Rating: PG
Genre: Science Fiction
Theatrical Release: 12/18/1987(USA)
Release Date: 03/16/1999
SubTitles: Espanol/English
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DD5.1/DDS
Run Time: 107 Minutes
Flags: Mild Violence, Violence, Excellent For Children, Adult Language
Distributor/Studio: Universal Studios

Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy are among the impoverished residents of a slum tenement threatened with demolition by evil land developers. Only a miracle can save Cronyn, Tandy, and their friends -- and that miracle manifests itself in the form of a "family" of extraterrestrial flying saucers, who need the electricity provided by the tenement to survive. The grateful humanized spaceships repay their earthbound hosts by doing battle with the villains' henchmen. When the building is engulfed in flames, all seems lost, but the aliens have a few more tricks up their metallic sleeves.

~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Hume Cronyn - Frank Riley
Jessica Tandy - Faye Riley
Frank McRae - Harry Noble
Elizabeth Peña - Marisa
Michael Carmine - Carlos
Dennis Boutsikaris - Mason

Production:
Matthew Robbins - Director
Kathleen Kennedy Frank Marshall Ronald L. Schwary Steven Spielberg - Producer
James Horner - Composer
Cynthia Scheider - Editor
Hal Barwood Brad Bird Mick Garris Brent Maddock Matthew Robbins Steven Spielberg S.S. Wilson - Screen Writer
George R. Nelson - Set Designer
Angelo P. Graham - Art Director
Penny Perry - Casting
John McPherson - Cinematographer
Aggie Guerard Rodgers - Costume Designer
Frank Marshall - Executive Producer
Kathleen Kennedy - Executive Producer
Steven Spielberg - Executive Producer
Jerry Grandey - First Assistant Director
Ted Haworth - Production Designer
Joe Johnston - Second Unit Director
Richard C. Kratina - Second Unit Director Of Photography
Gene S. Cantamessa - Sound/Sound Designer
David Allen - Special Effects
Industrial Light & Magic - Special Effects
Thomas Rosales, Jr. - Stunts Coordinator
David Lowery - Storyboard Artist

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