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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".
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Tonya Williams
- Ernestine
- (as Tonya Lee Williams)
James Eustermann
- Clown
- (as Jim Eusterman)
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I first saw this movie in 1990 when it first came out on video. I agree that it is total nonsense, but it is also one of the funniest movies that I have ever seen. The very idea that a group of "advanced aliens" would be running for thier lives from a bunch of country hicks is totally side-spliting. Why do all science fiction movies have to be about murderous beings? This group of Imperial Martian Atomic Navy misfits reminds me of some of the idiots that I knew in the army! No wonder they were left on asteroid patrol while the rest of the fleet went to war. Leave this movie alone. We need more like it.
I've watched this movie so many times the video is worn out. It is a movie I can put on whenever I need a good laugh. The farmer is hilarious, the duck boy is too. It's an overall feel good movie. Even kids 12 and up can watch it without being inundated with sexual innuendos, violence and cursing. The TNT award at the end is the best... "well, you can just say your prayers." LOL Oh yea, and so are the two old guys and the old woman after the martians fly by them when they are crash-landing on earth - "okay, go get the bucket" It's great! I think kids under 10 might be frightened by the enforcer drone, maybe. I don't know though, with all the crap they see on TV on a regular basis, it might not be. So go out an rent it today! If you have Blockbuster Rewards(TM) program, you can use one of your free rentals and you'll enjoy.
Spaced Invaders rocked! It was an awesome underrated movie that very well should definitely have gotten much better ratings. I saw it when it was out in the movie theatres eleven years ago. I thought it was incredibly funny and still think that way today. I think they should have made action figures and a sequel of this great movie.
A nostalgic thing for me, rewatching this silly flick brings me back to my childhood days watching the TV in our living room.
Its silly, its aliens, its halloween, its fun for kids.
The concept and plot are simple and straightforward. Its kindof inspired by the war of the worlds radio broadcast. The aliens misinterpret a halloween rebroadcast as a real invasion and decide to join in.
Father and daughter move to new town, father is sheriff, its halloween so the typical oblivious townfolk think the invading aliens are just kids in costumes.
The acting was decent rarely good. The kids and aliens were alright. The old people were fun.
The stereotypical Mr Klembecker was probably fun to act.
There are a lot of silly jokes in this flick.
Can you spot the 2 Star Trek costumes?
The Props and Decor are Good, some special effects and a miniature. Personally i prefer practical to cgi.
Its a silly kids movie but to me its meant enough to give it a 5.8 instead of the 4.4 i would give. Definitely not more than a 7 or less then a 3.
Its silly, its aliens, its halloween, its fun for kids.
The concept and plot are simple and straightforward. Its kindof inspired by the war of the worlds radio broadcast. The aliens misinterpret a halloween rebroadcast as a real invasion and decide to join in.
Father and daughter move to new town, father is sheriff, its halloween so the typical oblivious townfolk think the invading aliens are just kids in costumes.
The acting was decent rarely good. The kids and aliens were alright. The old people were fun.
The stereotypical Mr Klembecker was probably fun to act.
There are a lot of silly jokes in this flick.
Can you spot the 2 Star Trek costumes?
The Props and Decor are Good, some special effects and a miniature. Personally i prefer practical to cgi.
Its a silly kids movie but to me its meant enough to give it a 5.8 instead of the 4.4 i would give. Definitely not more than a 7 or less then a 3.
Or if you *are* kids. An earlier reviewer at this site called it one of the worst films he'd ever sat through, and I must admit that it's not great film-making. It's not SUPPOSED to be great film-making. Don't go into it expecting any great revelations, any high-tech effects. In fact, don't *expect* anything. Just take it on it's own terms and you'll probably like it. Light-hearted fun.
Did you know
- TriviaThe actors performing as the Martians were virtually blind when the Martian heads were in place, so they had to be talked through their actions.
- GoofsIn 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.
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- Space Invaders
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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
- Runtime
- 1h 40m(100 min)
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- 1.85 : 1
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