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"The battle began in another galaxy. It's about to end in the Brown's backyard."

1986

1h 26m

6.5(1125 votes)

Comedy

Horror

Science Fiction

Overview

Carnivorous aliens arrive unannounced at a Kansas family farm; two intergalactic bounty hunters soon follow, determined to blow them off the planet.

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Amazon Video

Links & Resources

Social & External

Production Companies

New Line Cinema

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Dee Wallace

Dee Wallace

Helen Brown

M. Emmet Walsh

M. Emmet Walsh

Harv

Billy Green Bush

Billy Green Bush

Jay Brown

Scott Grimes

Scott Grimes

Brad Brown

Nadine Van der Velde

Nadine Van der Velde

April Brown

Don Keith Opper

Don Keith Opper

Charlie McFadden

Lin Shaye

Lin Shaye

Sally

Billy Zane

Billy Zane

Steve Elliot

Ethan Phillips

Ethan Phillips

Jeff Barnes

Terrence Mann

Terrence Mann

Johnny Steele

Creative team

Directed by: Stephen Herek
Written by: Stephen Herek
Domonic Muir
Produced by: Rupert Harvey

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