Morons from outer space, which opens today at the eighth street playhouse, is sometimes overly silly, with the kinds of sight gags and brief pastiches that. When i went to see it at my local cinema, i found the place was packed with kids. What about morons from outer space, written by and starring mel smith and griff rhys jones. Nov 12, 2018 the only time id previously seen morons from outer space was at the cinema when i was a young, innocent child back in 1985 and i remember being fond of it but not exactly loving it. As well as appearing in several movies including morons from outer space which cowrote with jones and the princess bride, smith also directed several films, beginning in 1989 with his feature film debut, the romantic comedy the tall guy, penned by not the nine oclock news writer richard curtis.
Bought as a gift for a 58 year old male friend, and thoroughly enjoyed by him. From cop shows to movies that are totally free, heres what to watch while. Morons from outer space 1985 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Mel smith, griff rhys jones, joanne pearce, jimmy nail, paul bown, james sikking, dinsdale landen, tristram jellinek.
Mgm is taking a couple of their older dvd releases and repackaging them in this midnite movies double feature. John carr lee lighting grip and lighting equipment. If you have any information about this movie, it would be great if you could submit it to us. Morons from outer space 1985 during a vacation from the planet blob, four aliens experience a spaceship breakdown. For anyone who loved the alas smith and jones comedy series in the 80s this would be right up their street, but with a sci. It stars coral browne, ian holm, peter gallagher, nicola cowper and amelia shankley and is a fictionalised account of alice liddell, the child who inspired lewis carrolls alices adventures in wonderland. On board are a group of four aliens called bernard, sandra, desmond. Boss lift trucks the producers would like to thank the following for their valuable assistance in the making of this film lasefx lasers. Around two years after this movie was first released, another scifi comedy was made and released, that being mel brookss spaceballs 1987. Oct 07, 2014 morons from outer space trailer 1985 director. I also have enjoyed quite a number of british comedies from tv shows to movies but this film is just lame to me. Sep 21, 1985 morons from outer space, which opens today at the eighth street playhouse, is sometimes overly silly, with the kinds of sight gags and brief pastiches that might make for a middling airplane. The name of the game of sport that the morons from outer space played in the spaceship was spaceball. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple faq for additional information.
Tv comedians mel smith and griff rhysjones play two dorky space creatures in this plotless and uneven collection of gags. Sikking, griff rhys jones, mel smith and dinsdale landen. Paul bown, joanne pearce, jimmy nail, griff rhys jones, 1985. The movie he saw was the recently released morons from outer space. Reviewed in the united kingdom on september 25, 2014.
Its kitchy, campy, at times outrageous and has more a touch of the classic monty python humor, as well as humor reminiscent of fierce creatures or a fish called wanda. The aliens are proven to be of very low intelligence but are transformed into successful media personalities and pop stars by. On board are a group of four aliens, bernard, sandra, desmond, and julian. Like so many other space movies, im not sure if the spaceship even had a name. This documentary was the last in a trilogy of ancient astronaut documentaries produced by landsburg. Aug 20, 2016 morons from outer space 1985 bruce tapley. They accidentally disconnect his part of the ship, leaving him stranded while. Infamously a big flop ive always been a fan of mel smith and griff rhys jones though and so thought it deserved a second chance.
Certainly, its watchable throughout, though clarity isnt its finest asset. It was released in north america on september 20, 1985. Morons from outer space 1985 morons from outer space. Once again, the british have turned the view of ets on its headwith a group of clueless wandering redneck types in a space winnebago rv, from the planet blob. Three aliens from the planet blob desmond, julian and sandra crashland a section of their holiday home on the m1. A sporadically funny spoof of aliensfromouterspace films that begins to run out of fresh. Morons from outer space trailer 1985 video detective. Im hard pressed to think of a film that has so much going for it and yet fails so miserably. The disc morons from outer space is another of mgms back catalogue releases and as such comes with the standard treatment. Morons from outer space is a 1985 comedysciencefiction film directed by mike hodges.
Morons in outer space is an appropriate title for the film but they are unfunny morons. Morons from outer space 1985 directed by mike hodges. Morons from outer space 1985 the laughs are out of this world when four oddball aliens take a wrong turn and crashland their spaceship on earth. Not all the jokes work, and the film is too concerned to draw in the americans spot the terrible accents, but morons from outer space is by no means a disaster. Accidentally leaving relatively intelligent bernard mel smith in space, the. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Morons from outer space is a movie directed by mike hodges in 1985. All were consigned to the comedy graveyard, a place where comics dreaming of film careers are left dead and buried. Meanwhile bernard, protesting that he is from outer space, is held in a mental institution for some one flew over the cuckoos nest parodies.
Morons from outer space combines scifi and hilarity in a wildly adventurous comedyspoof about four space aliens who crash onto earth and manage to become glitzy superstars. The outer space connection is a 1975 documentary film produced by alan landsburg, directed by fred warshofsky and narrated by rod serling. Morons from outer space 1985 the movie database tmdb. Four aliens, looking exactly like humans, accidentally land on earth. Bernard mel smith, the most intelligent of the morons, is playing a game of. Morons from outer space released march 29, 1985 uk. The aliens are proven to be of very low intelligence but are transformed into successful media personalities and pop stars by the novice news reporter, graham sweetly. Infamously a big flop ive always been a fan of mel smith and griff rhys jones though and so.
In morons from outer space, a trio of very dense aliens abandons their equally dimwitted pal bernard coscripter mel smith and crashes their rented spacecraft in england, where they become pop media icons under the guiding hand of a disgruntled television employee coscripter griff rhys jones. While a journalist is taking care of the first ones by turning them into rock stars, bernard, the last one, must cross the u. If you have the original releases of morons from outer space and alien from l. Morons from outer space 1985, directed by mike hodges film. Morons from outer space 1985 movie letssingit lyrics. The story begins on a small spaceship docking with a refueling station. Really funny, and underrated morons from outer space is a hidden gem, and if you can find a copy then you may want to check it out. Morons from outer space 1985, directed by mike hodges. I have just modified 2 external links on morons from outer space. The story begins on a small spaceship docking with a refuelling station. It stars coral browne, ian holm, peter gallagher, nicola cowper and amelia shankley and is a fictionalised account of alice liddell, the child who inspired lewis carrolls alices adventures in wonderland the story is told from the point of view of the. Mike hodges directed this movie on the condition that the production company thorn emi, would finance his script midatlantic, which didnt get off the ground. You can write, morons from outer space 1985 is a good movie, but it can be is a bad movie.
Streaming full morons from outer space 1985 first, once you can rate this movie. The morons themselves are pretty grating as well, though smith amusingly underplays his part. Dreamchild is a 1985 british drama film written by dennis potter, directed by gavin millar and produced by rick mccallum and kenith trodd. Sikking, mel smith, paul bown, joanne pearce official content from hbo video after. Jones looks unmotivated by the script, and far too much of the awful jimmy nail. Nevertheless morons from outer space, whilst being far from good, has long had a terrible reputation that isnt really totally deserved. Overview of morons from outer space, 1985, directed by mike hodges, with christopher northey, des webb, robert austin, at turner classic movies. The film isnt completely 100% trash thats why im giving it 2 stars out of 10 instead of rating it with a 1 star but its not a good film to me. Always remember dont trust the opinion of morons from outer space 1985 on the internet because the authors paid to write a comment.
Eagle 5, a winnebagoshaped space ship, flown by gangster pizza the hutt its hard to believe jeremy clarkson, james may, and richard hammond were not involved in this morons from outer space 1985 lighthearted british sendup of space movies. Boss lift trucks the producers would like to thank the following for their valuable assistance in the making of this film. Paul bown, joanne pearce, dinsdale landen, griff rhys jones, james b. Morons from outer space is a 1985 british comedyscience fiction film directed by mike hodges and starring griff rhys jones, mel smith, joanne pearce, jimmy. Morons from outer space 1985 pg 09201985 us comedy, science fiction 1h 30m user score. Also, almost completely overlooked in the frantic pace of the movie is the ugly american depiction of almost every american character in this movie.
Morons from outer space 1985 theatrical trailer youtube. A major waste of a film, poorly scripted and not very funny. This film was one of the last projects that rod serling worked on prior to his death in 1975. For those who like britsh humor and british comedies, if you havent seen this one, you have no idea what youre missing. Morons from outer space is a 1985 british comedyscience fiction film directed by mike hodges and starring griff rhys jones, mel smith, joanne pearce, jimmy nail and james b. Find out everything empire knows about morons from outer space. This ineptly combines lamebrain comedy and scifi adventure, two of hollywoods most popular genres of the last decade. Morons from outer space does have its flaws, but overall manages to be an entertaining ride that every horror fan should take. The actors playing the aliens are good in their performances, and its the films main strength that makes morons from outer space such a fun film. Or the deeply disappointing magicians, featuring the peep show boys david mitchell and robert webb. Unfortunately we dont have any information about this movie yet.
On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Morons from outer space on dvd 027616868442 from mgm ua. During a particularly tedious period of their stay at the station, the other three begin playing with the ships controls while bernard is outside playing spaceball. Our ability to handle lifes challenges is a measure of our strength of character les brown challenges are the key element in shaping ones personality, and the. Morons from outer space is a 1985 british comedyscience fiction film directed by mike hodges and starring griff rhys. During a particularly tedious period of their stay at the station, the other three. Morons from outer space 1985 pg 1h 30min comedy, scifi 20 september 1985 usa a trio of moronic aliens crashland on earth and become celebrities, while a fourth alien, who arrives separately, finds himself ignored. I mean its not the human centipede films now is it.
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