• StatusReleased
  • Release Date1987-12-18
  • Runtime107 minutes
  • TaglineFive ordinary people needed a miracle. Then one night, Faye Riley left the window open.
  • Revenue65,088,797$
  • GenreFamily, Comedy, Fantasy, Science Fiction
  • Production
    CompaniesAmblin Entertainment, Universal Pictures
  • Budget25,000,000$

Movie Overview

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.

Casts

Hume Cronyn

Jessica Tandy

Frank McRae

Elizabeth Peña

Michael Carmine

Dennis Boutsikaris

Tom Aldredge

Jane Hoffman

John DiSanti

John Pankow

MacIntyre Dixon

Michael Greene

Doris Belack

Wendy Schaal

James Le Gros

Shelly Kurtz

Judy Grafe