Extraterrestrial Visitors

Extraterrestrial Visitors (1983)

Los nuevos extraterrestres

The Fate of the Earth is in Their Hands

After a meteor-like object lands in the woods, poachers unearth a cave filled with alien eggs. As they attempt to destroy the eggs, one of them is killed by an unseen creature, leaving one egg intact. A young boy named Tommy finds the remaining egg and brings it home to hatch. As more murders occur around town, Tommy learns that his new pet alien, who he names Trumpy, possesses telekinetic powers.

Date of release
1983-12-13
TMDB
2.6 / 10 (42)
Runtime
1h 24m
Genres
Horror, Science Fiction
Director
Juan Piquer Simón

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Madrid

Extra Terrestrial Visitors is a 1983 science fiction film directed by Juan Piquer Simón. The film's original draft was intended as a straightforward horror film about an evil alien on a murderous rampage, but the film's American producers demanded script alterations in order to cash in on the success of Steven Spielberg's E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial by featuring a child and a cute, lovable alien.

Production

Extra Terrestrial Visitors was a French-Spanish co-production, with filming taking place in Madrid. The cast were largely Spanish actors, though the film was shot in both Spanish and French, and dubbed in post-production.

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