Das Wunder in der 8. Straße

Originaltitel: *batteries not included

1987
6
1 Std. 47 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,6/10

38.600

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn in Das Wunder in der 8. Straße (1987)

Apartment block tenants seek the aid of alien mechanical life-forms to save their building from demolition.

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99+ Fotos

Comedy Family Fantasy Sci-Fi

Mieter von Wohnblocks suchen die Hilfe fremder mechanischer Lebensformen, um ihr Gebäude vor dem Abriss zu bewahren.Mieter von Wohnblocks suchen die Hilfe fremder mechanischer Lebensformen, um ihr Gebäude vor dem Abriss zu bewahren.Mieter von Wohnblocks suchen die Hilfe fremder mechanischer Lebensformen, um ihr Gebäude vor dem Abriss zu bewahren.

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,6/10

38.600

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Auszeichnungen
- 2 Gewinne & 1 Nominierung insgesamt

Wissenswertes
Originally intended to be a story featured in the TV series Unglaubliche Geschichten (1985). Steven Spielberg liked the idea so much he decided to make it a theatrical release.

Patzer
After Mason fights with his girlfriend, he throws his paintings out his window, which Marisa notices when she sees the paintings falling from his apartment about two floors above. When Mason and Marisa discover their items(Mason's door; Marisa's statue)fixed, Marisa comes out of her room, which is on the same floor as Mason's, which makes it impossible for Marisa to be about two floors down from Mason. One explanation is simple; Mason has a two story apartment. The next morning when Mason wakes up and sees the garbage truck leaving and his paintings gone, he runs down a flight of stairs and then out of his door. However, when Marisa comes out of her apartment, her door is on the opposite side of the building. So how Marisa saw them fall is still up in the air.

Zitate
Frank Riley: The quickest way to end a miracle is to ask it why it is... or what it wants.

Crazy Credits
During the opening credits, pictures of young Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy are shown. This includes their actual wedding photo, since the actors (who often play a married couple on stage or in the movies) were married for decades.

Alternative Versionen
When aired on national syndication as a "Universal Network" presentation in 1991, the following brief scenes were omitted for time:
When Frank attempts to give Faye her medicine.
Before Frank asks for somebody to help them, he breaks a vase and kicks a chair.
Carlos and his gang planning.
Frank and Faye are reading the newspaper and while one of the spaceships pours them coffee, Faye asks what ever happened to General Eisenhower.
Harry searches his room for his whistle.
While Marissa, Hector and his friends hold a fiesta in the apartment, Mason sits outside and drinks.

Verbindungen
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Moonstruck/Overboard/September/*Batteries Not Included/Ironweed (1987)

Soundtracks
Let's Have Another Cup of Coffee
(uncredited)
Written by Irving Berlin
Performed by Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn

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Rezension

Ausgewählte Rezension

7/10

This movie is for the whole family to enjoy

I like this movie a lot. Without getting too corny, I would even go out on a limb and say that it's a bit magical. It's a feel good movie that doesn't get too sentimental or campy. The cast does a average job with their average roles. Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn do a good job as the feisty tenants that wouldn't move out. The DVD release of this movie really doesn't have any extras so if you can score it cheap on video then I suggest you do so. That's what I did anyway. Spielberg proves once again that he is the master of the family movie. Interesting and heartwarming for the adults, special effects and fun for the kids. Bottom Line: This movie isn't really looked upon as a classic or anything but it's good to have on the shelf to watch every once and awhile.