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Spaced Invaders
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Patrick Read Johnson
Produced by Luigi Cingolani
Written by Patrick Read Johnson
Scott Lawrence Alexander
Starring
Music by David Russo
Cinematography James L. Carter
Edited by Seth Gaven
Daniel Gross
Production
company
Touchstone Pictures
Distributed by Buena Vista Pictures
Release date
- April 27, 1990
100 minutes
Language English
Budget $5 million (estimated)
Box office $15.4 million
Spaced Invaders is a 1990 science fiction comedy directed by Patrick Read Johnson and starring Douglas Barr, Royal Dano and Ariana Richards.
Plot
The space armada from Mars, known as the Imperial Atomic Space Navy (Battle Group Seven), fights an interstellar war against their long-time enemy, the Arcturans. The armada is forced into battle by Enforcer Droids, tasked to keep the Martian soldiers in line, despite objections by some that it won't work. Meanwhile, an incompetent crew of a small Martian spaceship, from the Civilian Asteroid Patrol, intercept a distress signal from the fleet, followed by a Halloween rebroadcast of Orson Welles' 1938 The War of the Worldsradio dramatization.
Cast
- Douglas Barr as Sheriff Sam Hoxly
- Royal Dano as Mr. Wrenchmuller
- Ariana Richards as Kathy Hoxly
- Gregg Berger as Steve W. Klembecker
- Fred Applegate as Deputy Russell Pillsbury
- Wayne Alexander as Vern
- J.J. Anderson as Brian Hampton (Duck)
- Patrika Darbo as Mrs. Vanderspool
- Tonya Lee Williams as Ernestine
- Jonathan Freeman as Blaznee
- Jimmy Briscoe as Captain Bipto
- Tony Cox as Corporal Pez
- Debbie Lee Carrington as Dr. Ziplock
- Tommy Madden as Lieutenant Giggywig
- Jonathan Freeman as Blaznee
- Jeff Winkless as Captain Bipto
- Tony Pope as Corporal Pez
- Joe Alaskey as Dr. Ziplock
- Bruce Lanoil as Lieutenant Giggywig
- Patrick Johnson as Commander/Enforcer Drone
- Kirk Thatcher as Shortstuff
- The title is a pun on the video game "Space Invaders".
- During the end title music, there is an homage to the TV series My Favorite Martian as the first bars of the show's theme song are sung by one of the Invaders.
- During the scene where Martians accidentally launch the mortar-like "Scout in a Can" Captain Ziploc exclaims, "What in the name of Uncle Martin is that?"—also a nod to the TV series My Favorite Martian.
- For most of the film the deputy has a half sunburned face—a reference to what happened to "Roy" (Richard Dreyfuss) in Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
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