Strange Invaders Movie Review 1983

Body-snatchers-from-space sci-fi with an attitude--fun spoof of '50s alien flicks. Space folks had taken over a midwestern town in the '50s, assuming the locals' appearance and attire before returning to their ship. Seems one of them married an earthling--but divorced and moved with her half-breed daughter to New York City. So the hicksters from space arrive in Gotham wearing overalls. . .

Distribution

Vestron Video, c/o Artisan Home Entertainment, 2700 Colorado Ave., Ste. 200, Santa Monica, CA 90404-5502, Phone: (310)449-9200, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 94 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Satire & Parody, Alien Beings--Vicious, Genre Spoofs, Period Piece: 1950s

Screenplay

Bill Condon

Cast

Jack Kehler, Paul LeMat, Nancy Allen, Diana Scarwid, Michael Lerner, Louise Fletcher, Wallace Shawn, Fiona Lewis, Kenneth Tobey, June Lockhart, Charles Lane, Dey Young, Mark Goddard

Cinematography

Louis Horvath

Director

Michael Laughlin

Music

John Addison

Other

John W. Wheeler

Producer

Walter Coblenz