Batteries Not Included
Frank (Hume Cronyn) and Faye Riley (Jessica Tandy) are an elderly New York City couple living in a depressed part of town. There, they run a diner as well as an apartment building, which is home to a poor but friendly group of people. One day, Frank and Faye learn that a property developer wants them to sell the apartment. When they refuse, their diner is vandalized. However, Frank, Faye and their tenants are aided by mysterious flying saucers, which help them repair the diner and fight back.
Release date: December 18, 1987 (USA)
Director: Matthew Robbins
Producer: Ronald L. Schwary
Music composed by: James Horner
Screenplay: Matthew Robbins, Brad Bird, Brent Maddock, S. S. Wilson
Cast
Hume Cronyn as Frank Riley
Jessica Tandy as Faye Riley
Frank McRae as Harry Noble
Elizabeth Peña as Marisa Esteval
Dennis Boutsikaris as Mason Baylor
Michael Carmine as Carlos
John Pankow as Kovacs
Michael Greene as Lacey
Tom Aldredge as Sid Hogenson
Wendy Schaal as Pamela