Morons from Outer Space (1985) on Netflix
Four aliens, Bernard, Sandra, Desmond and Julian, dock at a refueling station. Bernard plays spaceball outside while the other three fiddle with the controls, and the ship leaves without him.
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Plot summary
A spaceship carrying four aliens stops to refuel, and while its crew waits, one of them, Bernard, goes outside to play spaceball. Sandra, Desmond and Julian amuse themselves with the ship's controls, and their meddling disconnects Bernard's part of the craft, leaving him behind as the rest crashes onto a blue planet, Earth. The three land in the United Kingdom, where their appearance draws immediate attention. Reporters treat the arrival as a sensation, and the military seizes the visitors, holding them in a secret government facility and questioning them in the hope of gaining some eternal wisdom. A paranoid American colonel is among the officials who deal with them.
Cast
- John Joyceas Chief Inspector Miller
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Morons from Outer Space (1985)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- The release of Morons from Outer Space caused Mel Brooks to retitle a film he was working on from Planet Moron to Spaceballs.
- Jimmy Nail said the original script was more bawdy but the language was toned down at the request of Universal. “A big mistake,” wrote Nail, “Mel and Griff were never kids’ comedians.”
- Director Mike Hodges came to see the finished film as a "misfire" and clashed with stars Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones during post-production, after which the comedy ended up broader than he had originally intended.
- Lambert offered the film, then titled Illegal Aliens, to director Mike Hodges, who agreed on condition that EMI also make a script of his called Mid-Atlantic; he signed a two-picture deal.
