Tagline: They came from upstairs.
When Tom Pearson decides that its time for a good ol’ family vacation, he packs up the family and they head to their holiday house in the middle of nowhere. But the find that small, green aliens were the first ones to claim the house. Now the Pearsons must battle the aliens that came from upstairs.
Four glowing pods sparkle and crackle while hiding behind the meteor show. A mysterious force makes the meteor shower turn a hard right towards a bright blue ball in the distance – planet Earth. In a comfortable suburban house in Michigan, Stuart Pearson (Kevin Nealon) and his wife Nina (Gillian Vigman) head a family that includes adorable seven-year-old Hannah (Ashley Boettcher); 15-year-old Tom (Carter Jenkins), a techno-geek whose grades have gone south; and big sister Bethany (Ashley Tisdale), who’s just returned from a secret outing with boyfriend Ricky Dillman (Robert Hoffman).
Deciding the family needs some good old-fashioned togetherness, Tom packs up the clan and heads to a three-story holiday house in the middle of nowhere. Joining them is Uncle Nate (Andy Richter), Nate’s son Jake (Austin Butler), dear old Nana Rose (Doris Roberts), and identical 12-year-old twins Art (Henri Young) and Lee (Regan Young). An unexpected arrival is Bethany’s beau Ricky, who wrangles an overnight visit with the extended family.
As day turns to night, dark storm clouds start swirling around the house. Suddenly, four glowing objects shoot toward the roof. The alien crew inside the objects is made up of Skip, the tough commander, Tazer, a muscle-bound dude armed to the teeth, Razor, a lethal female alien soldier; and Sparks a geeky four-armed techie, who is the only non-threatening alien intruder.
Ricky is placed under the spell of the aliens, courtesy of a high-tech mind-control device and plug implanted into the base of his skull; Ricky’s mind and actions now belong to the alien crew. The alien “Zirkonians,” via Ricky, lay claim to the planet. Like a puppet/robot/zombie, Ricky moves towards the boys – but Tom and Jake break free.
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Aliens in the Attic
Starring: Ashley Tisdale, Robert Hoffman, Carter Jenkins, Austin Butler, Ashley Boettcher, Henri Young, Regan Young, Tim Meadows
Directed by: John Schultz
Screenplay by: Mark Burton, Adam F. Goldberg
Release Date: July 31th, 2009
MPAA Rating: PG for action violence, some suggestive humor and language.
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Box Office Totals
Domestic: $24,478,561 (71.4%)
Foreign: $9,804,219 (28.6%)
Total: $34,282,780 (Worldwide)