MOVIE · 1987
*batteries not included
ComedyFamilyFantasySci-Fi107 min
Frank and Faye Riley are an elderly New York couple trying to hold onto their Manhattan apartment building and diner as a ruthless developer leans on the tenants to clear the block. Hume Cronyn's Frank and Jessica Tandy's Faye are part of a battered little community facing vandalism and intimidation as demolition closes in. When a family of tiny mechanical aliens lands in the neighborhood looking for a recharge, the visitors stick around to fix what has been broken and help the residents push back.
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