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    Morons from Outer Space (1985)

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    A box-office failure from 1986 starring Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones and Jimmy Nail, Morons From Outer Space tells the story of four hapless humanoid aliens from the planet Blob who accidentally crash-land their spaceship (a kind of intergalactic caravan) on Earth – specifically on the M1, just outside Hatfield.

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    Three of the aliens, Desmond (Jimmy Nail), Julian (Paul Bown) and Sandra (Joanne Pearce), are proven to be of very low intelligence but are transformed into successful media personalities and pop stars by novice news reporter, Graham Sweetly (Griff Rhys Jones).

    The fourth, mild-mannered Bernard (Mel Smith) is separated from the others and spends the film trying to find them.

    The script was enough to attract the interest of director Mike Hodges (Get Carter, Flash Gordon) but this union wasn’t destined to be a happy one.

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    Bernard
    Mel Smith
    Graham Sweetly
    Griff Rhys Jones
    Sandra Brock
    Joanne Pearce
    Desmond Brock
    Jimmy Nail
    Julian Tope
    Paul Bown
    Colonel Laribee
    James B. Sikking
    Commander Matteson
    Dinsdale Landen
    Simpson
    Tristram Jellinek
    Stanley Benson
    George Innes
    Chief Inspector Miller
    John Joyce
    Godfrey
    Mark Jones
    Trousseaux
    André Maranne
    Klutz
    R.J. Bell
    Friborg
    Peter Whitman
    Jabowlski
    Olivier Pierre
    McKenzie
    John Barcroft
    Walters
    Bill Stewart
    Nurse Perce
    Shelley Thompson
    Bobby
    John Clamp
    Countess Gretel
    Richenda Carey
    Mary
    Pamela Mandell

    Director
    Mike Hodges

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