*Batteries Not Included
by Matthew Robbins
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Actor: Elizabeth Peņa, Frank McRae, Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Michael CarmineDirector: Matthew Robbins
Brand: NBC Universal
Writer: Matthew Robbins
Producer: Frank Marshall
Producer: Gerald R. Molen
Writer: Brad Bird
Writer: Brent Maddock
Writer: Mick Garris
Writer: S.S. Wilson
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 106 minutes
Published: 1999-03-01
DVD Release Date: 1999-03-16
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Universal Studios
Movie Reviews of *Batteries Not Included
Movie Review: Tandy and Cronyn at their best
Summary: 5 Stars
I recently bought this DVD after having loved the movie for years. My youngest son watched it with me in delight. While the special effects are not as clean as what we watch now, the "little critters" are too cute not to fall in love with. The plot line is a bronx brown stone about to be demolished to make way for new development. The developer tries to pay off the residents to leave and while a few do, the one that say are not going anywhere without a fight. Of course, a few metal aliens on your side never hurts in a fray. Lots of typical sterotypes for characters, but it is Jessica Tandy who's performance shines in this movie. She portraits an aging wife with alzeheimer's, who is still living mentally in the 1960 before her son was killed. Her performace is as poignant as it is accurate. If it would be nice to have a movie in your collection that has a happy compromise at the end, instead of death and bloodshed, this would be that movie.
Summary of *Batteries Not Included
When an unscrupulous real estate developer sends thugs into a deteriorating tenement to get rid of the last five tenants, they need nothing short of a miracle to stay where they are. In this delightful fantasy presented by Academy Award winner Steven Spielberg, little stands between the brave holdouts and the street. But one night, when all hope seems lost, tiny visitors from outer space mysteriously glide through their windows. As if in answer to their prayers, the incredible creatures begin to turn the tide with their magical powers. Filled with dazzling special effects, the amazing story of intergalactic warmth stars the acclaimed husband-and-wife team of Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy as a pair of feisty long-term tenants whose faith is rewarded in ways they never expected. Starring: Jessica Tandy, Hume Cronyn, Frank McRae, Elizabeth Pena, Michael Carmine, Dennis Boutsikaris Directed by: Matthew RobbinsQuite possibly the nadir of Steven Spielberg's career as a producer, this piece of sentimental junk from 1987 concerns five little spacecraft which arrive on Earth just in time to help out some New Yorkers getting kicked out of a tenement. The script's goo just sticks to the viewer, and the cast looks silly by trying not to be silly. You get the feeling that Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment was pretty much throwing stuff at the wall to see what would hang there, and they came up with this ridiculous thing. --Tom Keogh
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