Invaders From Mars
Science Fiction
MGM / UA  (1986) 99 mins PG

4.9 (1,467 votes)
It's Open Season… On Earthlings!

"A slick, state-of-the-art remake" of the 1953 thriller classic (Film Journal), this space-age creature feature is crawling with horrifying hordes of Martians hell-bent on stealing your soul - as well as your planet! Starring Karen Black, and packed with "hair-raising terror" (Chicago Tribune) and "magnificent" (Time Out) special effects, Invaders from Mars is a nail-biting voyage of "knuckle-whitening fear [that] builds to a screaming pitch" (The New York Times)!

Little David Garner's starry-eyed dreams turn into an out-of-this-world nightmare when invaders from the red planet land in his backyard and unleash their hostilities on unsuspecting earthlings! Paralyzed with fear as the aliens take over the minds of his mom, dad and even his schoolmates, David must somehow find a way to stop the...

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Cast and Crew
Louise Fletcher  ......  Mrs. McKeltch
Karen Black  ......  Linda Magnusson
Laraine Newman  ......  Ellen Gardner
Bud Cort  ......  Mark Weinstein
Timothy Bottoms  ......  George Gardner
James Karen  ......  Gen. Climet Wilson
Director  .....  Tobe Hooper
Producer  .....  Menahem Golan; Yoram Globus; Edward L. Alperson Jr.
Writer  .....  Dan O'Bannon; Don Jakoby; Richard Blake
Notes
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: During a battle scene, two Marines who get zapped by the Martian leader start convulsing before the electricity actually hits them. (more)

Trivia:
The teacher is quoting Magwich from Charles Dickens's "Great Expectations" to the alien. (more)

Quotes:
Alien made out of brains: [Mocking David] Poor little guy... Poor little guy... (more)

Awards:
2 nominations (more)