Los nuevos extraterrestres (1983)

User Rating:

1.6/10   

Director:

Juan Piquer Simón

Writers:

Joaquín Grau (writer)
Juan Piquer Simón (writer)

Release Date:

13 December 1983 (France)

Genre:

Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Men were not ready to meet these...

Plot:

A young boy in the woods discovers a lovable alien...or is it?

Plot Keywords:

Poacher | Alien | Young Boy | Egg | Enemy Alien

Cast

Ian Sera	...	Rick
Nina Ferrer	...	Sharon
Susanna Bequer	...	Lara Stapleton (as Susan Blake)
Sara Palmer	...	Kathy
Óscar Martín	...	Tommy Stevens
Maria Albert	...	Tracy
Emilio Linder	...	Brian (as Emil Linder)
Concha Cuetos	...	Molly Stevens (as Connie Cheston)
Manuel Pereiro	...	Bill Stevens
Frank Braña	...	Burt
Guillermo Antón	...	Matt Collins (as William Anton)
Frank Sussman
Gary Richardson
Hugo Astar
Luis M. Martín		(as Louis Martin)
Marcos Treviño		(as Mark Treving)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Edward Mannix	...	Bill Stevens (voice: English version) (uncredited)
Pat Starke	...	Tracy (voice: English version) (uncredited)
George Stover	...	Man who gets killed in opening credits (uncredited)
Frank von Kuegelgen	...	Brian (voice: English version) (uncredited)

Directed by
Juan Piquer Simón

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Joaquín Grau		writer (as Jack Gray in US version)
Juan Piquer Simón		writer

Produced by
Faruk Alatan	....	executive producer
Edward L. Montoro	....	executive producer (US version)
Dick Randall	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Michael Demer
Librado Pastor

Cinematography by
Juan Mariné		(as John Marine in US version)
Ricardo Navarrete

Film Editing by
Antonio Gimeno		(US version) (as Tony James)

Set Decoration by
Emilio Ruiz del Río		(as Emilio G. Ruiz)

Makeup Department
Pedro Camacho	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Emanuel Pine	....	production manager
Manuel Pinilla	....	production manager

Sound Department
Jorge Rodríguez Inclán	....	sound effects (also as George Rodriguez: US version) (as Jorge Rodríguez)

Special Effects by
Basilio Cortijo	....	special effects (as Basil Court in US version)

Visual Effects by
Juan Piquer Simón	....	visual effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Ricardo Navarrete	....	2 degree operator (as Richard Navarro)
Peter Villard	....	3 degree operator

Other crew
Juan Fava	....	consultant: xenobiology

Production Companies

• Almena Films
• France 2 (FR2)
• France 3 (FR 3)

Distributors

• Astral Video (1985) (Canada) (VHS)
• Film Ventures International (FVI)

Also Known As:

Extraterrestial Visitors (Philippines: English title)
L'eclosion des monstres (France)
Les nouveaux extraterrestres (France) (literal title)
Tales of Trumpy
The New Extraterrestrials (International: English title) (informal literal title)
The Pod People (USA)
The Return of E.T.
The Unearthling
Visitor (France) (video title)

Country:

Spain | France

Language:

French | Spanish

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

France:-12 | Spain:T

Filming Locations:

Sierra de Guadarrama mountain range, Madrid, Spain

Company:

Almena Films

Trivia:

Original languages were French and Spanish. The actors learned both languages for the movie's filming. It premiered in France before Spain.

Goofs:

Continuity: Although the movie frequently jumps back and forth between day and night, it is perhaps most noticeable when Joe wonders aloud who could be banging on the front door in the middle of the night, even though when Rick was standing outside in the previous shot it was clearly daytime.

Quotes:

Studio engineer: [after recording a song; gives thumbs-up] Well?
Rick: [gives OK sign] It stinks!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Hercules Against the Moon Men (#5.10)" (1992)

Soundtrack:

Hear The Engines Roll

Delicious kitty....kitty is like a potato...

One of the most ridiculous films ever featured on MST3K. Joel and the bots seemed to have a blast ripping this cinematic sludge into confetti.

Take a couple of poachers, a femme kid who spends too much time alone, a half-wit pop singer and his entourage, an fuzzy and ugly little alien, throw in a blender and hit puree. The end result might be something that resembles "The Pod People".

The highlight is the recording session where our brilliant pop star (is he good? No, he's the BEST!!) is belting out his soon-to-be smash hit "Hear The Engines Roll Now". Or as Joel puts it "Idiot Control Now". Think of the most brainless 80's pop tune that you loved when you were 8 years old, multiply by 100, leave it in the trunk of your car for 3 long summer days, pour bleach all over it, and you'll have an idea of the what this song sounds like. And the lucky audience gets to hear the whole song! Woo-Hoo! Hear the engines roll, wheels on fire, burning rubber tires!

IT STINKS!