'The Lego Movie' Brilliantly Subverts Movie Tropes
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Project: ALF (1996)
Six years ago, the lovable intergalactic fugitive Gordon Shumway, best known as ALF, was on his way back to his new home when the Alien Task Force finally caught up with him. Now, he is being studied at a top-secret military base where he finds allies who feel that ALF's existence should be announced to the world to ensure his safety... especially when they learn that the abrasive Colonel Milfoil wants ALF, and all Alien Life-Forms, destroyed.
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Six years ago, the lovable intergalactic fugitive Gordon Shumway, best known as ALF, was on his way back to his new home when the Alien Task Force finally caught up with him. Now, he is being studied at a top-secret military base where he finds allies who feel that ALF's existence should be announced to the world to ensure his safety... especially when they learn that the abrasive Colonel Milfoil wants ALF, and all Alien Life-Forms, destroyed.
Rating:PG
Genre:Comedy, Family, Science Fiction, TV Movie
Written By:Paul Fusco, Tom Patchett
In Theaters:2/17/1996
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Runtime:95 minutes
Studio:Alien Productions, Patchett Kaufman Entertainment, Paul Fusco Productions, UFA Fernsehproduktion
Cast
Dick Lowry
Director
Paul Fusco
ALF (voice)
Miguel Ferrer
Dexter Moyers
William O'Leary
Capt. Rick Mullican
Jensen Daggett
Maj. Melissa Hill
Martin Sheen
Colonel Gilbert Milfoil
Ray Walston
Motel Manager
Scott Michael Campbell
2nd Lt. Harold Reese
Beverly Archer
Dr. Carnage
Charles Robinson
Dr. Stanley
John Schuck
Gen. Myron Stone
Gregory Alan Williams
Police Officer
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