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Plot

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.
MPAA Rating:
PG
Genre(s):
Comedy,Drama,Science Fiction
Run Time:
107min.
Theatrical Release Date:
12/18/1987
DVD Release Date:
03/16/1999
Distributor(s):
Universal
Director(s):
Matthew Robbins
Starring:
Hume Cronyn , Jessica Tandy , Frank McRae , Elizabeth Peña , Michael Carmine
Themes:
Down on Their Luck,Robots and Androids,Benign Aliens
Tone:
Easygoing,Humorous,Light,Quirky,Sweet
Keywords:
UFO (Unidentified Flying Object),alien [not human],assistance,electricity,friendship,tenement
Country of Origin:
USA (12-18-1987)
Language:
English