Directed by Mike Hodges. It's so low-key and outside the mainstream American comedies for that time period; in that respect it kept making me think of Attack of the Killer Tomatoes. MORONS FROM OUTER SPACE. Jones plays Bernard, the slightly less dumb of the four aliens who pilots the spacecraft gets stranded in outer space when he ventures outside and his dimwitted buddy starts the craft up. ", Morons From Outer Space is a fun silly British comedy about 4 extraterrestrials who are similar us humans... except with really low iq. In direct contrast to the notion that visitors from another planet would have superior intelligence, the four explorers from the planet Blob are mental midgets. I have just modified 2 external links on Morons from Outer Space. Technicolor yawn. Mike Hodges. This…, Here is a list taken from the very funny book of the same list title these films span from 1970's…, will add any suggestions left in comments, 1-14: Abduction 15-19: Conspiracy 20-37: First Contact 38-67:…, I recently acquired copies of both Michael Weldon's Psychotronic Encyclopedia and Psychotronic Video Guide and this list is all films…, This list is just a collection of movies with less than 30K views on Letterboxd that I think are worthy…, 2600 extra films listed in the back of Peary's book, to be used as an addendum to AKA's extremely helpful…. This film is not currently showing in cinemas. Home ; Releases › MORONS FROM OUTER SPACE; MORONS FROM OUTER SPACE. Morons from Outer Space. With Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones, Joanne Pearce, Jimmy Nail. This review may contain spoilers. DVD. 4.7 out of 5 stars 864. Chief Inspector Miller, Jimmy Mulville Rent Morons from Outer Space (1985) starring Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones on DVD and Blu-ray. Title MORONS FROM OUTER SPACE … CAST & CREW SQUAD! I mean it's not the Human Centipede films now is it? Starts off promising enough but becomes irredeemably british slog. Graham Sweetley, Dinsdale Landen Contribute to this page. They accidentally disconnect his part of the ship, leaving him stranded while they crash into a large blue planet close by (Earth). From here he became a jobbing actor in Coronation Street, a theatrical landlord to actor Mark Rylance and a member of the cast of the sci-fi comedy Morons from Outer Space. So these low-class aliens rent a spaceship, get lost, crash on Earth, and become celebrities because one of them knows how to sing one song. I made a political statement! $9.31 The Cat From Outer Space. I will admit that not all the gags are successful, and the movie probably runs out of steam early, but there…. Smith plays the dumb alien, Bernard, who is always time-wasting, while his three fellow extra-terrestrials are played by Jimmy Nail, Joanne Pearce (who later joined the RSC), and Paul Bown. A sporadically funny spoof of aliens-from-outer-space films that begins to run out of fresh ideas after the first 30 minutes. Three aliens named Sandra, Desmond and Julian strand another named Bernard (Smith) and head to Earth, where they become instant celebrities with an agent…. No wonder he got the Brain Donors gig. Share this on. Film, Comedy. Keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. Directed by Mike Hodges. 30 offers from $1.99. 1985; UK; 1h 31min; PG; Directed by: Mike Hodges; Cast: Griff Rhys Jones, Mel Smith, Joanne Pearce, Jimmy Nail, James B. Sikking; Aliens visit Earth. A trio of moronic aliens crash-land on Earth and become celebrities, while a fourth alien, who arrives separately, finds himself ignored. Morons from Outer Space might be confused for the American political scene in 2020. £19.99. This ineptly combines lamebrain comedy and sci-fi adventure, two of Hollywood's most popular genres of the last decade. Meanwhile, their poor friend arrives late to the party and tries to catch up. Morons from Outer Space. Restless Natives. https://www.tvguide.com/movies/morons-from-outer-space/cast/106711 During a particularly tedious period of their stay at the station, the other three begin playing with the ship’s controls while Bernard is outside playing spaceball. Moron - Die hochwertigsten Moron auf einen Blick! Sci-Fi Classics 50 Movie Pack. Would have worked if the morons had been interesting morons. Morons from Outer Space. Release dates 01/09/2004 . 1985; UK; 1h 31min; PG; Directed by: Mike Hodges; Cast: Griff Rhys Jones, Mel Smith, Joanne Pearce, Jimmy Nail, James B. Sikking; Aliens visit Earth. Time Out says . Show All… Terrible filim, I enjoyed it, slight monsterism and some spacecraft. Whitehall Flunkie, Jo Ross It's pitched in the comedy-science fiction genre, but falls noisily between the two, when four aliens come to Earth and achieve the kind of celebrity which is these days reserved for Z-list reality TV stars. Stanley's Assistant, Peter Straker Nov 17, 2012. Originally called Illegal Aliens, it later became entitled Morons from Outer Space, which led to Mel Brooks changing the name of his movie Planet Moron to Spaceballs*. Disproves the cosy Spielbergism of an alien spacecraft crash landing away from any major conurbations or risk to human life, and proving just how difficult it is to knock a guard unconscious with one blow ("Ow!…. Ralph. Directed by. 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