Batteries Not Included (1987)

Director
Matthew Robbins

Main cast
Hume Cronyn; Jessica Tandy; Frank McRae; Elizabeth Peña; Dennis Boutsikaris

Genres
Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Description
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.


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