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  • 2009
  • PG
  • Roadside Attractions
  • 1 h 24 m
  • 2009
  • PG
  • Roadside Attractions
  • 1 h 24 m

Summary Set in 1957, Alien Trespass chronicles a fiery object from outer space that crashes into a mountaintop in the California desert, bringing the threat of disaster to Earth. Out of the flying saucer escapes a murderous creature – the Ghota, which is bent on destroying all life forms on the planet. A benevolent alien from the spaceship, Urp,...

Directed By: R.W. Goodwin

Written By: Steven P. Fisher, Jim Swift

  • 2009
  • PG
  • Roadside Attractions
  • 1 h 24 m
  • 2009
  • PG
  • Roadside Attractions
  • 1 h 24 m

Alien Trespass

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 19 Critic Reviews
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Summary Set in 1957, Alien Trespass chronicles a fiery object from outer space that crashes into a mountaintop in the California desert, bringing the threat of disaster to Earth. Out of the flying saucer escapes a murderous creature – the Ghota, which is bent on destroying all life forms on the planet. A benevolent alien from the spaceship, Urp,...

Directed By: R.W. Goodwin

Written By: Steven P. Fisher, Jim Swift

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 19 Critic Reviews
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32% Positive
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21% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 19 Critic Reviews
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32% Positive
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47% Mixed
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21% Negative
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83
The characters in Alien Trespass (directed by X-Files producing alum R.W. Goodwin) are specimens of Sputnik-era determination, led by a gung-ho Eric McCormack.
By Lisa Schwarzbaum FULL REVIEW
70
Good silly fun, Alien Trespass is a dead-on spoof of cheapo '50s sci-fi programmers done with plenty of self-deprecating humor.
By Todd McCarthy FULL REVIEW
50
Although it's refreshing that Alien Trespass doesn't indulge in the sort of mindless, gross-out humor that afflicts so many current cinematic spoofs, it errs too much on the other side, offering mere pastiche instead of witty satire.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW
50
Those who fondly recall "The Blob" would seem to be the target crowd for a fastidious pastiche that attempts to coax laughs by maintaining a poker face.
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It tries to be the best bad movie that it can be.
By Roger Ebert FULL REVIEW
33
Even the movie's rubber monsters look tired.
By Keith Phipps FULL REVIEW
20
The movie doesn't try for "Airplane!" or even "Scary Movie"-type ribbing, but its adherence to the genre isn't quite pure, either. Despite McCormack's good-natured efforts, this is "MADtv"-quality satire.
By Joe Neumaier FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Rangeland Productions, Accelerator Films
Release Date Apr 3, 2009
Duration 1 h 24 m
Rating PG
Genres
Tagline It came from another galaxy. A creeping, crawling nightmare of terror!
Website http://www.alientrespass.com/
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Leo Awards
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