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A teen is visited by aliens after he broadcasts a message into space.

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Mike Pillsbury
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Katelyn
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Nick
Andrew Ducote ...
Jay
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Dana Pillsbury
Brighton Hertford ...
Jill Pillsbury
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Scott
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Barnabus (voice)
Chris Davies ...
Ryan
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Mrs. Nickerson
Jessica Murdoch ...
Katelyn's Friend
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Coach Trembly
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Thoad
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Thoad Man (as Hrothgar Matthews)
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Thoad (voice) (as JD Hall)
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Inter-Gallactic Cop (voice) (as Peter Kalamis)
Guy Fauchon ...
Hanzel
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The Bom (voice)
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The Loafer Alien (voice)
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The Jarm (voice)
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Lula (voice) (as Tara Charendoff)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
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Mike's Father (uncredited)
Paul Hooson ...
Creatures (uncredited)

Directed by

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Paul Schneider ... (directed by)

Written by

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Kathy Mackel ... (teleplay)
 
Kathy Mackel ... (based on the book by)

Produced by

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Joe Goodman ... co-producer
Marcy Gross ... executive producer
Gerald T. Olson ... producer (produced by)
Ann Weston ... executive producer

Music by

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Mark Mothersbaugh ... (music by)

Cinematography by

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Mark Irwin ... director of photography

Editing by

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Andrew Cohen ... (edited by)

Editorial Department

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Josh Muscatine ... assistant editor
Thor Roos ... color timer: dailies (uncredited)

Casting By

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Judith Holstra ... (casting by)

Production Design by

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Byron King ... (as Lance King)

Art Direction by

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Mark Soparlo

Set Decoration by

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Tedd Kuchera

Costume Design by

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Toni Burroughs-Rutter ... (as Toni Rutter)

Makeup Department

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Stan Edmonds ... key makeup artist
Steve Johnson ... prosthetic supervisor
Brenda Turner ... key hair stylist (as Brenda Gibson)
Cass McClure ... foam department supervisor: XFX (uncredited)

Production Management

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Francey Grace ... post-production supervisor
Liz Staniforth ... unit production manager
Benjamin Benedetti ... post-production supervisor (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Kathy Houghton ... second assistant director
Kim H. Winther ... first assistant director (as Kim Winther)
Kit Marlatt ... trainee assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Ron Kearny ... property master
Brian Bero ... model maker (uncredited)
Martin Bouchard ... set dresser (uncredited)
D.H. Covey ... storyboard artist (uncredited)
Kerry Gammill ... conceptual artist (uncredited)
Peter Lieshout ... scenic artist (uncredited)
Paul Powers ... storyboard artist (uncredited)
James Purvis ... lead dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department

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John Benson ... supervising sound editor
William Butler ... production sound mixer
Stanley Kastner ... re-recording mixer
James G. Williams ... re-recording mixer
Mark DeSimone ... adr engineer (uncredited) / adr mixer (uncredited)
Stephen Fitzmaurice ... adr mixer (uncredited)
Martin Mitchell ... boom operator (uncredited)
Timothy Pearson ... foley artist (uncredited)
Naan Spiess ... assistant sound (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Damian Fisher ... mold maker
Steve Johnson ... animatronic effects supervisor
Reg Milne ... special effects coordinator
Joe Colwell ... project supervisor (uncredited)
Steve Fink ... special effects makeup (uncredited)
Michael O'Brien ... mold department: Steve Johnson's XFX Inc. (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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David Kuklish ... visual effects supervisor
John R. McConnell ... compositor: Stargate Digital (uncredited)
Sam Nicholson ... visual effects producer (uncredited)
Dianna Oliva-Day ... visual effects producer (uncredited)
Victor Scalise ... visual effects editor (uncredited)

Stunts

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Scott J. Ateah ... stunt coordinator (as Scott Ateah)
Curt Bonn ... stunt rigging coordinator
Douglas Chapman ... stunt performer (as Doug Chapman)
Garvin Cross ... stunt coordinator
Alette Falle ... stunt performer
Anthony Moyer ... stunt performer
David Mylrea ... stunt performer
James Paradis ... stunt performer
Trish Schill ... stunt performer (as Patricia Schill)
Steve Thos ... stunt performer (as Steve Thoss)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Dan Bennett ... key grip
Tim Moynihan ... camera operator
John W. Scott ... gaffer (as John Scott)
Herb DeWaal ... key rigging grip (uncredited)
Saubrie Mohamed ... best boy electric (uncredited)
Bill Molnar ... best boy grip (uncredited)
Robert L. O'Hara ... dolly grip: "a" camera (uncredited)
Jos Oman ... camera trainee (uncredited)
Dean Reca ... grip (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Barbara Harris ... adr voice casting
Carol Kelsay ... casting: Vancouver
Lori Marshall ... extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Melanie Williams ... assistant costume designer (uncredited)

Location Management

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Will Fearn ... location manager
Kathleen Higgins ... assistant location manager (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Helga Ungurait ... script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Raymond W. Beal ... animal trainer (as Ray Beal)
Adam Behr ... puppeteer
Luman Coad ... puppeteer
Lisa Donovan ... assistant: executive producers
Elaine Fleming ... production coordinator
Mark Forbes ... animal trainer
Bruce Lanoil ... puppeteer
Rhonda Legge ... production coordinator
Christine Lippa ... puppeteer
Pons Maar ... puppeteer
Todd Minobe ... puppeteer
Gloria Morrison ... production coordinator: United States
Matt Gatson ... key production accountant (uncredited)
Jessica Patrice Judd ... production assistant (uncredited)
Gloria Morrison ... uncredited
Nicholas Podbrey ... puppeteer (uncredited)
Alison Wells ... unit publicist (uncredited)
Crew believed to be complete

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Storyline

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Plot Keywords
Taglines Who's Got Time to Be a Teenager When You Have to Save the World? See more »
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Also Known As
  • Embrouille dans la Galaxie (Canada, French title)
  • Embrouille dans la Galaxie (France)
  • Mikes galaktisches Abenteuer (Germany)
  • La puerta de las galaxias (Spain)
  • A Caixa de Pandora (Brazil)
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Runtime
  • 90 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia This is the first Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM) to receive a TV-PG rating. See more »
Movie Connections References Sleepaway Camp (1983). See more »
Quotes Barnabus: Many who feel out-of-place here look down. But not you, Mike Pillsbury. You looked to the stars. Remarkable.
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