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*batteries not included (1987)
Directed by Matthew Robbins
“Five ordinary people needed a miracle. Then one night, Faye Riley left the window open.”
Family, Comedy, Science Fiction · 1h 47m
In a soon to be demolished block of apartments, the residents resist the criminal methods used to force them to leave so a greedy tycoon can build his new skyscraper. When tiny mechanical aliens land for a recharge, they decide to stay and help out.
Cast
Hume Cronyn
Frank Riley
Jessica Tandy
Faye Riley
Frank McRae
Harry Noble
Elizabeth Peña
Marisa Esteval
Michael Carmine
Carlos
Dennis Boutsikaris
Mason Baylor
Tom Aldredge
Sid Hogenson
Jane Hoffman
Muriel Hogenson
John DiSanti
Gus
John Pankow
Kovacs
MacIntyre Dixon
DeWitt
Michael Greene
Lacey, Real Estate Developer
Crew
- Director
- Matthew Robbins
- Screenplay
- Matthew Robbins, Brent Maddock, S.S. Wilson, Brad Bird
- Director of Photography
- John McPherson
- Original Music Composer
- James Horner
- Editor
- Cynthia Scheider
- Producer
- Ronald L. Schwary
Details
- Release date
- 1987-12-18
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Genres
- Family, Comedy, Science Fiction
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Amblin Entertainment, Universal Pictures
- Budget
- $25,000,000
- Box office
- $65,088,797