*batteries not included(Movie, 1987)

Name: *batteries not included
Genre: Science Fiction, Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy
Released: 1987
Duration: T01:46:00
Rating: 3.3

| 1h 46min | Genres: Science Fiction, Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy

Rating: 3.3/5 (with 295 votes)

Batteries Not Included (stylized as *batteries not included) is a 1987 American science fiction comedy-drama film directed by Matthew Robbins about small extraterrestrial living spaceships that save an apartment block under threat from property development. The story was originally intended to be featured in the television series Amazing Stories, but executive producer Steven Spielberg liked the idea so much that he decided to adapt it into a film. It was the feature film screenwriting debut of Brad Bird. ()

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About *batteries not included

In a soon to be demolished block of apartments, the residents resist the criminal methods used to force them to leave so a greedy tycoon can build his new skyscraper. When tiny mechanical aliens land for a recharge, they decide to stay and help out.

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Shot in: New York City (NYC)

Plays in: New York City (NYC)

Made by: Amblin Entertainment, Universal Pictures

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 26 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Catalan (CA), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Lithuanian (LT), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Albanian (SQ), Serbian (SR), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 12/18/1987

Cast: Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Frank McRae, Elizabeth Peña, John Pankow, Tom Aldredge, Wendy Schaal

Director: Matthew Robbins

Producer: Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Steven Spielberg

Screenwriter: Brad Bird, Matthew Robbins, Brent Maddock, S. S. Wilson

Film Editor: Cynthia Scheider

Director of Photography: John McPherson

Composer: James Horner

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Das Wunder in der 8. Strasse"

"Das Wunder in der achten Straße"

"Miracolo sull'8a strada"

"*Batterijen Niet Inbegrepen"

"Батарейки не прилагаются"

"Batteries Not Included"

"Miracle on 8th Street"

Keywords: extraterrestrial technology, spacecraft, elderly couple, apartment building, new york city, property development, alien life-form

Budget: 25,000,000 USD

Revenue: 65,088,797 USD (= 260%)

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*batteries not included(Movie, 1987)

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