Spaced Invaders

"For years, science has speculated on the existence of intelligent life in space... Now, there is living proof there is no such thing."

Apr 27 1990 PG 1h 40m
Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi

A crew of Martians overhears a radio broadcast of Orson Welles' "War of the Worlds" coming from Earth, and, thinking the Martian fleet is attacking Earth, they land their broken-down ship in a backwater mid-American town. As luck would have it, they land on Halloween and get mistaken for trick-or-treaters. Comedy ensues as the Martians try to get taken seriously.

Plot

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.

Written by

Patrick Read Johnson, Scott Lawrence Alexander

Directed by

Patrick Read Johnson

Cast

Douglas Barr, Royal Dano, Ariana Richards

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Touchstone Pictures, Silver Screen Partners IV

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Trailers
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# of Votes
4,071
Average Rating
5.3 out of 10
Metascore
38
Popularity
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