Aliens Ate My Homework (2018 film)

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Aliens Ate My Homework
Directed by Sean McNamara
Screenplay byJudith Reeves-Stevens Garfield Reeves-Stevens
Story by Bruce Coville
Produced byEric Carnagey Roger Lay Jr.
Starring
CinematographyAdam Sliwinski
Edited byTony Dean Smith
Music byBrandon Moore
Production
company
Distributed by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Aliens Ate My Homework is a 2018 American science fiction comedy film directed by Sean McNamara and based on Bruce Coville's novel of the same name . [1] This film stars an ensemble cast, led by Jayden Greig, William Shatner, Dan Payne and Alex Zahara. [2]

Contents

The film premiered on Netflix on March 6, 2018, in the United States. It was followed by a sequel, Aliens Stole My Body (2020).

Plot

When a spaceship flies through his window and lands on his school work, Rod and his cousin Elspeth meet a group of extraterrestrial lawmen known as the Galactic Patrol. They must help their new alien friends foil the plans of interplanetary criminal BKR, who has been hiding on Earth as Billy Becker, a school bully with a passion for making Rod's life miserable.

Cast

Bruce Coville also plays J. Carter, the principal of Rod's school, "Coville Elementary." The role is non-speaking until a mid-credits scene, where he delightedly reads a copy of the original Aliens Ate My Homework novel in his office and narrates the fate of BKR, the story's villain.

Differences from the novel

The film closely follows the story of the original novel, albeit with two major changes. Notably, the film includes the character of Elspeth, who did not appear on-page until the novel's sequel, I Left My Sneakers in Dimension X . The crew of the Ferkel is also minus one member, as the alien known as Snout is not included in the film, despite playing a major role in the book series.

Release

In March 2018, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment acquired distribution rights to the film, and set it for a March 6, 2018 release.

The film has an estimated domestic DVD sale value of $46,603. [3]

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