Movie #59 - Batteries Not Included

Batteries Not Included
Universal Pictures1987 - Rated PG - 1 hr 46 min
Director: Matthew Robbins
Starring: Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Frank McRae, Dennis Boutsikaris, Elizabeth Pena

Awww! Cute, cuddly spaceship robot things... Science fiction and family entertainment are perfectly united in this heartwarming 80s movie. It's definitely dated, but you forget about that quickly. The real story is told among the remaining tennants of this soon-to-be-demolished apartment building. A group of strangers are brought together, confront their own personal problems, and get a little help from an unlikely source.

The robot-spaceships (what are they even called?) are never explained and I'm not sure if I like that or not. The mystery of this movie adds a certain lightheartedness to the whole plot, but it was driving me nuts not knowing. I guess the point is that sometimes help comes to us and we don't need to know why or how. This is pretty deep stuff right here.

Anyway, I love this one. It was great to watch it again after all these years and find that it still holds up. Classic.