*batteries not included
Synopsis
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
Full Credits
- Director:
- Writer:
- Producer:Ronald L. Schwary,
- Cinematographer:John McPherson,
- Editor:Cynthia Scheider,
- Executive Producer:Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Steven Spielberg,
- Cast:Frank McRae, Michael Carmine, Hume Cronyn, Elizabeth Peña, Jessica Tandy,
- Associate Producer:Gerald R. Molen,
- Set Decoration:George R. Nelson,
- Screenplay:
- Craft Service:Linn Zuckerman,
- Production Design:Ted Haworth,
- Stunts:Steve Kelso, Denise Amirante,
- Story by:Mick Garris,
- Art Direction:Angelo P. Graham,
- Production Manager:Joe Johnston,
- Assistant Camera:Hank Muller,
- Casting:Penny Perry,
- Original Music Composer:James Horner,
Technical specifications
- Rating:PG
- Country:United States
- Language:English
- Release:December 18, 1987
- Duration:106 min
- Genres:Comedy, Family, SciFi/Fantasy


