Los nuevos extraterrestres (1983)

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)

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:

Originally filmed in French and Spanish; the actors learned both languages. It premiered in France before Spain.

Goofs:

Continuity: The movie frequently jumps back and forth between day and night, sometimes in the same shot. It's most noticeable when Joe wonders aloud who could be banging on the front door in the middle of the night. In the previous shot, when Rick was standing outside, it was clearly daytime.

Quotes:

[about Rick]
Sharon: Oh, he's good.
Man with "I'm a virgin" T-shirt: GOOD? He's the BEST.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Pod People (#4.3)" (1991)

Soundtrack:

Hear The Engines Roll

"Pod People" and "Bio-Dome" are like peas in a pod

They say that no good deed goes unpunished. This movie - or should I say "this swill" - shows that to be 100% true. Spielberg made "E.T." and someone made "Los nuevos extraterrestres" (called "Pod People" in the United States) in response. The movie has a boy befriending an alien who looks sort of like an anteater, and some weird things result. WHY CAN'T ALIENS KIDNAP THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE THESE KINDS OF MOVIES?! There are plenty of good stories out there and they have to go and make this?!

That said, the movie was not a complete waste. Quite the opposite: "MST3K" once showed it. As you might imagine, Joel, Servo and Crow have lots of fun with it.