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Writers:
Patrick Read Johnson (screenplay) and
Scott Lawrence Alexander (screenplay)
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Release Date:
27 April 1990 (USA) more
Tagline:
Earth Will Never Be The Same! more
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". full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

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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
Hal Riddle ... Old Guy #2

William Holmes ... Dumb Guy #1
James Eustermann ... Clown (as Jim Eusterman)
Justine L. Henry ... Dody
Kent Minault ... Dumb Guy #2

Kevin Thompson ... Blaznee
Jimmy Briscoe ... Captain Bipto

Tony Cox ... Pez

Debbie Lee Carrington ... Dr. Ziplock
Tommy Madden ... Giggywig
Jeff Winkless ... Captain Bipto (voice) (as Jeff Winklis)
Bruce Lanoil ... Pez (voice)
Joe Alaskey ... Dr. Ziplock (voice)
Tony Pope ... Giggywig (voice)
Patrick Read Johnson ... Commander / Enforcer Drone (voice) (as Patrick Johnson)
Kirk R. Thatcher ... Shortstuff (voice) (as Kirk Thatcher)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Patrick Brock ... Cowboy (uncredited)
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Directed by
Patrick Read Johnson 
 
Writing credits
Patrick Read Johnson (screenplay) and
Scott Lawrence Alexander (screenplay)

Produced by
Luigi Cingolani .... producer
Jason Clark .... associate producer
John S. Curran .... line producer
Caroline Pham .... associate producer (as Caroline Pham Johnson)
George Zecevic .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
David E. Russo  (as David Russo)
 
Cinematography by
James L. Carter (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Seth Gaven 
Daniel Gross 
 
Casting by
Barbara Dodd  (as Barbara Remsen)
Ann Remsen Manners 
 
Production Design by
Anthony Tremblay  (as Tony Tremblay)
 
Art Direction by
Scott Lawrence Alexander 
 
Set Decoration by
Chava Danielson 
 
Costume Design by
Sanja Milkovic Hays 
 
Makeup Department
Barrie Buckner .... hair assistant
Barrie Buckner .... makeup assistant
Laura Gorman .... hair assistant
Laura Gorman .... makeup assistant
Suzanne Parker Sanders .... hair stylist supervisor (as Suzanne Sanders)
Suzanne Parker Sanders .... makeup supervisor (as Suzanne Sanders)
Rob Sherwood .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Kelly Van Horn .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David Cass Jr. .... second assistant director (as Dave Cass Jr.)
Alexandra E. Perce .... second second assistant director
Scott Andrew Ressler .... second unit director (as Scott Ressler)
Kelly Van Horn .... first assistant director
 
Art Department
Greg Aronowitz .... model maker
Greg Aronowitz .... prop builder
Ted Berner .... property master
Charles Doane .... carpenter
Mitch Eakin .... carpenter
Jim Eustermann .... prop maker
John Frady .... carpenter
Val Harris .... leadman (as Val R. Harris)
Michael J. Henderson .... assistant property master
Dayna Lee .... assistant props
Kent W. Luttrell .... prop maker
Rudy Mercado .... scenic artist
Natalie Pope .... art department coordinator (as Natali Pope)
Francis J. Roix .... carpenter (as Francis Roix)
 
Sound Department
Robert J. Anderson Jr. .... production sound mixer
Ara Ashjian .... sound recordist
Zane D. Bruce .... foley artist (as Zane Bruce)
Gregory Cheever .... sound recordist (as Greg Cheever)
Andy D'Addario .... sound re-recording mixer
Jeffrey J. Haboush .... sound re-recording mixer (as Jeffery J. Haboush)
John Hays .... boom operator (as John Paul Hays)
Harry Hitner .... adr editor
Harry Hitner .... dialogue editor
James Hodson .... foley recordist
James Hodson .... sound effects recordist
Warren Kleiman .... adr mixer
Bill Koepnick .... foley artist
Bill Koepnick .... supervising sound effects editor
John Lawson .... stereo sound consultant
David Mancini .... additional foley artist (as David K. Mancini)
Dan Ortiz .... sound transfer
Art Schiro .... sound recordist
 
Special Effects by
Frank Ceglia .... special effects supervisor
Sandy Collora .... lab technician: head Martian crew (as Sandy Collara)
Carl Horner .... miniature effects supervisor: second unit
Hal Miles .... animatronic technician
Jeff Varga .... special effects crew
 
Visual Effects by
Greg Aronowitz .... matte painter
Steve Hyde .... digital effects artist
John Knoll .... visual effects supervisor
 
Stunts
Lori Crowder .... stunts (as Lori Estep)
Phil Culotta .... stunts
Andy Gill .... stunts
David M. Graves .... stunt coordinator (as David Graves)
Joseph S. Griffo .... stunts
Fred Lerner .... stunts
Bernie Pock .... stunts (as Bernhard Pock)
Spiro Razatos .... stunt coordinator
Ronnie Rondell Jr. .... stunts (as Ronald Rondell)
Gregg Sargeant .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Patric J. Abaravich .... best boy electric (as Patric Abaravich)
Jerry Day .... best boy grip
David E. Elkins .... assistant camera: additional camera
Kevin Erb .... electrician
Gary Farr .... still photographer
Craig Horwitz .... dolly grip
Shane Hurlbut .... dolly grip (as L. Shane Hurlbut)
Mark Jackson .... first assistant camera (as Mark R. Jackson)
Leslie Charles MacDowell .... electrician (as Leslie C. MacDowell)
Art Martin .... second assistant camera (as Arthur J. Martin)
Chuck Mason .... best boy electric
Moana Oliver .... electrician
Raymond M. Perosi .... best boy grip (as Raymond Perosi)
Robert A. Preston .... grip
Richard Quinn .... grip
Scott Andrew Ressler .... director of photography: second unit (as Scott Ressler)
Marc David Schultz .... grip (as Marc Shultz)
William Sentelik .... electrician
Mark R. Shultz .... gaffer: second unit (as Mark Shultz)
Mark R. Shultz .... grip (as Mark Shultz)
Mark Sicoli .... assistant camera: second unit
Antonio Soriano .... gaffer
Antonio Soriano .... grip
Robert Stone .... key grip
Chris Worland .... camera intern
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Greg Aronowitz .... costume illustrator
Mona May .... assistant costumer
Mell Petersen .... wardrobe assistant
 
Editorial Department
Harry Hitner .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
David E. Russo .... conductor (as David Russo)
Tim Simonec .... conductor
Tim Simonec .... orchestrator
 
Transportation Department
'Wild' Bill Mock .... transportation captain (as 'Wild Bill' Mock)
Kip Parker .... driver: honeywagon (as Clifford J. Parker)
Griff Ruggles .... transportation coordinator
Mark Twogood .... driver
Danny Westerberg .... transportation captain
Michael C. Wolcott .... chapman crane driver
 
Other crew
Bret Alexander .... on-set supervisor
James G. Anka .... set detailer
Wili Baronet .... production consultant
Don Brewton .... police motor officer
Paul A. Calabria .... animal trainer (as Paul Calabria)
Michael Donner .... production accountant
Gerrit V. Folsom .... location manager (as Gerrit Folsom)
Dan Frye .... laboratory technician
Carol Gans .... studio teacher
Penelope Gottlieb .... title designer: main titles
Douglas Kondo .... production secretary
Clive Lewis .... accounting supervisor
Katherine Lewis .... script supervisor
Kenny Myers .... martian anatomical consultant
Chris Nielsen .... car preparer
Mary Quigley .... set nurse (as Mary C. Quigley R.N.)
Ann Marie Riley .... on-set supervisor (as Ann Riley)
Richard Roderer Jr. .... set detailer
Dan Spaulding .... production assistant
Dawn Todd .... production coordinator
 
Thanks
Linwood G. Dunn .... special thanks
Douglas Trumbull .... special thanks
Richard Yuricich .... special thanks
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Martians!!! (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
100 min
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Certification:
UK:PG | USA:PG (certificate #29713) | UK:U (video rating) | Iceland:L | Australia:G | Germany:12

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Trivia:
Star Ariana Richards received an "Introducing" credit although it was her fifth feature film role. more
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. more
Quotes:
[after crash-landing]
Blaznee: Well, let's see. We got a torqued-out digi-framus, our mega-spaz redundancy pile is on the blink, and it looks like we bruised our boo-boo.
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Soundtrack:
Polka Changed My Life Today more

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5 out of 6 people found the following review useful.
Fun., 18 September 1999
5/10
Author: Phil_H from United States

Stupid? Yes.

Laughable? Yes, again.

Fun? Definitely!

This movie accomplishes it's primary goal: entertain and have fun. That's all a good movie need do.

Worth a rent, at least one time.

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