# Invaders from Mars (1986)

> A boy wages a desperate battle against brainwashing aliens whose takeover turns his town into a surreal, campy nightmare.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/20006

## Facts

- Runtime: 100 min
- Genres: Horror, Science Fiction
- Director: Tobe Hooper
- Cast: Hunter Carson, Karen Black, Timothy Bottoms, Laraine Newman, James Karen, Bud Cort, Louise Fletcher, Eric Pierpoint
- TMDB rating: 5.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091276/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: campy, absurd, eerie, 1980s movie night, camp horror marathon

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