Family

Comedy

Fantasy

Science Fiction

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Amblin Entertainment

Universal Pictures

United States of America

English

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 LeGros

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

Brad Bird

John McPherson

Penny Perry

Ted Haworth

Cynthia Scheider

Brent Maddock

Steven Spielberg

Mick Garris

James Horner

George R. Nelson

Angelo P. Graham

S.S. Wilson

Matthew Robbins

Joe Johnston

Steve Kelso

Gerald R. Molen

Kathleen Kennedy

Frank Marshall

Linn Zuckerman

Hank Muller

Denise Amirante

Susan Germaine

Rick Sharp

Harold Burns

Jerry Brutsche

Kenny Bates

Dick Hancock

Thomas Rosales Jr.

Erik Koniger

Tom Sierchio

Alex Stevens

Gerard 'Gus' Williams

Lila Finn

Ted Holt

Richard C. Kratina

Richard Quinlan

Selwyn Eddy

Peter Norman

Drew Struzan

Very tidy little family piece.

Residents of a building under threat of demolition from developers get an answer to their prayers in the form of tiny mechanical aliens.

Firmly embedded in the trench that houses a number of 80s fantastical alienish pictures, *batteries not included is a bit worn around the edges yet still keeps its head above average waters thanks to its unbreakable charm. There is something so joyous about watching bullies {here in the form of vile developers and their hoodlum enforcers} getting a dose of their own medicine, and although the outcome here is never in doubt, it's still an amiable enough ride that manages to lift the spirit and close the picture out with a big cheesy grin. Boasting the solid Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy in the leads, we are in very safe hands, and it may well say Matthew Robbins name on the directors chair, we are in no doubt that producer Stephen Spielberg has his stamp all over this one.

Safe family viewing, 6/10

Rocketeer Raccoon

I remember seeing this film a long time ago as a kid, however I didn't like it back then because the old woman in this film annoyed me. It had been years since I had last seen this film and my memory of it was very rusty so I thought I give it a new watch now to refresh my memory, and to see if my opinion of the film has changed.

Unfortunately I still don't like this film and I wasn't very impressed with it, to me it felt like it dragged on a bit and became boring, and I still hated the old woman. Like a typical old woman she has dementia (memory loss) but what's even more jarring is how does she know what the alien robots eat? I think the film could have done with more comedy because there hardly was much in the film, it's like it could have done with batteries included... Overall it's not a terrible film but it feels poor and it could have been done a lot better.

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Hume Cronyn

Jessica Tandy

Frank McRae

Elizabeth Peña

Michael Carmine

Dennis Boutsikaris

Tom Aldredge

Jane Hoffman

John DiSanti

John Pankow

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