Production Companies

Touchstone Pictures, Silver Screen Partners IV

Overview

"For years, science has speculated on the existence of intelligent life in space... Now, there is living proof there is no such thing."

A crew of Martians overhears a radio broadcast of Orson Welles' "War of the Worlds" coming from Earth, and, thinking the Martian fleet is attacking Earth, they land their broken-down ship in a backwater mid-American town. As luck would have it, they land on Halloween and get mistaken for trick-or-treaters. Comedy ensues as the Martians try to get taken seriously.