No Other Choice: Killing for the Family at the Age of Obsolescence
With the theme of unemployment, it presents a family fantasy anecdote rather the a comment on social problems.
Morons from Outer Space (1985)
The story begins on a small spaceship docking with a refueling station. On board are a group of four aliens, Bernard, Sandra, Desmond, and Julian. During a particularly tedious period of their stay at the station, the other three begin playing with the ship’s controls while Bernard is outside playing spaceball. They accidentally disconnect his part of the ship, leaving him stranded while they crash into a large blue planet close by...
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The story begins on a small spaceship docking with a refueling station. On board are a group of four aliens, Bernard, Sandra, Desmond, and Julian. During a particularly tedious period of their stay at the station, the other three begin playing with the ship’s controls while Bernard is outside playing spaceball. They accidentally disconnect his part of the ship, leaving him stranded while they crash into a large blue planet close by...
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Genre:Comedy, Science Fiction
Written By:Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones
In Theaters:9/20/1985
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Runtime:90 minutes
Studio:Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment
Cast
Mike Hodges
Director
Mel Smith
Bernard
Griff Rhys Jones
Graham Sweetley
Joanne Pearce
Sandra Brock
Jimmy Nail
Desmond Brock
Paul Bown
Julian Tope
James B. Sikking
Col. Raymond Laribee, CIA
Dinsdale Landen
Commander Grenville Matteson
André Maranne
Prof. Trousseau
George Innes
Stanley Benson
Tristram Jellinek
Simpson
Miriam Margolyes
Doctor Wallace
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