Invaders from Mars (1986 film)

Invaders from Mars is a 1986 science fiction horror film, directed by Tobe Hooper from a screenplay by Dan OBannon and Don Jakoby. It is a remake of the 1953 science fiction film Invaders from Mars, and is a reworking of that films screenplay by Richard Blake from an original story by John Tucker Battle. Its production was instigated by Wade Williams, millionaire exhibitor, science fiction film fan and sometime writerproducerdirector, who had reissued the original film in 1978 after purchasing the copyright to the property. Elaborate creature and visual effects for this remake were supplied by Stan Winston and John Dykstra.

Jimmy Hunt, who played David Gardners counterpart character in the 1953 film David Maclean, portrays the Police Chief in the 1986 version. David is seen watching this films director Tobe Hoopers previous film, Lifeforce, on television when his mother surprises him. When the indoctrinated police officers are searching for David and Nurse Magnuson in the schools basement, they briefly shine a flashlight on some stored theatrical props, one of which is the Supreme Intelligence alien inside its clear orb as depicted in the original 1953 version. It is not known if this is the original prop or a replica made for the 1986 film. The Gardners mailbox shows the name of the town as Santa Mira, an homage to the town where another scifi film, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, was set.The scenes shot on location at Davids school were filmed at Eagle Rock Elementary School in the Eagle Rock suburb in Los Angeles, California. The school sported a fake nameplate in the film that read Menzies Elementary School as a tribute to the 1953 films director, William Cameron Menzies. The Gardners home in the film is the same house that was purposebuilt for the 1948 Cary GrantMyrna Loy film, Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House, and still stands as the administrative offices for park employees at Malibu Creek State Park. Other locations include Simi Valley, California. ........

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