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Invasion Earth: The Aliens Are Here

  • 1988
  • 1h 22m
IMDb RATING
3.1/10
265
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Invasion Earth: The Aliens Are Here (1988)
ParodyComedySci-Fi

Insect-like aliens invade a small town. The local teenagers have been watching a sci-fi marathon in the local theater, and from those films they get ideas on how to fight the creatures.Insect-like aliens invade a small town. The local teenagers have been watching a sci-fi marathon in the local theater, and from those films they get ideas on how to fight the creatures.Insect-like aliens invade a small town. The local teenagers have been watching a sci-fi marathon in the local theater, and from those films they get ideas on how to fight the creatures.

  • Director
    • Robert Skotak
  • Writer
    • Miller Drake
  • Stars
    • Janice Fabian
    • Christian Lee
    • Larry Bagby
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    3.1/10
    265
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Robert Skotak
    • Writer
      • Miller Drake
    • Stars
      • Janice Fabian
      • Christian Lee
      • Larry Bagby
    • 14User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Janice Fabian
    • Joanie
    Christian Lee
    • Billy
    Larry Bagby
    Larry Bagby
    • Tim
    • (as Larry Bagby III)
    Dana Young
    • Mike
    David Dunham
    • Charlie
    Charles Wycoff
    Charles Wycoff
    • Willie
    Cynthia Dale Scott
    Cynthia Dale Scott
    • Cashier
    • (as Cynthia Scott)
    Brian Nefsky
    • Usher
    Chuck Brill
    • Man with Popcorn
    Elaine Edford
    • Nun
    J. Collins Leavitt
    • Sleeping Man
    Bill Dunnam
    • Sloppy Father
    Debra Keck
    • Sloppy Mother
    Gloria Hurkos
    • Brat
    Jan Miller
    • Mrs. Kindley
    T.M. Therion
    • Biker #1
    Tom Patrick
    • Biker #2
    Leo Leider
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    • Director
      • Robert Skotak
    • Writer
      • Miller Drake
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    1KnatLouie

    A clip-show disguised as a real movie

    Okay, when I got this movie (on Danish VHS for less than $2), I was expecting a low-budget cheesy movie, which would be good for a laugh or two.. but what I actually got was a muddled incomprehensible mess of a "movie", just above an hour in running-time (fortunately!), consisting mainly of clips from such "classics" as "Plan 9 From Outer Space", "The Blob" and - my personal favorite - "Reptilicus".. but why even bother to disguise this as a movie? Why not go all out and a make a 90-minute clip-show from the old classics?? Instead, we have these stupid characters, looking like something take straight from a random Troma-production, which have the potential to be very funny, but are all wasted as random movie-goers who sit and eat popcorn, annoy each other, and are one by one assimilated by these alien "bug-creatures", who plan on taking over the world by making people watch crappy movies, so they are distracted and can easily be taken over, "Invasion of the Body-Snatchers"-style.

    Anyways, because of the constant inter-cutting between new footage and old clips, the viewer can't really understand what's actually going on, and is left with a bunch of random scenes, sloppily put together, only creating few giggles here and there, but overall leaves a "what-the-hell-is-going-on"-feeling, which isn't helped by the many different characters either.

    Highlights: A random biker goes into the cinema and asks the alien with an elephant-trunk to give him some popcorn. He then proceeds to fetch 10 huge packs. Hardy-har-har.

    1/10, only because 0/10 is not an option, and because some of the old clips were good.
    lor_

    Recycled sci-fi

    My review was written in September 1988 after watching the movie on New World video cassette.

    Part fiction, part compilation, "Invasion Earth: The Aliens Are Here" is a subpar nostalgia piece for monster movie fans. Lightweight effort bypassed theatrical release and currently is in video stores.

    Premise is similar to an earlier film (also unreleased theatrically) "Midnight Movie Massacre". Aliens from Outer Space invade a small town where a motley audience is watching sci-fi pictures. Pic is set at the Gem Theater (actually filmed at the Warner Grand in San Pedro, California), and its audience stereotypes lack the humor which highlighted "Massacre".

    Four youngsters unite to fight the invaders, who in a nod to Don Siegel's "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" are using pods to take over the bodies of audience members after first numbing their brains with endless sci-fi features and trailers.

    Unfortunately, this film, credited to George Maitland but with special effects expert Bob Skotak announced as director during production, also is numbing with its endless clips from very familiar pictures, mostly from the 1950s. A very young or novice sci-fi fan probably will enjoy the excerpts, but pic's target audience has seen them all many times over, complete. Unimaginative use of vintage movie theater material is also a letdown, consisting mainly of a "Let's All Go to the Lobby" animated intermission short film.

    Insect-styled humanoid monsters created by Michael McCracken are okay but not scary. Casting of Mel Welles, erstwhile Mr. Mushnick from "The Little Shop of Horrors", as the theater manager is a cute touch; he also doubles as pic's production manager.

    Producer Max J. Rosenberg co-produced the unrelated "Dr. Who" film with a similar moniker: "Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A. D.".
    Lasse-21

    Awful... a wreck of a movie.

    To date, this is the single worst movie I've seen. It's not even bad-funny, it's just a tragedy that it's been made. It's only 1h. 15 min. anyway, but anyway it's a waste of your life! Have I made myself clear? Don't waste your money nor your time on this horrible, horrible semi-movie!!! It's not a request, it a direct order!
    eagl3f3ath3r

    ABSOLUTELY, POSITIVELY WITHOUT NO DOUBT THE WORSE "FILM" I HAVE SEEN

    Please dont watch this "movie". Its terrible and not even the funny terrible....(except for a split-second) where a giant shouts "i dont want to grow anymore" then falls off a cliff with the worse possible special effects known to man. Stop reading this review, enjoy your-life without EVER see-ing this movie...... if it can even be called that. As its made from lots of really bad movies. If you get lots of bad movies and put them into a seires of clips without a story-line.... well you get my drift!!! 1/10......just
    1richardhorne

    I liked it!

    Truly bad. One of those 'films' that has you shaking your head and asking "what were they thinking?" Crap acting, no character definition, bad editing, one-dimensional people, too many clips from other movies, no discernible storyline, shockingly poor effects. In fact, all the elements of a truly bad schlock movie.

    I liked it.

    How they got financing to even process the film stock is a mystery. Getting it past the editor, sound guys, distributors and money men has to be a work of pure genius. That's where it stops though. This film is complete s***e from start to finish.

    If you have 118 minutes to waste, watch this one.

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    • Trivia
      Filmed at the Old Warner Grand Theater in San Pedro California.
    • Connections
      Features The Thing from Another World (1951)
    • Soundtracks
      I Wanna Die
      Performed by Anthony R. Jones (as Tony Jones)

      Words and Music by Anthony R. Jones (as Tony Jones)

      Tones Music, ASCAP

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    • Release date
      • August 22, 1988 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Invasión de la tierra - Los aliens están aquí
    • Filming locations
      • Warner Grand Theater - 478 W. 6th Street, San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • New World Pictures
      • Rearguard Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 22m(82 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby

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