Morons from Outer Space (1985)

PG-13   |    |  Comedy, Sci-Fi

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A trio of moronic aliens crash-land on Earth and become celebrities, while a fourth alien, who arrives separately, finds himself ignored.

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  • Griff Rhys Jones in Morons from Outer Space (1985)
  • Mel Smith in Morons from Outer Space (1985)
  • Mel Smith in Morons from Outer Space (1985)
  • Mel Smith in Morons from Outer Space (1985)

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Cast & Crew

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Director:

Mike Hodges

Writers:

Griff Rhys Jones, Mel Smith
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Awards

1 nomination.

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7 October 2017 | a_chinn
5
| Earth's first alien visitors are a bunch of uneducated space truckers.
There's a few chuckles in this sci-fi comedy about earth's first alien visitors being essentially a bunch of uneducated space truckers. Mel Smith co-wrote and stars in the film and somehow managed to snag respected British director Mike Hodges to helm the film. The picture was also shot by ace cinematographer Phil Meheux, who's done everything from multiple James Bond pictures to "The Smurfs" to "The Long Good Friday". However, the concept likely would have worked better as a short film or SNL skit than a feature length film and the plot drags on far too long. Worth a look, but nothing special.

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Trivia

The movie's Morons from Outer Space (1985) title was similar to the title of the cult Michael McCarty B-movie sci-fi film Plan 9 from Outer Space (1957).

Quotes

Narrator: Since the beginning of time, man has looked to the stars and wondered if others like ourselves existed. Would they be super-intelligent, peaceful, sensitive? Our story will go some way to answering these eternal questions.

Goofs

In the view showing the landing on Earth of Bernard after he and his chair were ejected from the spacecraft, the crane used to drop the actor in front of the camera can briefly be seen at the top of the screen.

Soundtracks

THE ENTERTAINER
(uncredited)
Music by Scott Joplin
Arranged by Peter Brewis

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Plot Summary

Genres

Comedy | Sci-Fi

Details

Release Date:

20 September 1985

Language

English

Country of Origin

UK

Filming Locations

UK

Box Office

Gross USA:

$441,137

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$441,137

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