While there is nothing Earth-shattering about director Patrick Read Johnson's first film, it is often quite entertaining. SPACED INVADERS makes fun of just about every outer space film ever made, and throws in some Three Stooges-like mayhem for good measure. The simple yet creative story
line concerns a small group of Martians (short green creatures with heads that look like watermelons) who believe they are supposed to invade Earth. Led by a captain who wears aviator glasses and a leather flying jacket, and whose voice bears a remarkable resemblance to Jack Nicholson's, the
Martians pick up a rebroadcast of Orson Welles' "War of the Worlds" and assume they are lat...
Released:
1990
Rated:
PG
Length:
102 mins