![]() ![]() Studio: Universal Studios Home EntertainmentĪndrew’s Blu-ray Review: ‘*batteries not included’ is a quaint and miraculous tale that hits most of its notes and keeps alive the charm of ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind,’ ‘Gremlins’ and of course, the loveable ‘E.T.’ ‘*batteries not included’ is a 1987 film produced by Steven Spielberg but actually directed by Matthew Robbins. Video Resolution: 1080p Īudio: English: 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio and French: 2.0 DTS Digital Surround Audio Screenplay: Brad Bird, Brent Maddock, Matthew Robbins, S.S. Clay Dear, Howard Renensland, Judy Grafe, Alice Beardsley, Dick Martinsen, Charles Raymond, Riki Colon, Jon Imparato, David Vasquez, John Arceri, Lorenzo Gaspar (uncredited) and Luis Guzmán (uncredited) Schwary, Susan Shoffner, Shelly Kurtz, Joe Hamer, H. It was so remarkably realistic that the Sanitation Department came by and took away prop garbage one morning, potential customers stopped by to eat in the diner, and the business agent for the Plumber's Local of New York visited, demanding to know why there wasn't a permit down at City Hall for the construction."Ĭast: Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Frank McRae, Elizabeth Peña, Michael Carmine, Dennis Boutsikaris, Tom Aldredge, Jane Hoffman, John DiSanti, John Pankow, MacIntyre Dixon, Michael Greene, Doris Belack, Wendy Schaal, José Angel Santana, James Le Gros, Ronald L. In the name of authenticity, he brought 50 to 60 truckloads of rubble to cover the once vacant lot. Production designer Ted Haworth designed a three-sided, four-story tenement facade and oversaw its construction on a location that covered most of a city block. We finally settled on an actual building on 8th Street between Avenues C and D on New York's Lower East Side (the building no longer stands, and was probably located on the site of the current Housing Bureau substation, or the building to the east, approx. "Since the story called for a solitary building amidst rubble," explained producer Ronald Schwary, "we had to find a vacant lot with burned-out buildings all around it. Principal photography started in New York in August 1986, but location scouting began almost a year before. Young Artist Awards: Win: Best Family Motion Picture for a Comedy. Filled with dazzling special effects, this amazing story of intergalactic warmth stars the acclaimed husband-and-wife team of Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy as a pair of feisty long-term tenants whose faith is rewarded in ways they never expected.įILM FACT: Awards and Nominations: Saturn Awards: Win: Best Actress for Jessica Tandy. One night, when all hope seems lost, tiny visitors from outer space mysteriously glide through their windows and begin to turn the tide with their magical powers. When an unscrupulous real estate developer sends thugs to get rid of the last five tenants of a deteriorating apartment building, they need a miracle to save their building from demolition. ![]() *batteries not included is a delightful fantasy for the whole family presented by Academy Award® winner Steven Spielberg. *batteries not included Five Ordinary People Need A Miracle! Then One Night Faye Riley Left The Window Open! ![]()
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