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

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)

Trailer

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