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In this remake of the classic 50s SF tale, a boy tries to stop an invasion of his town by aliens who take over the the minds of his parents, his least-liked schoolteacher and other townspeople. With the aid of the school nurse the boy enlists the aid of the U.S. Marines.

WATCH THE TRAILER

Directed by:
Tobe Hooper
(Poltergeist, Texas Chainsaw Massacre 1 & 2, The Mangler)

Written by:
Richard Blake, don Jakoby and Dan O'Bannon(

Cast:

Karen Black .... Linda Magnusson
Hunter Carson .... David Gardner
Timothy Bottoms .... George Gardner
Laraine Newman .... Ellen Gardner
James Karen .... Gen. Climet Wilson
Bud Cort .... Mark Weinstein
Louise Fletcher .... Mrs. McKeltch
Eric Pierpoint .... Sgt. Maj. Rinaldi
Christopher Allport .... Capt. Curtis
Donald Hotton .... Old NASA Scientist
Kenneth Kimmins .... Officer Kenney
Charlie Dell .... Mr. Cross
Jimmy Hunt .... Police Chief
William Bassett .... NASA Scientist
Virginya Keehne .... Heather
Chris Hebert .... Kevin
Mason Nupuf .... Doug
William Frankfather .... Ed, Heather's father
Joseph Brutsman .... MP #1
Eric Norris .... MP #2
Debra Berger .... Cpl. Walker
Eddy Donno .... Hollis
Mark Giardino .... Johnson
Daryl Bartley .... Classmate
Roy Mansano .... Classmate
Shonda Whipple .... Classmate
Amy Fitzpatrick .... Classmate
Shawn Campbell .... Classmate
Brett Johnson .... Classmate
Dale Dye .... Squad Leader
Douglas Simpson .... Drone
Lonny Low .... Drone
Scott Leva .... Marine Officer
Scott Wulff .... Young Marine/Drone
Frederick Menslage .... Marine #1
Michael McGrady .... Marine #2
Larry Poindexter .... Marine #3 (as Lawrence Poindexter)
J. Acheson .... Marine #4
Aaron Scott Bernard .... Marine #6
Steven Lambert .... Demolition Man
Debbie Lee Carrington .... Drone
Margarita Fernández .... Drone
Tony Cox .... Drone
Sal Fondacaro .... Drone (as Salvatore Fondacaro)
Matt Bennett .... Drone

MOVIE FACTS:

A remake of Invaders from Mars (1953). The alien from the first film appears as a prop in the school basement,
and Jimmy Hunt reappears as a middle-aged cop, saying "I haven't been here since I was a kid".

When David turns on the TV in his house, he starts watching Lifeforce, another movie directed by Tobe Hooper about alien invaders.

During the scene where U.S. Marines invade the school, the extras are actual Marines from 4th FAAD Battery, a Marine Reserve unit in Pasadena, California.

The school is named after William Cameron Menzies, the director of the 1953 version.

Wade Williams had acquired the rights to the original 1953 film.
For the remake rights, they paid Williams over 50 times the amount he had paid to buy the original rights. Williams had already made a very handsome profit from the original film from television, cable and video releases.






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