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
Well, it's better than the 1953 original (though that's not saying much). I remember, vaguely, loving it when it came out in 1986. I just bought the letter-boxed THX-enhanced version, and I'm wondering just WHAT I liked about it. Yeah some of the imagery and use of color is fantastic, but that's about it. Carson is a terrible actor and Black gives one of her worst performances. Only Bottoms, Newman and Fletcher turn in somewhat enjoyable acting. That aliens are REALLY stupid looking, the attempts at humor are pathetic and the the story is way too slow-moving. I do know that director Hopper and star Black had real troubles with the film company when doing this (the company kept slashing the budget and complaining about every single dime Hopper spent), so much so that Hopper actually became physically ill at one point! Unfortunately, it shows up in the final product. Cool opening credits though.
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Invasores de Marte
- Filming locations
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
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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