Batteries Not Included (1987)
- Original title
- *batteries not included
- Directed by
- Matthew Robbins
- Genre
- fantasy film, comedy film, science fiction film, science fiction comedy, children's film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 806 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
An elderly couple living in a rundown New York apartment building fight off greedy developers who want to tear it down. Tiny flying saucers come to their rescue.
whimsicalwarmgentlefamily-friendlyhopefulcharmingnostalgicwonder-filled
What happens
Batteries Not Included is a 1987 American science fiction film directed by Matthew Robbins and produced by Ronald L. Schwary. It stars Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy as a couple who are helped by extraterrestrials when their Manhattan apartment block is threatened by property developers. Batteries Not Included was conceived by Steven Spielberg for the 1980s television anthology series Amazing Stories. It was expanded into a feature film by Mick Garris, with further drafts by Brad Bird and Matthew Robbins. Batteries Not Included was theatrically released in the US on December 18, 1987, by Universal Pictures. It grossed $70 million on a budget of $25 million. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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