*batteries not included
62
Balasaur Score
Mixed
1987 · Movie · 1h 47m · PG
The read
A Balasaur Score of 62 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 57%, Metacritic 54/100. Audiences rate it 12 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
In a soon to be demolished block of apartments, the residents resist the criminal methods used to force them to leave so a greedy tycoon can build his new skyscraper. When tiny mechanical aliens land for a recharge, they decide to stay and help out.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes57%
Metacritic54/100
Audiences rate it 12 points higher than critics do.
835 audience votes
Key crew
- Matthew RobbinsDirector
- Matthew RobbinsScreenplay
- Brad BirdScreenplay
- Brent MaddockScreenplay
- S.S. WilsonScreenplay
- James HornerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Hume CronynFrank Riley
- Jessica TandyFaye Riley
- Frank McRaeHarry Noble
- Elizabeth PeñaMarisa Esteval
- Michael CarmineCarlos
- Dennis BoutsikarisMason Baylor
- Tom AldredgeSid Hogenson
- Jane HoffmanMuriel Hogenson
- John DiSantiGus
- John PankowKovacs
- MacIntyre DixonDeWitt
- Michael GreeneLacey, Real Estate Developer
Stills
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Themes
spacecraftnew york cityextraterrestrial technologyalien life-formapartment buildingelderly coupleproperty development