Invaders From Mars
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John Dykstra
Director
Karen Black
Hunter Carson
Timothy Bottoms
Laraine Newman
James Karen
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Release Date
1986
Distribution Company
Cannon Releasing
Location
Terminal Island, Long Beach, California, USA; Simi Valley, California, USA; Malibu Creek State Park, Malibu, California, USA; Hollywood Center Studios, Hollwyood, California, USA; Eagle Rock Elementary School, Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 40m
Synopsis
Cast
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Karen Black
Hunter Carson
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Timothy Bottoms
Laraine Newman
James Karen
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Louise Fletcher
Lawrence Poindexter
Eric Pierpoint
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Bud Cort
Chris Hebert
Scott Leva
Scott Huttman
Lead Person
William Frankfather
Douglas Simpson
Mark Giardino
Margarita Fernandez
Virginia Keehne
Debra Berger
Shonda Whipple
Dale Dye
Matt Bennett
Frederick Menslage
Jimmy Hunt
Kenneth Kimmins
Lonny Low
Joe Anthony Cox
Steve Lambert
Michael Mcgrady
Donald Hotton
Salvatore Fondacaro
Amy Fitzpatrick
Scott Wulff
Aaron Scott Bernard
Daryl Bartley
Joseph Brutsman
Debbie Lee Carrington
Christopher Allport
William H Bassett
Charlie Dell
Roy Mansano
Mason Nupuf
Eric Norris
Brett Johnson
J Acheson
Scott W Ambrose
Lead Person
Eddy Donno
Crew
Edward L. Alperson
Associate Producer
Nick Alphin
Sound
Allen Alsobrook
Location Manager
Jack Anderson
Camera Assistant
Vincent J Baldino
Camera Operator
Wenden K Baldwin
Titles
David Bartlett
Sound Editor
Ron Bartlett
Sound Effects
Ken Bates
Stunts
Shelly Bates
Camera Assistant
Greg Benson
Special Effects
Howard Berger
Art Department
Richard Blake
From Story
Noah Blough
Sound Effects Editor
Russell Bobbitt
Property Master Assistant
Scott A. Bobbitt
Craft Service
Craig Bodkin
Sound Effects
James Bogard
Rigging Gaffer
James A Bogardt
Dialogue Editor
Cosmas Paul Bolger Jr.
Camera Assistant
Carol D Bonnefil
Assistant Director
Paul Boyington
Art Director
Paul Boyington
Producer
Tony Brubaker
Stunts
Baird Bryant
Foley Editor
Perry Bullington
Casting
Tommy Burns
Assistant Director
Everett Burrell
Art Department
Tom Calderaro
Music
Tony Campisi
Sound Effects
Viviane Carley
Sound Effects Editor
Mike Cassidy
Stunts
Jerold Chan
Assistant Camera Operator
Jeff L Christeson
Construction Coordinator
Russell Christian
Other
Carl Ciarfalio
Stunts
Kenneth C Clark
Special Effects
Roydon Clark
Stunts
Denise Cochran
Foley Editor
Brian E Cole
Art Department
Clint Colver
Animation Supervisor
Peter Combs
Assistant
Will Combs
Other
Phil Corey
Special Effects Coordinator
Midge Costin
Sound Effects Editor
Anne Couk
Assistant Editor
Keith Crossley
Storyboard Artist
Jim Cushinery
Sound Effects
Iris Dagan
Assistant Editor
Kobi Dagan
Assistant Editor
Ronny Dana
Assistant Camera Operator
Laura Dash
Stunt Man
Nelson Davilla
Sound Effects Editor
Zack Davis
Sound Effects Editor
Tim A Davison
Stunt Player
Lisa Dean
Art Assistant
David Decarlo
Electrician
Bob Decker
Dolly Grip
Dave Degeus
Assistant Editor
Wes Dempster
Grip
Leslie Dilley
Production Designer
Alexandra Dillon
Craft Service
Jim Dixon
Animator
Eddy Donno
Stunt Coordinator
Joe Dunton
Camera
Dale Dye
Technical Advisor
John Dykstra
Special Effects
Ken Ebert
Special Effects
Mark Eiges
Foley Editor
Virginia Ellsworth
Dialogue Editor
Linda Elster
Other
Paula Erickson
Music Supervisor
Mary Jo Evenny
Boom Operator
Dana Dru Evenson
Stunt Man
R H Farnsworth
Stunt Player
Gregory Figiel
Art Department
Marc S. Fischer
Production Auditor
Paul D Fischer
Grip
Amanda Flick
Art Department
Rory Flynn
Photography
Peter Foster
Adr Editor
Douglas Fox
Property Master
Samuel Fries
Assistant Camera Operator
Samuel Fries
Camera Assistant
Jessica Gallavan
Adr Editor
Robert "rock" Galotti
Props
Tina Garmaise
Craft Service
Tina Garmaise
Props
Donna Garrett
Stunt Man
Albert Gasser
Sound Effects Editor
Sandy Gendler
Sound Effects Editor
Howell Gibbens
Sound Effects Editor
Tom Gibson
Grip
Alec Gillis
Art Department Coordinator
Yoram Globus
Producer
Menahem Golan
Producer
Dave Gordon
Key Grip
Paula Greatbatch
Sound Effects Editor
Scott Grinham
Electrician
Victor Grodecki
Dialogue Editor
Julie Hall
Sound Effects Editor
Ron Halpern
Assistant Camera Operator
Rick Heebner
Best Boy
Chuck Henry
Technical Advisor
Rick Herres
Electrician
Diane Hetfield
Stunt Player
Vered Hochman
Hair
Vered Hochman
Makeup
Theodore Holt
Gaffer
Carin Hooper
Costume Designer
Ken Howland
Carpenter
Holly Huckins
Assistant
Portia Iversen
On-Set Dresser
Terry Jackson
Stunt Man
Don Jakoby
Screenplay
Alain Jakubowicz
Editor
Steve James
Electrician
Mike Johnson
Stunts
Matt D Johnston
Stunts
Jimmy Jones
Transportation Coordinator
Brenda Kalosh
Dga Trainee
Trevor Keates
Sound Effects Editor
Denny Kelly
Editing
Dan Koniar
Lighting Technician
Joel Kramer
Stunts
Bob Krebsbach
Electrician
Robert Kurtzman
Art Department
Iya Labunka
Production Coordinator
Steve Lambert
Stunt Coordinator
Richard Joseph Landon
Electrician
Eric Lasher
Photography
Lee Lawley
Lighting Technician
Rick Lazzarini
Mechanical Special Effects
Julius Leflore
Stunts
Alan Michael Lerner
Stunts
Ken Lesco
Stunt Player
Kara Lindstrom
Assistant Set Dresser
Leslie Linville
Production Assistant
Larry Litton
Production Accountant
Larry Litton
Assistant Director
David Long
Carpenter
Daniel Lowenthal
Editing
Dana Lyman
Costume Supervisor
Ed Mabe
Other
Robert Macdonald
Casting
Tim Magaraci
Electrician
Shane Mahan
Art Department
Dee Mansano
Makeup
Mony Mansano
Hair
Mony Mansano
Makeup
Mony Mansano
Prosthetics
Mony Mansano
Other
Caren Marinoff
Production Supervisor
J Michael Mcclary
Director Of Photography
Marvin Mcneil
Music
Ted Mehous
Transportation Captain
Tigr Mennett
Grip
Peter Mercurio
Camera Assistant
Hans Metz
Special Effects Supervisor
Oscar Mitt
Sound Effects Editor
Randy Moore
Set Designer
Mike Mulconery
Assistant Editor
Elliot Nachbar
Electrician
David Arthur Nelson
Mechanical Special Effects
Luc Nicknair
Camera Assistant
Randy Nolen
Steadicam Operator
Christopher Notarthomas
Assistant Editor
Beth Nufer
Stunt Man
Gilberto Costa Nunes
Sound Effects Editor
Evelyn Nussenbaum
Production Assistant
Dan O'bannon
Screenplay
Larry Odien
Electrician
Aimee Orkin
Production Assistant
Gina Gallo Paris
Assistant Editor
Mike Paris
Special Effects
David Park
Construction Coordinator
Bruce Pasternack
Camera Operator
Daniel Pearl
Director Of Photography
Frederick C Peck
Technical Advisor
Brian Penikas
Art Department
Dan Peterson
Props
Eric Peterson
Camera Assistant
Bernhard Pock
Stunts
Jerry Pooler
Camera Operator
J Michael Popovich
Key Grip
Lee Popple
Stunt Man
Ed Price
Carpenter
Renee Prince
Other
Gary Randall
Lighting Technician
Spiro Razatos
Stunt Man
Ted Rea
Electrician
Nick Reade
Carpenter
Brian Reter
Art Department
Kevin Reter
Art Department
Jim Richards
Carpenter
Matt Rose
Art Department
John Rosengrant
Art Department
Cricket Rowland
Set Decorator
Richard Rownak
Photography
Angelo Russo
Color Timer
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Release Date
1986
Distribution Company
Cannon Releasing
Location
Terminal Island, Long Beach, California, USA; Simi Valley, California, USA; Malibu Creek State Park, Malibu, California, USA; Hollywood Center Studios, Hollwyood, California, USA; Eagle Rock Elementary School, Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 40m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Summer June 6, 1986
Began shooting July 10, 1985.
Completed shooting November 20, 1985.
film extract "Lifeforce" (1984)
Todd-AO
Released in United States Summer June 6, 1986