
*batteries not included
Five ordinary people needed a miracle. Then one night, Faye Riley left the window open.
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.
- 6.7
- 1987
- Released
- 1h 47m

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
Doris Belack
Mrs. Thompson
Wendy Schaal
Pamela
José Angel Santana
Goon #1
James LeGros
Goon #2
Susan Shoffner
Receptionist
Shelly Kurtz
Policeman at Hospital
Joe Hamer
Policeman at Building
H. Clay Dear
Policeman #2 at Building
Howard Renensland
Reporter #1
Judy Grafe
Reporter #2
Alice Beardsley
Nurse
Dick Martinsen
Fireman
Charles Raymond
Hector
John Arceri
Chauffeur
Riki Colon
Band Member #1
Jon Imparato
Band Member #2
David Vasquez
Band Member #3
Luis Guzmán
Bystander (uncredited)


Released
en
$25,000,000.00
$65,088,797.00
- #spacecraft
- #new york city
- #extraterrestrial technology
- #alien life-form
- #apartment building
- #elderly couple
- #property development
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I remember seeing this film a long time ago as a kid, however I didn't like it back then because the old woman in this film annoyed me. It had been years since I had last seen this film and my memory of it was very rusty so I thought I give it a new watch now to refresh my memory, and to see if my opinion of the film has changed. Unfortunately I still don't like this film and I wasn't very impr

Very tidy little family piece. Residents of a building under threat of demolition from developers get an answer to their prayers in the form of tiny mechanical aliens. Firmly embedded in the trench that houses a number of 80s fantastical alienish pictures, *batteries not included is a bit worn around the edges yet still keeps its head above average waters thanks to its unbreakable charm. The











