Rainey Dawn The film is not all that bad but it's really geared for the kids to much for me to really enjoy and not like and not as good as E.T. but it is somewhat enjoyable. If you have kids and like Sci-Fi (or your kids do) then this is an entertaining family film.The film movie had it's moments of being okay (from adult perspective) and I'm sure if I watched this one as a kid I would have liked it. Actually I'm surprised I've never seen this one before but then again I was 14 in 1986 and this film is geared for a younger than 10 years old audience I believe.I would recommend this movie for a family styled Sci-Fi movie night/day. I'm sure the kids would enjoy it with that 3-eyed, 3-legged monster thingy running around who's about as annoying as Jar-Jar Binks.4/10

WmCT111 Film is typical for it's time period. It contains some decent character interactions which could have used a lot more work. Someone really dumped hard on this film and it's budget and it shows. Look past the awkwardness of everyone involved in this project and you might be able to ad lib into the story and it'll seem less awkward. It seems that the story had a lot of directions it wanted to go in and a lot of things it wanted to try to put into the film to create the time period and circumstances. I simply don't think it flows smoothly. Not sure if it was a screen play written from scratch, where the points got thrown in or if it was written from a longer story and we see someone trying to pull the highlights out of the bigger story. I think I am looking at this more critically now after watching it again off a disk set purchased then when I was young and it first came out. If memory serves me correctly, I enjoyed it a lot more before I knew a lot more. Now I see lots of little problems in the film that most likely could not be corrected during the editing. Maybe should have rated this a point or two higher; but, all things considered from decades of experience, just can't go that high. As another person says, I like the young love story and how it turns out.

Woodyanders Three aliens escape from their mother ship located on the moon and go to Earth to check out the human race. The aliens land in Wyoming, where they are befriended by crusty, but kindly and lovable old coot Grandpa (marvelously played by the always great Keenan Wynn) and nice local teen Dirt (a fine and likable performance by the hunky Ricky Paull Goldin), who falls for sweet alien girl Robyn (an appealing portrayal by the pretty Sydney Penny). Director Peter R. Hunt, working from a lighthearted script by Christopher Blue, Christopher Adcock, and Marnie Page, relates the entertaining story at a steady pace and maintains a good-natured tone throughout, with the central romance between Dirt and Robyn providing a wealth of genuine heart and warmth. Moreover, the wacky antics of the mischievous three-eyed and three-limbed furball extraterrestrial pet Kirbi makes for a delightful source of amusing off the wall humor (kudos are also in order for the puppeteers who do a remarkable job of bringing Kirbi to convincing life). The solid acting by the able cast rates as another major asset: Penny and Goldin do engaging work in the lead roles, Wynn excels in his final film role, and the cute Rosie Marcel contributes an adorable turn as Robyn's perky younger sister Tavy. The nifty special effects, John Coquillon's sharp cinematography, and Arthur B. Rubinstein's melodic score all further enhance the overall sound quality of this perfectly amiable little charmer.

phredaustin Now, I can happily say that I did NOT rent this movie. This horrible film was on a Sci-Fi channel late one night, and I laughed so hard for so long watching it!The acting is bad. The special effects are real bad. The hair is the worst. The girls' hair changes colour every scene ("due to the Earth's sun"), it's bigger than Dolly Parton's hair on a bad hair day after she's been in the wind for 36 hours; and their father/spaceguy leader who's looking for them could very well be the newest "before" picture in a Grecian 5 commercial.This movie is sick - there's no other way to put it. Rent it simply for a good laugh.