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Martians Go Home (1989)

Martians Go Home poster
Directed by
David Odell
Genre
science fiction comedy
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 29m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
4.1 of 10 from 24 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A cynical comedy writer gets his big break but the Earth is invaded by annoying green Martians. The aliens cause mischief and chaos everywhere until the writer discovers their secret weakness.

sillygoofychaoticlow-budgetcampylightheartedfast-paced

What happens

Martians Go Home is a 1989 American science fiction comedy film starring Randy Quaid. It was directed by David Odell and written by Charles S. Haas, based on the 1954 novel of the same name by Fredric Brown. The film stars Randy Quaid, Margaret Colin, Anita Morris, Barry Sobel, Vic Dunlop, and John Philbin. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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