The story begins on a small spaceship docking with a refueling station. On board are a group of four aliens, Bernard, Sandra, Desmond, and Julian. During a particularly tedious period of their stay at the station, the other three begin playing with the ship’s controls while Bernard is outside playing spaceball. They accidentally disconnect his part of the ship, leaving him stranded while they crash into a large blue planet close by...
Directed by Mike Hodges
british army
stage show
ufo
space
rocket crash
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
2.5 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Mel Smith
Bernard
Griff Rhys Jones
Graham Sweetley
Joanne Pearce
Sandra Brock
Jimmy Nail
Desmond Brock
Paul Bown
Julian Tope
James B. Sikking
Col. Raymond Laribee, CIA
Dinsdale Landen
Commander Grenville Matteson
André Maranne
Prof. Trousseau
George Innes
Stanley Benson
Tristram Jellinek
Simpson
Miriam Margolyes
Doctor Wallace
Mark Lewis Jones
Godfrey
Crew
Mike Hodges
Director
Griff Rhys Jones
Writer
Mel Smith
Writer
Phil Meheux
Director of Photography
Barry Hanson
Producer
Verity Lambert
Executive Producer
Peter Best
Sound Editor
May Routh
Costume Designer
Chris Munro
Sound Mixer
Paul Weston
Stunt Coordinator
Debbie McWilliams
Casting
Popular Reviews
3 reviews
Alex
7.0★ · 08/11/25
I think most of the population of Birmingham must be aliens too because they are all MORONS too
I think most of the population of Birmingham must be aliens too because they are all MORONS too