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Space Invasion | Remake
In this attempted remake of the classic 50s SF tale, a boy tries to stop an invasion of his town by aliens who take over the the minds of his parents, his least-liked schoolteacher and other townspeople. With the aid of the school nurse the boy enlists the aid of the U.S. Marines.
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In this attempted remake of the classic 50s SF tale, a boy tries to stop an invasion of his town by aliens who take over the the minds of his parents, his least-liked schoolteacher and other townspeople. With the aid of the school nurse the boy enlists the aid of the U.S. Marines.
Budget 12,000,000 USD
Box Office Collection 4,884,663 USD
Hunter Carson (David Gardner) is the real life son of Karen Black (Linda Magnusson).
The Martian drones were performed by two people back-to-back in one suit. A little person was carried in a sort of backpack on the back of a normal-sized performer. The little person would operate the drone's mouth and smaller arms (as seen when the drones load their weapons) while the full-sized performer made the creature walk and used ski poles to move the longer arms (as seen when the drones "salute" Mrs. McKeltch). The full-sized performer faced the rear of the suit and had to walk backwards so that the creature's knee joints would bend in a "not-human" fashion when it walked. Several actors performed the drones, working in shifts, which meant each performer who did the "walking" for a Martian needed his own custom-made footwear.
When Linda and David are hiding in the boiler room, the police enter and while searching for them the "Globe Head" Martian from the original film can be seen sitting atop a cabinet.
For the sequence where one of the Martian drones eats Mrs. McKeltch, a special "eating rig" consisting of just the drone's head (with chewing jaw movements) was built for the closeup shots. The rig was built on a "seesaw" device so the drone could throw its head back to swallow. A short burst from a hidden fire extinguisher provided the drone's post-meal belch.
Jimmy Hunt, who played young David MacLean in the original Invaders from Mars (1953) and the police chief in this remake, actually has more than almost a dozen lines, not just one as reported by a reviewer. When he and Officer Keeney go up the hill in search of Mr. Gardner, Hunt's line of "Gee, I haven't been up here since I was a kid" is a playful reference to the similar area of Martian activity that he witnessed as the boy in the 1953 movie.
"Gen. Climet Wilson: Don't worry, Son! We Marines have no qualms about killing Martians!"
"Sgt. Maj. Rinaldi: General Wilson! We have one of their weapons here. I know it sounds crazy... Gen. Climet Wilson: That just might work if we can figure out how to make it work in time! David Gardner: General Wilson? Fuel! It needs fuel. Copper! Copper is what they use. I saw them onload this. Gen. Climet Wilson: Well, maybe a penny will do it! David Gardner: Dammit! I had a whole bagful! Gen. Climet Wilson: Great Scott! Hasn't anybody got a penny? MP #1: We don't carry loose change into combat, sir."
