Spaced Invaders (1990)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Director:

Patrick Read Johnson

Writers:

Patrick Read Johnson (screenplay) and
Scott Lawrence Alexander (screenplay)

Release Date:

27 April 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Earth Will Never Be The Same!

Plot:

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".

Plot Keywords:

Alien | Halloween | Reference To John Wayne | Alien Invasion | War Of The Worlds Broadcast

Cast

Douglas Barr	...	Sam
Royal Dano	...	Wrenchmuller
Ariana Richards	...	Kathy
J.J. Anderson	...	Brian (Duck)
Gregg Berger	...	Klembecker
Wayne Alexander	...	Vern
Fred Applegate	...	Russell
Patrika Darbo	...	Mrs. Vanderspool
Tonya Lee Williams	...	Ernestine
Ryan Todd	...	Sid Ghost
Barry O'Neill	...	Clown Kid
Adam Hansley	...	Pig Kid
Casey Sander	...	Radio Announcer
Rose Parenti	...	Old Wife
Glen Vernon	...	Old Guy #1

Also Known As:

Martians!!! (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

UK:PG | USA:PG (certificate #29713) | UK:U (video rating) | Iceland:L | Australia:G | Germany:12

Company:

Silver Screen Partners IV

Trivia:

Many of the special effects shots were done "in camera". Meaning they were composed on the raw film.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the beginning of the movie Giggywig has one badge on his collar, from the middle of the movie he has two badges.

Quotes:

Pez: "Prepare to die, Earth scum! Prepare to die, Earth scum!" I'm gonna make sure they carve that on your tombstone!
Giggywig: Aaaaaaah, SHUT UP!

Movie Connections:

References Alien (1979)

Soundtrack:

Why Can't My Mother Be the Leader of a Church

My! How pretty!

"Spaced Invaders" is one of the funniest movies, I´ve ever seen. I don´t understand, why this movie didn´t get better critics, it´s funny, harmless and sweet. I first watched it, when I was 11, and I really fell in love with it... 2 days later, I got it on VHS :-P Till today, I´ve shown it to many friends, and they all liked it, but nobody knew the movie before. I think, that´s the problem, nearly nobody knows it, so nearly nobody can like it... This movie never got a real chance, that´s sad, "SI" has really the potential of a comedy like "Monsters Inc." or "Spaceballs". Ok, enough displeasure - What I really wanted to say, is that, if you ever want to laugh your head off, watch it! Even if you don´t get mad about it, it´s worth watching! --> Prepare to laugh, earth scum!