Aliens Stole My Body (2020 film)

Last updated
Aliens Stole My Body
Aliens Stole My Body 2020 Film Official Poster.jpg
Aliens Stole My Body
Directed by Sean McNamara
Screenplay byJudith Reeves-Stevens Garfield Reeves-Stevens
Story by Bruce Coville
Produced byEric Carnagey Roger Lay Jr.
Starring Jayden Greig

George Takei

Dan Payne
CinematographyAdam Sliwinski
Edited byTony Dean Smith
Music byBrandon Moore
Production
company
Distributed by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Aliens Stole My Body is a 2020 American adventure science fiction comedy film directed by Sean McNamara and based on Bruce Coville's novel of the same name. This film stars an ensemble cast, led by Jayden Greig, George Takei, Dan Payne and Alex Zahara. [1]

Contents

The film premiered on Netflix on August 4, 2020, in the United States. [2] It is the sequel to the 2018 film Aliens Ate My Homework .

Plot

When the crew of the Ferkel learn that BKR has escaped from prison, they return to Earth to recruit Deputies Rod Allbright and Elspeth McMasters in their quest to foil his villainous plans. With Rod's friend Mickey tagging along, the heroes of the Galactic Patrol travel to the planet Mentat to rescue Rod's father, whose knowledge BKR needs to help him trap the entire galaxy in a single moment in time. The entire Allbright family gets involved in a final showdown at the edge of a black hole.

Cast

Nearly the entire cast of Aliens Ate My Homework returns, although William Shatner is replaced by fellow Star Trek alumnus George Takei. Takei says his trademark line, "Oh Myyy," during the movie's climax. Bruce Coville cameos as a neighbor of the Allbright's who witnesses the arrival of the Ferkel, alongside two other neighborhood children who are reading a copy of the original Aliens Stole My Body book.

Differences from the book

Unlike its predecessor, which faithfully adapted the story of a single novel, the film combines various plot points of the third and fourth books of the Rod Allbright Alien Adventures The Search for Snout , and the movie's namesake, Aliens Stole My Bodyinto a single story, while adding many original elements of its own.

Related Research Articles

<i>Alien 3</i> 1992 science-fiction horror film by David Fincher

Alien 3 is a 1992 American science fiction horror film directed by David Fincher and written by David Giler, Walter Hill, and Larry Ferguson, from a story by Vincent Ward. It stars Sigourney Weaver, reprising her role as Ellen Ripley. It is the third installment of the Alien franchise and led to a sequel, Alien Resurrection (1997).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kevin McCarthy (actor)</span> American actor (1914–2010)

Kevin McCarthy was an American stage, film and television actor remembered as the male lead in the horror science fiction film Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Charles McGraw</span> American actor (1914–1980)

Charles McGraw was an American stage, film and television actor whose career spanned more than three decades.

<i>Aliens Ate My Homework</i>

Aliens Ate My Homework is the first of a series of four books by Bruce Coville. The series is generally referred to as Bruce Coville's Alien Adventures or Rod Allbright's Alien Adventures. Aliens Ate My Homework was first published by Aladdin in 1993. A movie based on the book premiered on Netflix in 2018.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Edge (radio station)</span> Radio station

The Edge is a youth-oriented New Zealand entertainment brand consisting of a national radio network, a music television channel - The Edge TV, and an entertainment website. It is owned and operated by MediaWorks New Zealand.

<i>I Left My Sneakers in Dimension X</i> 1994 novel by Bruce Coville

I Left My Sneakers in Dimension X is the second book in the children's science fiction series Rod Allbright's Alien Adventures. The series was written by Bruce Coville. I Left My Sneakers in Dimension X was first published in 1994.

The Search For Snout is the third book in the series Rod Albright Alien Adventures. It was written by Bruce Coville and first published in 1995. In the UK it was published under the title Aliens Stole My Dad, as 'snout' is British slang for tobacco

Aliens Stole My Body is a children's science fiction novel by Bruce Coville that was first published in 1998. This is the fourth book in a series about the fictional character Rod Albright. The illustrations and the front cover were done by the author's wife, Katherine Coville.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sean McNamara (filmmaker)</span> American filmmaker

Sean Patrick Michael McNamara is an American film director, film producer, actor, and screenwriter.

<i>Tyler Perrys House of Payne</i> American sitcom

House of Payne is an American sitcom television series created and produced by Tyler Perry that premiered in syndication on June 21, 2006.

Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens are a New York Times-bestselling husband-and-wife writing/producing team. In June, 2013, at the Constellation Awards ceremony in Toronto, the writing couple were honored with the Constellation Award for "Outstanding Canadian Contribution to Science Fiction Film or Television" for their role in creating the series, Primeval: New World.

Sandy Wayne Robson is a Canadian actor, writer, director, and editor.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alex Zahara</span> Canadian television, film and voice actor

Alex Zahara is a Canadian television, film and voice actor. Born in Grande Prairie, Alberta, he was involved with theatre while still in school, performing in a stage version of MASH. He later taught the "Acting for Teens" class at the Vancouver Film School. Zahara graduated with a BFA after studying at the universities of Alberta and British Columbia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Toby Philpott</span> English puppeteer

Toby Philpott is an English puppeteer best known for his work in motion picture animatronics during the 1980s in such films as The Dark Crystal and Return of the Jedi. Born into a family of entertainers, Philpott dropped out of school and traveled the world during the 1960s, squatting in various locations and surviving off money he earned from his work as a street performer, which included juggling, fire eating, magic shows, clowning and acrobatics. He began his film career after Jim Henson personally selected Philpott to work on the 1982 fantasy film The Dark Crystal, in which he worked side-by-side with Henson.

<i>Alien</i> (film) 1979 science fiction horror film by Ridley Scott

Alien is a 1979 science fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott and written by Dan O'Bannon. Based on a story by O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett, it follows the crew of the commercial space tug Nostromo, who, after coming across a mysterious derelict spaceship on an undiscovered moon, find themselves up against an aggressive and deadly extraterrestrial set loose on the Nostromo. The film stars Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm, and Yaphet Kotto. It was produced by Gordon Carroll, David Giler, and Walter Hill through their company Brandywine Productions and was distributed by 20th Century Fox. Giler and Hill revised and made additions to the script; Shusett was the executive producer. The Alien and its accompanying artifacts were designed by the Swiss artist H. R. Giger, while concept artists Ron Cobb and Chris Foss designed the more human settings.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Travis Turner</span> Canadian actor

Travis Turner, also known as "Little T" or "T", is a Canadian actor and rapper.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bruce Coville bibliography</span>

This Bruce Coville bibliography covers the over 100 books written by young adult fiction author Bruce Coville.

Brandon Moore is an American composer known for Universal's Aliens Ate My Homework (2018) and the sequel Aliens Stole My Body (2020) featuring the voice talents of William Shatner and George Takei. He’s also known for the comedy-horror series Killer Sisters' Midnight Hour (2012) for Hulu, and the IFS Festival's Best Drama winner The Year I Did Nothing (2019). Brandon was a musician at an early age and a life-long film music fan. Upon completing his undergrad in music theory and composition in Fort Worth, TX, he moved to Los Angeles to attend USC's Film Scoring program. Brandon has composed a wide range of scores for a variety of film projects and genres. His music has played in film festivals all over the world for as long as he's been an active composer in Hollywood.

Jayden Greig is a Canadian actor best known for his lead role in Sean McNamara's film adaptation of Bruce Coville's novel, Aliens Ate My Homework on Netflix, and its sequel, Aliens Stole My Body. Jayden has also appeared in The Shape of Water (2017), Murdoch Mysteries (2013), Super Why (2015) and Playdate (2015–2016). He was nominated at the Young Entertainer Awards for Best Leading Young Actor in a Feature Film for his work in Aliens Ate My Homework and won Best Ensemble Performance in Film at the Young Artist Awards, amongst many other awards and nominations.

<i>Aliens Ate My Homework</i> (2018 film) Canadian childrens film

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. This film stars an ensemble cast, led by Jayden Greig, William Shatner, Dan Payne and Alex Zahara.

References

  1. "Aliens Stole My Body (2020)". IMDB.
  2. "Aliens Stole My Body Universal". Ashley McCloud.