Strange Invaders (1983)
- Starring:
- Paul Le Mat, Nancy Allen, (more)
- Director(s):
- Michael Laughlin
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
- Category:
- Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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In this subtly humorous, alien-invasion film by Michael Laughlin, who co-wrote the screenplay with William Condon, the aliens infiltrate a small Midwestern town in 1958 and beam the "spirits" of several of the townspeople up to their spacecraft in little blue bubbles, while they settle into the bodies of their new farm personae. But Margaret (Diana Scarwid), one of their number, leaves for life and marriage in New York and has a daughter Elizabeth by her earthling husband Charles Bigelow (Paul LeMat), a professor. After two decades or so go by, the aliens opt for returning to their home planet, but they have to first go to the city dressed as farmers and round up Margaret and her daughter. Soon Charles figures out what is going on with the help of the tough, optimistic Betty Walker (Nancy Allen), a reporter for a tabloid paper, and the two head to the town where it all started.The light contrast between the bucolic '50s and the street-wise '80s gives way to a few shocking scenes of repugnant aliens in transformation with formidable special effects. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 93 mins
Complete Cast:
- Paul Le Mat - Charles Bigelow
- Diana Scarwid - Margaret
- Louise Fletcher - Mrs. Benjamin
- Fiona Lewis - Waitress/Avon lady
- June Lockhart - Mrs. Bigelow
- Lulu Sylbert - Elizabeth
- Dan Shor - Teen Boy
- Nancy Johnson - Stewardess #1
- Dey Young - Teen Girl
- Thomas Kopache - State Trooper
- Nancy Allen - Betty Walker
- Michael Lerner - Willie Collins
- Wallace Shawn - Earl
- Kenneth Tobey - Arthur Newman
- Charles Lane - Prof. Hollister
- Mark Goddard - Detective
- Bobby Pickett - Editor Connie Kellers
- Joel Cohen - Tim
- Jack Kehler - Gas Station Attendant
- Director(s):
- Michael Laughlin
- Writer(s):
- Michael Laughlin, Walter Halsey Davis, Bill Condon
- Producer(s):
- Walter Coblenz
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Scary Moments, Not For Children, Violence, Adult Language, Gore, Sci-Fi Violence)
- Categories:
- Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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