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Spaced Invaders

Spaced Invaders

For years, science has speculated on the existence of intelligent life in space... Now, there is living proof there is no such thing.

19904.71h 40m

Overview

A crew of Martians overhears a radio broadcast of Orson Welles' "War of the Worlds" coming from Earth, and, thinking the Martian fleet is attacking Earth, they land their broken-down ship in a backwater mid-American town. As luck would have it, they land on Halloween and get mistaken for trick-or-treaters. Comedy ensues as the Martians try to get taken seriously.

Directed by Patrick Read Johnson
Written by Patrick Read Johnson, Scott Lawrence Alexander
Produced by Luigi Cingolani
Box OfficeBudget: $3.0MRevenue: $15.4M

Top Cast

Douglas Barr

Douglas Barr

Sam

Royal Dano

Royal Dano

Wrenchmuller

Ariana Richards

Ariana Richards

Kathy

J

J.J. Anderson

Brian (Duck)

Gregg Berger

Gregg Berger

Klembecker

W

Wayne Alexander

Vern

Fred Applegate

Fred Applegate

Russell

Patrika Darbo

Patrika Darbo

Mrs. Vanderspool

Tonya Williams

Tonya Williams

Ernestine

William Holmes

William Holmes

Dumb Guy #1

Themes & Keywords

halloweenalienmartianmisunderstandinggreedy developer

About Spaced Invaders

Spaced Invaders is a comedy, family, science fiction film released in 1990 exploring themes of halloween, alien, martian, misunderstanding, greedy developer. Directed by Patrick Read Johnson, it stars Douglas Barr, Royal Dano, Ariana Richards. A crew of Martians overhears a radio broadcast of Orson Welles' "War of the Worlds" coming from Earth, and, thinking the Martian fleet is attacking Earth, they land their broken-down ship in a backwater mid-American town. As luck would have it, they land on Halloween and get mistaken for trick-or-treaters. Comedy ensues as the Martians try to get taken seriously.

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