Strange Invaders
1983 · Movie · PG · 92 min · ★ 4.8 · 62% critics
When a loved one vanishes after returning to a small Midwestern hometown, a determined professor follows the trail and finds a community that feels frozen in the 1950s. As strange encounters mount and no one seems willing to talk, he joins forces with an unlikely ally to uncover what’s really controlling the town and fight back.
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Details
- Years
- 1983
- Release date
- 1983-09-16
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 62/100
- TMDB rating
- 4.8/10 (84 votes)
- Box office
- $1,362,303
- Budget
- $5,500,000
About
You may enjoy this if you like retro, sometimes campy alien-invasion stories with a 1950s throwback feel and a mix of chills and humor; Not for you if you need tight pacing, polished acting, or serious sci-fi like Jaws 2.
Pros: fun 1950s sci-fi vibe; creepy creature makeup; occasional suspenseful moments | Cons: uneven acting; slow, plodding pace; plot holes and confusion
Awards & recognition
- Golden Raspberry Award — Worst Supporting Actress · 1984 · nominated
Cast & crew
Paul Le Mat
as Charles Bigelow
Nancy Allen
as Betty Walker
Diana Scarwid
as Margaret Bigelow
Michael Lerner
as Willie Collins
Louise Fletcher
as Mrs. Benjamin
Wallace Shawn
as Earl
Fiona Lewis
as Waitress / Avon Lady
Kenneth Tobey
as Arthur Newman
June Lockhart
as Mrs. Bigelow
Charles Lane
as Prof. Hollister
Directed by Michael Laughlin