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To: Ponyexpress9790

That happened in a movie once, “Spaced Invaders”...........

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“Spaced Invaders” is a 1990 American science fiction comedy film directed by Patrick Read Johnson, starring Douglas Barr, Royal Dano, and Ariana Richards.

The film’s title is a pun on the classic video game Space Invaders.

The plot centers on a group of dim-witted Martians from the “Civilian Asteroid Patrol” who intercept a Halloween rebroadcast of Orson Welles’s 1938 “War of the Worlds” radio dramatization and mistakenly believe it signals a real invasion of Earth.

They crash-land in the small town of Big Bean, Illinois, on Halloween night, where the townspeople assume they are children in elaborate costumes.

The Martians, including the smart-mouthed pilot Blaznee, Captain Bipto, Lieutenant Giggywig, Dr. Ziplock, and Corporal Pez, attempt a clumsy invasion, leading to a series of comedic misadventures.

The film’s hero is ten-year-old Kathy Hoxly, played by Ariana Richards, who understands the aliens’ true nature due to her familiarity with science fiction.

She teams up with her father, Sheriff Sam Hoxly (Douglas Barr), her friend Brian (J.J. Anderson), and the elderly farmer Mr. Wrenchmuller (Royal Dano) to protect the Martians from a hostile townsfolk mob.

The sheriff discovers the aliens after his deputy records their ship traveling at 3,000 mph, leading to a humorous encounter where the deputy attempts to ticket them for various traffic violations.

The Martians’ attempts to destroy Earth, including a failed attempt with a “Doughnut Of Destruction,” ultimately fail, and they realize their mistake.

The film concludes with the Martians returning to space, leaving behind a gift of alien manure that rejuvenates the town’s farmland and transforms its green beans into giant pods.

The film was released on April 27, 1990, and has since gained a cult following despite mixed critical reception, with film critics like Roger Ebert and Leonard Maltin giving it poor reviews.

A live-action television series was developed in 1997 but was never produced.

The film’s production involved elaborate alien costumes made of foam, latex, and fiberglass, with actors unable to see through the heads, requiring constant communication with the director via wireless headphones.


9 posted on 10/10/2025 9:26:03 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Red Badger

I looked it up and found out you can stream it for free on YouTube. And if you have a premium account, no commercials. Watching now...


18 posted on 10/10/2025 10:04:07 AM PDT by cuban leaf (2024 is going to be one for the history books, like 1939. And 2025 will be more so, like 1940-1945.)
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It is an object from outside the solar system 🤷🏼‍♂️, hell we don’t know a tenth of a per cent about all the phenomena in our solar system, much less about what is extrasolar…a bunch of hysteria about something never seen before…a super comet…as it gets close to the sun it will blow off more water and gas and leave the solar system forevermore…🤷🏼‍♂️


23 posted on 10/10/2025 10:43:37 AM PDT by TnTnTn
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