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Batteries Not Included (stylized as *batteries not included) is a 1987 American science fiction comedy-drama film directed by Matthew Robbins about small extraterrestrial living spaceships that save an apartment block under threat from property development.
Dec 18, 1987 · A group of tenants in an apartment block are helped by friendly aliens to fight against the ruthless land developer who wants to evict them. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this 1987 film directed by Matthew Robbins.
- (38K)
- Comedy, Family, Fantasy
- Matthew Robbins
- 1987-12-18
Frank (Hume Cronyn) and Faye Riley (Jessica Tandy) are an elderly New York City couple living in a depressed part of town. There, they run a diner as well as an...
- (17)
- Matthew Robbins
- PG
- Hume Cronyn
A sci-fi comedy about tiny mechanical aliens that help the residents of a soon to be demolished apartment block. Watch the trailer, read the reviews and see the cast and crew of this family-friendly fantasy film.
Batteries Not Included (styled *batteries not included) is a 1987 family-science fiction film directed by Matthew Robbins about small extraterrestrial living machines that save an apartment block under threat from property development.
Dec 18, 1987 · Amblin Entertainment's *batteries not included is a warm, touching movie about tiny spaceships, the people they encounter, and the magical relationship that develops between them. The future looks bleak for Frank and Faye Riley (Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy).
Elderly couple Sid and Muriel Hogenson (Tim Aldredge and Jane Hoffman), who have been assisting Frank in tending to Faye, who has mild dementia, give in and move to a retirement community in New Jersey after Lacey's thugs vandalize their apartment.
