Strange Invaders
“25 years ago, they arrived from another galaxy. Surprise — they're still here.”
Alien beings, who settle in a small midwestern town, are disturbed by a young professor determined to rescue his daughter from their clutches.
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Cast
23 people
Paul Le Mat
Charles Bigelow
Known for
American Graffiti
Puppetmaster
Nancy Allen
Betty Walker
Known for
RoboCop
Dressed to Kill
Diana Scarwid
Margaret Bigelow
Known for
What Lies Beneath
Psycho III
Michael Lerner
Willie Collins
Known for
Godzilla
Barton Fink
Louise Fletcher
Mrs. Benjamin
Known for
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Cruel Intentions
Wallace Shawn
Earl
Known for
Toy Story
Young Sheldon
Fiona Lewis
Waitress / Avon Lady
Known for
Innerspace
The Fearless Vampire Killers
Kenneth Tobey
Arthur Newman
Known for
The Thing from Another World
It Came from Beneath the Sea
June Lockhart
Mrs. Bigelow
Known for
Lost in Space
Lassie
Charles Lane
Prof. Hollister
Known for
The Aristocats
Sybil
Joel Cohen
Tim
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Eight Days a Week
Dan Shor
Teen Boy in Prologue
Known for
Tron
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Michael Laughlin Director · Bill Condon Screenplay Walter Halsey Davis Story
Worldwide gross $1.4M · Budget $5.5M · United States release September 16, 1983
Box office
Budget
$5,500,000
Worldwide gross
$1,362,303
Gross vs. budget
0.2×
Production
Lone Wolf McQuade Associates
Production
EMI Films
Production
Orion Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · September 16, 1983
Theatrical
Australia
April 18, 1984 · Theatrical
Germany
August 29, 1985 · Theatrical
June 20, 2025 · Physical
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