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Invaders from Mars

Invaders from Mars

Their conquest has already begun. . . . He knows they’re here.

19865.61h 40m

Overview

A boy tries to stop aliens that have taken over his town and are brainwashing its inhabitants.

Directed by Tobe Hooper
Written by Richard Blake, Don Jakoby, Dan O'Bannon
Produced by Menahem Golan, Yoram Globus
Box OfficeBudget: $12.0MRevenue: $4.9M

Top Cast

Hunter Carson

Hunter Carson

David Gardner

Karen Black

Karen Black

Linda Magnusson

Timothy Bottoms

Timothy Bottoms

George Gardner

Laraine Newman

Laraine Newman

Ellen Gardner

James Karen

James Karen

Gen. Climet Wilson

Bud Cort

Bud Cort

Mark Weinstein

Louise Fletcher

Louise Fletcher

Mrs. McKeltch

Eric Pierpoint

Eric Pierpoint

Sgt. Maj. Rinaski

Christopher Allport

Christopher Allport

Captain Curtis

Virginya Keehne

Virginya Keehne

Heather

Themes & Keywords

space invasionremakealien invasionbody snatchersabsurdridiculous

About Invaders from Mars

Invaders from Mars is a horror, science fiction film released in 1986 exploring themes of space invasion, remake, alien invasion, body snatchers, absurd, ridiculous. Directed by Tobe Hooper, it stars Hunter Carson, Karen Black, Timothy Bottoms. A boy tries to stop aliens that have taken over his town and are brainwashing its inhabitants.

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