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Strange Invaders

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Strange Invaders
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PG,1hr 34min
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1983
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MGM
Synopsis: In this subtly humorous, alien-invasion film by Michael Laughlin, who co-wrote the screenplay with William Condon, the aliens infiltrate a small Midwestern town in 1958 and beam the "spirits" of several of the townspeople up to their spacecraft in little blue bubbles, while they settle into the bodies of their new farm personae. But Margaret (Diana Scarwid), one of their number, leaves for life and marriage in New York and has a daughter Elizabeth by her earthling husband Charles Bigelow (Paul LeMat), ... Full Synopsis
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This modest, low-budgeted throwback to the alien invasion films of the fifties is likable and ambitious but sometimes lacks the craftsmanship to realize its ideas. The script for Stange Invaders blends ideas from sci-fi films old (I Married A Monster From Outer Space) and new (Close Encounters Of The Third Kind) to create a clever premise but unfortunately suffers from an awkwardly structured first ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Charles Bigelow
Betty Walker
Margaret
Willie Collins
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