Strange Invaders (1983)
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Directors
Michael Laughlin
Cast
Paul Le Mat, Nancy Allen, Diana Scarwid, Michael Lerner, Louise Fletcher, Wallace Shawn
The story
In 1958, the town of Centreville, Illinois is quietly invaded by extraterrestrial aliens. The aliens fire mysterious beams of energy from their hands and eyes, which turn the town's inhabitants into crystalized pulsing blue orbs. Using artificial skin and hair, the invaders then assume the identities of their victims and cover up the invasion.
Genres
Sci-Fi, action film, alien invasion, horror film, science fiction comedy, science fiction film
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