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Strange Invaders is a american film of genre Science fiction directed by Michael Laughlin released in USA on 16 september 1983 with Paul Le Mat

Strange Invaders (1983)

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Strange Invaders is a 1983 science-fiction film directed by Michael Laughlin. It was made as a tribute to the sci-fi films of the 1950s, notably The Invasion of the Body Snatchers. It stars Paul Le Mat, Nancy Allen and Diana Scarwid. The film was intended to be the second installment of the aborted Strange Trilogy with Strange Behavior, another 1950s spoof by Laughlin, but the idea was abandoned after Strange Invaders failed to attract a wider audience. Scarwid's performance earned her a Razzie Award nomination for Worst Supporting Actress.

Synopsis

In 1958, the town of Centerville, Illinois was invaded by a race of aliens. The invaders could fire lasers from their eyes and hands and reduce humans to "crystallized" glowing blue orbs. They took over the form of the humans who were either captured or killed.

Actors

Paul Le Mat

(Charles Bigelow)
Nancy Allen

(Betty Walker)
Diana Scarwid

(Margaret Bigelow)
Michael Lerner

(Willie Collins)
Louise Fletcher

(Mrs. Benjamin)
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