Alien Avengers (1996) (TV)

Director:

Lev L. Spiro

Writers:

Michael MacDonald (writer)
Michael McDonald (writer)

Genre:

Comedy | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Charlie and Rhonda are a sweet and comfortable married couple on vacation with their lovely daughter Daphne...

Plot Keywords:

Amazing Grace Hymn | Switchblade

Cast

George Wendt	...	Charlie
Shanna Reed	...	Rhonda
Christopher M. Brown	...	Joseph
Anastasia Sakelaris	...	Daphne
Stephen Burrows	...	Detective Watts
Dan Martin	...	Lieutenant Barnes
Anthony Crivello	...	Jesse Sharp
Edafe Blackmon	...	Jamaal
Nils Allen Stewart	...	Shaved Head Robber
Michael Colyar	...	Minister
José Rey	...	Mailman
Gretchen Palmer	...	Melissa Rose
Matt Gallini	...	Alley Hood #1
Anthony Anderson	...	Alley Hood #2
Lance August	...	Skinhead #1

Also Known As:

Roger Corman Presents 'Alien Avengers'
Welcome to Planet Earth (video title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and some gore in a comic context, and for language and some sexuality.

Runtime:

81 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

UK:15 (video premiere) | USA:R

Company:

Concorde-New Horizons

Trivia:

The house used for Joseph's home is also used in _Project Viper (2002)_ .

Movie Connections:

Followed by Alien Avengers II (1998) (TV)

Soundtrack:

All the Kids Are Rockin'

"That motherf**ker cut me!"

Wow...what a great movie! The first 15 minutes are a little heavy handed, with the whole "struggling young black man" thing. Trying to stay true to himself without becoming a crack dealer and then, his momma dies. Bummer. But once George Wendt and family show up it gets friggin' righteous! They really look like they had a good time making this movie. When George rips off a skinheads leg and beats him over the head with it, well, that's just golden...Roger Corman is hit or miss (but he does pump out, like, 17 movies a year) but he's pretty much on the nose with this flick. I've not seen the sequel, but I'll be seeking it out. The dialogue is pretty great and the bloodshed is AOK. The wife is by far the best, with her smokes, cat eye sunglasses and camera. If you like the idea of the mean streets of South LA being cleaned up by a pack of retro aliens this is a dream come true. Also worth it is the wife's dressing down of the druggies in the crack house, and the explanation given to an inmate as to why they get visitation rights with each other. "Cause we're special...and you're just a piece of sh*t child molester that should have been castrated with a dull knife before being executed", the line is delivered with the gleeful anticipation of a 9 year old on Christmas morning...truly, da bomb.