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Aliens in the Attic (2009)
Director: John Schultz
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From Time Out New York
Grown-ups couldn’t see Snuffleupagus, so how would they be able to comprehend an imminent alien invasion? It’s up to a little-miss-perfect teen (Tisdale), her nerdy little brother (Jenkins) and their cousins to save the world. Credit John Schultz’s fantasy-comedy for making its young heroes realistically techno-savvy, and for knowing its demographic: The high gross-out factor, nauseatingly fast action and loads of slapstick will appeal to the Nickelodeon set. Jenkins is a bit too McDreamy to play the geeky underdog, however, and adult viewers will be nostalgic for the chubby, bucktoothed and truly dorky cast of The Goonies.Author: Shauna Cagan
Time Out New York Issue 723: August 6 - 12, 2009
Cast & crew
Director: John Schultz
Cast: Carter Jenkins, Ashley Tisdale, Austin Robert Butler, Robert Hoffman, Kevin Nealon, Tim Meadows, Andy Richter, Gillian Vigman, Ashley Boettcher, Doris Roberts, Thomas Haden Church, Josh Peck, JK Simmons full cast
Genre(s): Children's
Rated: PG
Duration: 86 mins
US Release: Aug 7 2009
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