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FILM DETAILS

Certificate PG

Cast Jessica Tandy Hume Cronyn Frank McRae Elizabeth Pena

Directors Matthew Robbins

Screenwriters Mick Garris Brad Bird Matthew Robbins Brent Maddock SS Wilson

Running Time 106 minutes

Batteries Not Included
It's extraterrestrial life, Jim, but not as we know it.

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Plot
A run-down neighborhood is being bulldozed by property developers but one block of tenants would rather stay put. When the developers bring in some heavy persuading tactics, the tenants (led by the ageing Rileys, played by Cronyn and Tandy) are thrown a lifeline by tiny extraterrestrial visitors.

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