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MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Mild Violence, Violence, Excellent For Children, Adult Language Movie Release: 1987 DVD Release: 03/16/1999 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 47 mins Studio: Universal Studios Members Wishing: 12 Genres: Comedy Drama, Science Fiction, Sci-Fi Comedy

Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy are among the impoverished residents of a slum tenement threatened with demolition by evil land developers. Only a miracle can save Cronyn, Tandy, and their friends -- and that miracle manifests itself in the form of a "family" of extraterrestrial flying saucers, who need the electricity provided by the tenement to survive. The grateful humanized spaceships repay their earthbound hosts by doing battle with the villains' henchmen. When the building is engulfed in flames, all seems lost, but the aliens have a few more tricks up their metallic sleeves. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Hume Cronyn - Frank Riley
Jessica Tandy - Faye Riley
Frank McRae - Harry Noble
Elizabeth Peña - Marisa
Michael Carmine - Carlos

Matthew Robbins' family-friendly science fiction film *batteries not included comes to DVD with a widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1, and a French soundtrack has been recorded in Dolby Digital Surround. Spanish subtitles are accessible, and the English soundtrack is closed-captioned. Supplemental materials include trailers, production notes, and biographies. This is a fine, inexpensive release from Universal. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide