*batteries not included 1987 Movie - Random Users Review

*batteries not included

1987

Director:

• Matthew Robbins

Writer:

• Mick Garris
,
• Brad Bird
,
• Matthew Robbins

Main Cast

Hume Cronyn

Frank Riley

Jessica Tandy

Faye Riley

Frank McRae

Harry Noble

Elizabeth Peña

Marisa Esteval

Michael Carmine

Carlos

Dennis Boutsikaris

Mason Baylor

Synopsis

A group of tenants in an apartment block are being forced to move out so that it can be demolished. The tenants are reluctant to move, so the developers hire a local gang to 'persuade' them to leave. Fortunately, visiting alien mechanical life-forms come to town. When they befriend the tenants, the aliens use their extraterrestrial abilities to defeat the developers. —Rob Hartill

User Review

Cute, sweet, funny and warm

Okay, *batteries not included is not a great film. It's not meant to be! The makers of this movie were obviously not trying to win any awards, but make a sweet movie for all ages about love, acceptance, friendship and family.Frank and Faye Riley (Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy)own the cafe that's located on the first floor of the building they live in. Among the other tenants is a former boxer (Frank McRae), a pregnant woman (Elizabeth Pena) and a starving artist (Dennis Boutsikaris). They band together and try to stop an angry developer (John Pankow) and his assistant (Michael Carmine (II)) out to run them from the building. They're assisted by some mechanical aliens and discover the meaning of forgiveness and family, acceptance and love.

Review By Igraine99

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