Invaders from Mars (1986)
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Directors
Tobe Hooper
Cast
Karen Black, Hunter Carson, Timothy Bottoms, Laraine Newman, James Karen, Bud Cort, Louise Fletcher
The story
George Gardner encourages his 12-year-old son David's dreams of becoming an astronaut by stargazing with him. A thunderstorm wakes David, and he observes a strange alien spaceship landing on Copper Hill, just beyond the house. His father agrees to investigate, but returns behaving strangely and with an unexplained mark on the back of his neck.
Genres
Horror, Sci-Fi, action film, adventure film, alien invasion, dark fantasy, fantasy film, horror film, mystery film, science fiction film, science fiction horror film, war film
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