Batteries Not Included
1987 · Movie · 106 min. · United States

A group of tenants in an apartment block are being forced to move out so that it can be demolished. The tenants are reluctant to move, so the developers hire a local gang to 'persuade' them to leave. Fortunately, visiting alien mechanical life-forms come to town. When they befriend the tenants, the aliens use their extraterrestrial abilities to defeat the developers.
Direction Matthew Robbins
Cast Hume Cronyn · Michael Carmine · Jessica Tandy · Frank McRae · Elizabeth Peña · Dennis Boutsikaris
Soundtrack James Horner
Screenplay Brad Bird · Matthew Robbins · Brent Maddock · S.S. Wilson · Mick Garris
Cinematography John McPherson
Original title Batteries Not Included
Also known as Miracle on 8th Street · *batteries not included
6.0
3K votes (FilmAffinity)
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