tisdale, Kari Wahlgren, Carter Jenkins, Ashley Boettcher, Austin Butler, Henri Young, and Regan Young in Aliens in the Attic (2009)
In Maine, a group of teenagers must protect their vacation home from the aliens who have taken over the top floor of the dwelling.
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Alien InvasionAdventureComedyFamilyFantasySci-Fi

A group of kids must protect their vacation home from invading aliens.A group of kids must protect their vacation home from invading aliens.A group of kids must protect their vacation home from invading aliens.

  • Director
    • John Schultz
  • Writers
    • Mark Burton
    • Adam F. Goldberg
  • Stars
    • Ashley Tisdale
    • Robert Hoffman
    • Carter Jenkins
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    5.4/10
    25K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • John Schultz
    • Writers
      • Mark Burton
      • Adam F. Goldberg
    • Stars
      • Ashley Tisdale
      • Robert Hoffman
      • Carter Jenkins
    • 83User reviews
    • 80Critic reviews
    • 42Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

    Videos4

    Aliens in the Attic -- Trailer #1
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    Clip 1:17
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    Aliens In The Attic: Gravity Grenade
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    Aliens In The Attic: Gravity Grenade
    Aliens In The Attic: We Come In Peace
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    Aliens In The Attic: We Come In Peace

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    Ashley Tisdale
    Ashley Tisdale
    • Bethany Pearson
    Robert Hoffman
    Robert Hoffman
    • Ricky Dillman
    Carter Jenkins
    Carter Jenkins
    • Tom Pearson
    Austin Butler
    Austin Butler
    • Jake Pearson
    Ashley Boettcher
    Ashley Boettcher
    • Hannah Pearson
    Henri Young
    • Art Pearson
    Regan Young
    • Lee Pearson
    Doris Roberts
    Doris Roberts
    • Nana Rose Pearson
    Kevin Nealon
    Kevin Nealon
    • Stuart Pearson
    Gillian Vigman
    Gillian Vigman
    • Nina Pearson
    Andy Richter
    Andy Richter
    • Uncle Nathan Pearson
    Tim Meadows
    Tim Meadows
    • Sheriff Doug Armstrong
    Melise
    Melise
    • Julie
    • (as Malese Jow)
    Megan Parker
    Megan Parker
    • Brooke
    Maggie VandenBerghe
    • Annie Filkins
    Doug MacMillan
    • Police Radio Dispatch
    Warren Paeff
    • Radio Announcer
    Thomas Haden Church
    Thomas Haden Church
    • Tazer
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • John Schultz
    • Writers
      • Mark Burton
      • Adam F. Goldberg
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      When the kids are interrogating Sparks they ask him what his weakness is and one of the twins says "Water? Earth germs?". These are references to two well-known alien related films; in Signs (2002), the alien's weakness is water and in War of the Worlds (2005), their weakness is the common cold.
    • Goofs
      At the end of the fight between Ricky and Nana (at around 1h 02 mins), the control plug is knocked out of Ricky's neck, but at the end of the film, immediately after "The End" appears (at around 1h 19 mins), he is shown at Annie Filkins' house where Bethany and Tom use a controller to control him again.

      The kids kept the gun from the aliens and Tom mentioned to Bethany that Ricky's car was broken down and he's not going anywhere. It's likely Tom and Bethany shot Ricky with the gun again and used controls.
    • Quotes

      Hannah Pearson: Dad's coming and he's mad.

      Tom Pearson: With who?

      Hannah Pearson, Stuart Pearson: Tom!

    • Crazy credits
      Outtakes are shown during the end credits
    • Connections
      Featured in Great American Road Trip: Gateway to the West (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Metal Health (Bang Your Head) 2006
      Written by Frankie Banali, Carlos Cavazo, Tony Cavazo and Kevin DuBrow
      Performed by Quiet Riot
      Courtesy of Hands On Productions, LLC

    User reviews83

    Featured review
    6/10

    Silly

    You really have to find your inner child, when you watch this. And really, why would you watch this expecting anything else then a silly little comedy? It delivers on that premise and has either good actors to support some crazy humor (I forgot her name, but one of the "Golden Girls") or some crazy idea (a device that ... well you see, if you watch the movie)!

    Maybe the voice of reason, should prevent me from a 6/10 rating and rather give it a 4 or 5. But I actually liked the movie and the charm it developed. The fun, that the cast and crew obviously had, while shooting the movie, translates onto the screen. Sometimes you really need something really silly, to enjoy ... this one definitely fits the bill! (and kids will love it ;o) )
    • kosmasp
    • Sep 28, 2009
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 31, 2009 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • 20th Century Fox (United States)
      • Stream Aliens in the Attic officially on Disney+ Hotstar Indonesia
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • They Came from Upstairs
    • Filming locations
      • Albany, Auckland, New Zealand(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Twentieth Century Fox
      • Regency Enterprises
      • New Regency Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $45,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $25,200,412
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $8,008,423
      • Aug 2, 2009
    • Gross worldwide
      • $57,881,056
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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