Aliens in the Attic (2009)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

John Schultz

Writers (WGA):

Mark Burton (screenplay) and
Adam F. Goldberg (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

31 July 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

The aliens vs. the Pearsons

Plot:

A group of kids must protect their vacation home from invading aliens. |

Plot Keywords:

Alien | Antigravity | Heating Vent | Fishing | Scene During End Credits

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Carter Jenkins	...	Tom Pearson
Austin Robert Butler	...	Jake Pearson (as Austin Butler)
Ashley Tisdale	...	Bethany Pearson
Ashley Boettcher	...	Hannah Pearson
Henri Young	...	Art Pearson
Regan Young	...	Lee Pearson
Doris Roberts	...	Nana Rose Pearson
Robert Hoffman	...	Ricky Dillman
Kevin Nealon	...	Stuart Pearson
Gillian Vigman	...	Nina Pearson
Andy Richter	...	Uncle Nathan Pearson
Tim Meadows	...	Sheriff Doug Armstrong
Malese Jow	...	Julie
Megan Parker	...	Brooke
Maggie VandenBerghe	...	Annie Filkins

Also Known As:

They Came from Upstairs (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for action violence, some suggestive humor and language.

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:PG (certificate #44719) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Ireland:PG | Canada:G (Quebec) | Singapore:PG | Argentina:Atp | Philippines:G (MTRCB) | Mexico:A | Australia:PG | Finland:K-7

Filming Locations:

Albany, Auckland, New Zealand

Company:

Josephson Entertainment

Goofs:

Continuity: When Ricky is "on pause" in the kitchen and controlled by the alien remote, he is wearing a button down shirt. When he enters the room to fight Nana he is wearing a pullover shirt.

Quotes:

Jake Pearson: We're gonna need a bigger potato.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Great American Road Trip: Gateway to the West (#1.2)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

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My little brother fell asleep!

Kids today...even a nine year old, have been weaned on Spidey and Iron Man so even they know crappy CGI when they see it. Take my word for it, you see it in this movie from beginning to end! I had to stomach this smoldering pile for the sake of a younger child and in the end we BOTH felt ripped off. Here's a hint; if you're going to make a movie where the main character is a special effect, please try to make him more believable than Speedy Alka-Seltzer from a forty year old television commercial. I could even forgive the bargain basement effects if the acting and storytelling weren't three notches below that¡ The two ten star reviews with almost the exact same wording in each are obviously plants from the studio (and I'm not a conspiracy nut). They both seem to be pushing this as a children's move that children will love that is made especially for your children. You'll recognize the reviews I mean since they each mention "children" ten times in each one. "Caveat emptor"