*batteries not included (1987)

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Title: *batteries not included (1987)

Tagline: Five ordinary people needed a miracle. Then one night, Faye Riley left the window open.

Genre: Family, Comedy, Fantasy, Science Fiction

Director: Matthew Robbins

Cast: Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Frank McRae, Elizabeth Peña, Michael Carmine, Dennis Boutsikaris, Tom Aldredge, Jane Hoffman, John DiSanti, John Pankow, MacIntyre Dixon, Michael Greene, Doris Belack, Wendy Schaal, José Angel Santana, James Le Gros, Ronald L. Schwary, Susan Shoffner, Shelly Kurtz, Joe Hamer, H. Clay Dear, Howard Renensland, Judy Grafe, Alice Beardsley, Dick Martinsen, Charles Raymond, John Arceri, Riki Colon, Jon Imparato, David Vasquez, Luis Guzmán

Release: 1987-12-18

Runtime: 106

Plot: In a soon to be demolished block of apartments, the residents resist the criminal methods used to force them to leave so a greedy tycoon can build his new skyscraper. When tiny mechanical aliens land for a recharge, they decide to stay and help out.

 
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Bandwagon said:
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Title: *batteries not included

Tagline: Five ordinary people needed a miracle. Then one night, Faye Riley left the window open.

Genre: Family, Comedy, Fantasy, Science Fiction

Director: Matthew Robbins

Cast: Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Frank McRae, Elizabeth Peña, Michael Carmine, Dennis Boutsikaris, Tom Aldredge, Jane Hoffman, John DiSanti, John Pankow, MacIntyre Dixon, Michael Greene, Doris Belack, Wendy Schaal, José Angel Santana, James Le Gros, Ronald L. Schwary, Susan Shoffner, Shelly Kurtz, Joe Hamer, H. Clay Dear, Howard Renensland, Judy Grafe, Alice Beardsley, Dick Martinsen, Charles Raymond, John Arceri, Riki Colon, Jon Imparato, David Vasquez, Luis Guzmán

Release: 1987-12-18

Runtime: 106

Plot: In a soon to be demolished block of apartments, the residents resist the criminal methods used to force them to leave so a greedy tycoon can build his new skyscraper. When tiny mechanical aliens land for a recharge, they decide to stay and help out.

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You ok, Bandwagon Bandwagon ? Do you need someone to call 911 for you?
 
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Los locos kick your ass. Los locos kick your face. Los locos kick your balls INTO OUTER SPACE!
 
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Chukzombi

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This movie snuck in under the radar at the time. Most people didn't realize it was this good until it hit cable.
 
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Cybsled

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I remember watching this a bunch of times on HBO as a kid.
 
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Just bringing a little 80's <3 to those of us that fucking hate modern movies
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wife just talked about that, couldn't find a movie we agreed on, watched that new romcom anyone but you. I called out ask the dei, and she hated also the lack of any subtlety, like everything was idiocracy level telegraphed and audibly explained.

Vs she watched while you were sleeping later. Still a dumb chick flick but miles ahead of current crap.

Only here because one of my top 10 favorite movies as a kid.
 
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Just bringing a little 80's <3 to those of us that fucking hate modern movies
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Bro, why do you hate something you shouldn't watch to begin with. That's like watching lots of gay porn and saying you really hate all the gay porn.
 
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Bro, why do you hate something you shouldn't watch to begin with. That's like watching lots of gay porn and saying you really hate all the gay porn.
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You are like a rain cloud of gay, sprinkling faggotry everywhere you go.
 
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Noodleface

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I randomly thought of this movie for the first time in 35 years the other day and see this thread. Haha
 
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I randomly thought of this movie for the first time in 35 years the other day and see this thread. Haha
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This thread went back in time, willed itself into existence, then altered your thought processes and planted itself into your mind. More precisely, this thread and yourself existed before each other.

You do not want to know what happens next.
 
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Chukzombi

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This movie tries to break your heart in several different ways. If It doesn't get you with the old lady senility, then it gets you with the single mother who is all alone and last ditch it just crushes you with the stillborn cute flying robot.
 
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The black dude fixing the tile...

everything about this movie hits hard... but even as a kid, I loved it and watched it many times - although it really did hit my kid feelings a lot, and not always in a happy looking back way.

People bash the Artax thing- but once your past that, you look back and you see the sadness as good, and the sacrifice, honor, etc. The stuff in batteries not included? no...just sad sad, and yet I still willingly returned to watch it as a kid.
 
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