A boy tries to stop aliens who have taken over his town and are attempting to brainwash its inhabitants.A boy tries to stop aliens who have taken over his town and are attempting to brainwash its inhabitants.A boy tries to stop aliens who have taken over his town and are attempting to brainwash its inhabitants.
- Awards
- 2 nominations
Virginya Keehne
- Heather
- (as Virginia Keehne)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaHunter Carson (David Gardner) is the real life son of Karen Black (Linda Magnusson).
- GoofsDuring the firefight with the Martian Leader, two Marines who get electrocuted start convulsing before the electricity even appears.
- Quotes
Gen. Climet Wilson: Don't worry, Son! We Marines have no qualms about killing Martians!
- Alternate versionsThe UK cinema version was cut by 1 minute for a PG rating with edits to shots of neck drillings, fire spurts from pellets emerging from neck wounds, and shots of a woman's shuddering leg as she is eaten by a Martian. The 1987 Rank video featured the same cut print.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors (1986)
Featured review
A sci-fi Wizard of Oz from a kids perspective
This is not a movie to be viewed from a serious perspective. But even sci-fi aficionados seem to have been losing their sense of fun over the years, which may be why this remake has been panned so badly. The whole movie is viewed from a young boy's dark imagination, right down to the ridiculous Mr. Potato head aliens. Even the camera angles are taken from child's height. And within the bizarre dream world of adolescent fears and disempowerment springs forth a really fun movie. Within this context, the remake of Invaders from mars remains true to the 1950's genre with some tongue in cheek. Relax, grab some popcorn, and warp back to the 50's, when your imagination didn't have to be fed with a spoon.
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Invasion vom Mars
- Filming locations
- Production company
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Box office
- Budget
- $7,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $4,884,663
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $2,046,576
- Jun 8, 1986
- Gross worldwide
- $4,884,663
- Runtime1 hour 40 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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