"Spaced Invaders made its alien beings malevolent, reckless, and with faces only a Martian momma could love."
"Roger Ebert slammed it as 'appallingly unwatchable', yet its ramshackle approach offers plenty to admire 35 years on."
"The motley crew, which includes a soundalike Jack Nicholson pilot and eager Captain Bipto, misunderstands a radio signal and aims for Earth."
"Ultimately, the crashing of the four-feet invaders in Big Bean on Halloween leads locals to mistake them for costumed trick-or-treaters."
Spaced Invaders, a 1990 film, diverges from the tradition of friendly extraterrestrials by introducing a crew of malevolent aliens. The film's premise revolves around a misguided crew receiving a distress signal and mistaking an old radio dramatization of The War of the Worlds as a genuine threat. Upon crash landing in a small town on Halloween, rather than inciting fear, the locals misconstrue them for trick-or-treaters. While criticized by Roger Ebert as 'appallingly unwatchable,' its unconventional charm and irony might have inspired later works like Galaxy Quest.
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