Invaders from Mars (1986 film)
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- For the original film, see Invaders from Mars (1953 film).
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| Directed by | Tobe Hooper |
| Produced by | Yoram Globus Menahem Golan |
| Written by | Story: John Tucker Battle Screenplay: Dan O'Bannon Don Jakoby |
| Starring | Karen Black Hunter Carson Timothy Bottoms Laraine Newman Louise Fletcher |
| Music by | Christopher Young |
| Cinematography | Daniel Pearl |
| Distributed by | Cannon Films |
| Release date(s) | June 6, 1986 |
| Running time | 100 min. |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $12,000,000 (estimated) |
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Invaders from Mars is a 1986 science fiction film directed by Tobe Hooper from a screenplay by Dan O'Bannon and Don Jakoby. It is a remake of the 1953 science fiction classic Invaders from Mars, and is a reworking of that film's screenplay by Richard Blake from an original story by John Tucker Battle. Its production was instigated by Wade Williams, millionaire science fiction film fan and sometime producer, who had reissued the original film in 1978 after purchasing the copyright to the property. Elaborate creature effects were supplied by Stan Winston and ornate visual effects by John Dykstra for the remake .
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[edit] Plot
On the night of a comet storm, young David Gardner (Hunter Carson) sees an alien spacecraft land in a sand quarry behind his house. This is the beginning of an alien invasion that sees David's parents George (Timothy Bottoms) and Ellen (Laraine Newman), his teachers and the townspeople slowly assimilated by the alien lifeforms. The only one who believes David is the school nurse (Karen Black). Together, the two enlist the aid of the U.S. Marines to help save the world.
[edit] Box office
The remade Invaders from Mars was released on June 6, 1986 to disappointing box office, opening in seventh place. In total, it earned a paltry $4,884,663[1] at the US box office.
[edit] Trivia
- Karen Black stars alongside her real-life minor son Hunter Carson.
- The alien queen prop from the original film can be seen in the school's basement.
- The school is named after William Cameron Menzies, the director of the 1953 version.
- David watches a few moments of Lifeforce, Tobe Hooper's film from the previous year, on television.
- Jimmy Hunt, the young star of the original, appears in the remake as a police officer who initially investigates the landing. While heading up the hill, he says, "I haven't been here since I was a kid."
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