Stranded (1987 film)

Stranded is a 1987 American science fiction film directed by Tex Fuller, written by Alan Castle, and starring Ione Skye, Maureen O'Sullivan, Joe Morton, Susan Barnes, Cameron Dye and Michael Greene. It was released on November 20, 1987, by New Line Cinema.[1][2][3]

Stranded
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTex Fuller
Produced byMark Levinson
Scott M. Rosenfelt
Written byAlan Castle
StarringIone Skye
Maureen O'Sullivan
Joe Morton
Susan Barnes
Cameron Dye
Michael Greene
Music byStacy Widelitz
CinematographyJeff Jur
Edited byStephen E. Rivkin
Production
company
Distributed byNew Line Cinema
Release date
  • November 20, 1987 (1987-11-20)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

A grandmother (Maureen O'Sullivan) and granddaughter (Ione Skye) who live on a remote farm in the remote American South find themselves hostages of a family of aliens who crash land near their home. The aliens are escapees from a war torn world hoping to hide on earth, but due to a misunderstanding the aliens kill the granddaughter's boyfriend. This leads to their discovery, and they are attacked by locals.

The locals have been worked into a frenzy by the father of the boy killed, a local hothead (Michael Greene), and the situation devolves into a hostage situation. Hollis McMann, an African-American sheriff (Joe Morton) tries to control the situation and get everyone, aliens included, out alive but his efforts are made more difficult by the alien family's robot guard, an alien assassin from the family's home world and the prejudice of the locals and his own deputies.[4]

Cast

Reception

The Washington Post found the movie to be the kind of "picture a company will just throw out into the market, hoping to cop a quick buck" It found the acting, direction, special effects and lighting to be lacking.[5] Creature Feature gave the movie 3 out of 5 stars, finding it an entertaining and respectable piece of work. Moria found the movie to be a disappointment and amateurish, especially the direction, pacing and writing.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Stranded (1987) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2017-08-20.
  2. Hal Erickson. "Stranded (1987) - Tex Fuller". AllMovie. Retrieved 2017-08-20.
  3. "Stranded". Afi.com. Retrieved 2017-08-20.
  4. Stanley, J (2000) Creature Feature: 3rd Edition
  5. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/stranded.htm
  6. http://www.moriareviews.com/sciencefiction/stranded-1987.htm
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