On October 8th, 1983, the Van Heese family gathered together to celebrate the 5th birthday of Michelle, the littlest member of their household. Everything was captured on VHS by Michael McPherson and his new camcorder — including the alien invasion.
Directed by Dean Alioto
birthday party
alien
extraterrestrial
alien abduction
alien contact
found footage
pov (point of view)
analog
alien spaceship
spaceship
aliens
pseudo-documentary
faux documentary
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2.8 / 5
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Cast
Dean Alioto
Michael Van Heese
Crew
Dean Alioto
Director
Dean Alioto
Writer
Dean Alioto
Producer
Bill Boes
Special Effects
Dean Alioto
Cinematography
Popular Reviews
60 reviews
Andi
3.0★ · 04/03/26
Of course Aliens landed in the backyard of a dumb gun owning American family.
Of course Aliens landed in the backyard of a dumb gun owning American family.
caroline emery
5.0★ · 03/09/26
sorry but the ending cracked me up
sorry but the ending cracked me up
TAYDYMES
8.0★ · 01/03/26
Ahead of its time
Ahead of its time
Andrés
7.0★ · 12/05/25
Mamá he gomitao, la película
Mamá he gomitao, la película
maur
5.0★ · 10/18/25
i love the 80s familial bday party vibe and the way the characters vibe with each other sm but i do wish mike would stop panting and shit so often it was really hard to see anything throughout tho
i love the 80s familial bday party vibe and the way the characters vibe with each other sm but i do wish mike would stop panting and shit so often it was really hard to see anything throughout tho
