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Dec 18, 1987 · *batteries not included: Directed by Matthew Robbins. With Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Frank McRae, Elizabeth Peña. Aliens help a feisty old New York couple in their battle against the ruthless land developer who's out to evict them.
- (37K)
- Comedy, Family, Fantasy
- Matthew Robbins
- 1987-12-18
Budget. $25 million [2] Box office. $65.1 million. Batteries Not Included (stylized as *batteries not included) is a 1987 American science fiction comedy-drama film directed by Matthew Robbins about small extraterrestrial living spaceships that save an apartment block under threat from property development.
- December 18, 1987
- Ronald L. Schwary
Synopsis. In a soon to be demolished block of apartments, the residents resist the criminal methods used to force them to leave so a greedy tycoon can build his new skyscraper. When tiny mechanical aliens land for a recharge, they decide to stay and help out.
- Frank Riley; Faye Riley; Harry Noble
- PG
- 1987
*batteries not included. Play Trailer *batteries not included. 70 /100 243 Votes. 6.6 /10. 1987. 1h46m. Streaming Availability On 7 Services. To See. Seen It.
Very tidy little family piece. Residents of a building under threat of demolition from developers get an answer to their prayers in the form of tiny mechanical aliens. Firmly embedded in the trench that houses a number of 80s fantastical alienish pictures, *batteries not included is a bit worn around the edges yet still keeps its head above ...
Dec 18, 1987 · Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy are among the impoverished residents of a slum tenement threatened with demolition by evil land developers. Only a miracle can save Cronyn, Tandy, and their friends -- and that miracle manifests itself in the form of a "family" of extraterrestrial flying saucers, who need the electricity provided by the tenement to survive.
Create New. *batteries not included is a 1987 sci-fi/fantasy film produced by Steven Spielberg, directed by Matthew Robbins, and starring Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy. The inhabitants of an old apartment building, under threat from unscrupulous developers, are visited by mysterious mechanical creatures resembling tiny flying saucer machines.
