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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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A Bolt From the Blue
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User Comments:
Soo funny! more (46 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
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
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Martians!!! (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
100 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Ultra Stereo
Certification:
USA:PG (certificate #29713) | UK:PG | UK:U (video rating) | Iceland:L | Australia:G | Germany:12

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The call letters for the radio station playing the "War of the Worlds" program are W.E.L.Z. after Orson Welles, or H.G. Wells, or both. 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:
Captain Bipto: What do you make of it, Doctor?
Dr. Ziplock: Well, it's long, flat, and has yellow lines on it; that can only mean one thing ...
Giggywig: A minefield!
Dr. Ziplock: I was going to say, "a country road."
Giggywig: That's what they want us to think. Let me tell you something: one false move and kaboom! You'll be going home in several more pieces than you arrived.
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Movie Connections:
Spoofs "Star Trek" (1966) more
Soundtrack:
Takin' Over the World more

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Soo funny!, 29 May 2002
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Author: Karen S from Ohio

I don't know how anyone could hate this movie. It is so funny. It took a unique mind to come up with this storyline. It's not your typical alien movie. These aliens are so stupid and confused. You need to rent it at least once.

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