Movie Information
Overall Rank: 12164
Average Rating: 2.3/4
# of Ratings: 91
Theatrical Release Date: 12/18/1987
Language: English
Genre: Sci-Fi, Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Matthew Robbins
Actors: Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Dennis Boutsikaris, Frank McRae, Tom Aldredge, Elizabeth Peña
Plot: A group of tenants, along with a down-in-the-luck diner, are being forced out by a developer who plans to demolish the building. Just as a local gang comes in to wreck havoc, a group of alien mechanical beings show up to help. -- Chris Kavan
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3/4
Unknown - wrote on 12/04/2011
Charming robot aliens and a perfectly fine story, with some heartwarming moments.
Rating of
3/4
Chris Kavan - wrote on 01/22/2008
A very underrated 80s pic. It is highly sentimental, but the actors - especially the perfectly-matched Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy, give great performances. It has depth, emotion and cute robots. Good family film.
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