Invaders from Mars

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Look, that's a bright one!

Whoa!

A fireball.

Hey, look.

There's mars.

Where?

Right over there.

See it?

It's pretty close.

It's at the perihelion,

Only 30 million

miles from earth.

Only 30 million?

Well, no wonder it

looks so close.

Smart ass.

Smart ass.

Hey, look.

Here they come.

More this year than last.

This should be the

heaviest shower this year.

Holy sh*t!

Jesus, that's bright.

That one's not gonna vaporize.

It's gonna make it

through the atmosphere.

Wow.

It's a hell of a tail, huh?

It's time for bed.

Mom, you missed it.

It was incredible.

Well, come on, it's bedtime.

But it's just getting started.

Yeah, but you have

school tomorrow.

Well, so do you.

Yeah.

That's why we're all going to bed, right?

Uh-Uh, not me.

Me, neither.

Hey.

Yeah.

Oh, my god.

What is this?

Doo doo, you're dead,

50 lasers in your head.

All right, and now

it's time to go to bed.

How can I become an astronaut

If I can't stay up late?

Did you finish your homework?

Did you finish yours?

Good night.

Required reading?

Hey, give me that.

Look, don't keep him

up too late. Okay?

The base commander came

to my school today.

"Mad dog" Wilson.

What was he there for?

Public relations, I guess.

You guess?

Hey, you hear that?

Hear what?

Thunder, dad.

You must be getting pretty old.

Wise guy, huh?

Oh, hey, I almost forgot.

A penny...

'58 D.

Mint condition.

Wow! Thanks!

I'll put it in your jacket.

Get under the covers.

Come on,

Come on, come on.

Love you.

I love you, too.

Good night.

Sweet dreams.

Good night, dad.

Uhh!

Aah!

Aahh!

Aahh!

Mom and dad!

Mom! Dad!

Mom! Dad! Dad!

Quick, get up!

Get up!

Dad! Dad! Dad!

What?

Come on, you gotta come see.

A UFO landed right

behind the hill

With all these red lights.

Come on! Come on!

Look at that lightning.

Run! And it

was really bright.

I'm so glad you

got him a telescope.

It was huge and really bright,

With all these strange lights.

It landed right back there,

Behind the hill.

I bet it was ball lightning.

No, dad. I know what

ball lightning is.

It wasn't that.

It was something else.

A UFO. It must

have been.

Could it have been

something from the base?

No, it wasn't a plane.

I've never seen anything

like this before.

Maybe it was a meteorite.

No way, dad.

You

Go back

To bed

Right now.

I'll look when it's light, ok?

Ok.

Go back to bed.

On the journal side,

We have our receipts,

little sales and invoices.

Invoices.

Okay, on our ledger

We have accounts receivable,

payments...

hi, mom.

Where's dad?

Did you make your bed?

Huh, it's made.

What are you doing?

It's not what you think.

Don't get caught.

No, not me.

George, why aren't you dressed?

Y-You want coffee?

Uh, yeah.

Uh, what happened

to your other slipper, dad?

What?

I lost it.

Oh, not your nice leather ones.

It's kind of muddy out there.

What's wrong with you,

sweetheart?

Do you feel all right?

I'll get you another pair

When I'm at the fed mart.

Are you sure

there wasn't anything

Over the hill, dad?

Nothing.

It was just a bad dream.

That's all.

What happened to your neck?

Sit down, David.

Eat it while it's hot, you guys.

I'm going.

Bye, darling.

But, mom...

Oh, look, eat that

or you'll be late.

Let me walk you to the bus stop.

You were right, son.

There is something...

over the hill.

What?

Come on.

I'll show you.

No, dad.

Hi, David.

...so have your parents

sign them

For the field trip,

And return them to me

first thing in the morning.

You know this is frog week.

I collected these fresh

specimens this morning

At the marsh area,

at copper hill.

Now, who can tell me

What these 2 red sacs are?

Which ones,

Mrs. Mckeltch?

Will you show me on mine?

Yes.

This is gonna be great.

Oh, yeah.

Ooh! Sick!

Ow!

Want it back?

Ooh!

David Gardner.

This may be the way

you behave at home.

But he threw...

This is not the way

you behave in my classroom.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

Thank you.

Look, he's bleeding.

Heather, you supervise

While I take this

uncontrollable young man

To the school nurse,

And I hope you

need a tetanus shot.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

Mmm-Hmm.

Yeah.

Miss Magnusson.

David Gardner has gone ahead

And cut himself.

It probably serves him right.

Oh, yes.

Thank you.

What? I'm sorry.

I said this silly boy

has cut himself.

I don't know

what's got into him.

He's uncontrollable.

I'll take it from here,

Mrs. Mckletch.

Mckeltch!

I think you'll live.

Later, David.

Bye-Bye.

See you tomorrow.

Dad.

David Gardner,

Feed me.

Mom,

God.

Don't ever do that.

Where's dad?

I don't know.

He's probably

around here somewhere.

No. I looked

all over.

He probably got

a ride to the base

With some of the guys.

No, I don't think so.

Something's wrong.

What's the matter?

Dad's weirded out.

Oh, honey, you know your dad.

Hmm.

Don't worry.

Now, I'm worried.

Hi, chief.

Thank you for coming.

Sure, Mrs. Gardner.

Do you know officer Kenney?

Ma'am.

Well, George isn't here.

His car is here,

but he's not here.

Uh, you have any idea

where he might be?

Um, maybe he went

back over the hill.

No, David.

Excuse me?

Copper hill.

He went up there this

morning to take a look.

David thought he saw

a plane crash there.

No, I didn't. I saw a UFO.

Huge lights, everything.

David, stop it!

I'm sorry.

I tell you what, we'll

go up and have a look.

Oh, thank you.

It's just back there.

Let me show you.

I didn't hear nothing

about a plane crash.

Me either.

I haven't been up here

Since I was a kid.

Oh, my god.

George, you scared

the hell out of me.

This is ed.

Ed...

this is my wife.

This

Is my son.

How do you do?

Couldn't do much better.

And yourself?

Just fine.

George, where were you?

We called the police.

I guess I'd better be going.

I have to pick up

Alice and heather.

See you later, ed.

What happened to you?

And where did that

guy pop up from?

That's heather's dad.

She sits next to me in class.

I think he's weird, dad.

Ed works for the phone company,

the switching division.

Since when do you work

for the phone company?

We had a special meeting.

The new hookup at the base.

Well...

I'm home now.

I see you're back.

Your little lad's got

quite an imagination.

Yes.

I know.

Thank you for coming, chief.

Looks like we

found him ourselves.

Everything's fine now.

Thanks.

Our pleasure.

Good-Bye, ma'am.

Good-Bye.

You know...

mom.

It certainly is

beautiful up there

Over the hill.

We'll take a walk

After you do the dishes.

After I do the dishes?

George, you're

acting very strange.

Mom!

Not hungry, David?

You feel all right?

I don't think he's feeling well.

Hmm.

I have an idea.

Why don't we all go on a picnic

Up at the hill?

Mom, you've got classes.

We'll go this afternoon.

It's wonderful up there.

Your father showed me a place

You've never seen before.

Is this a joke?

We'll have a wonderful time.

I'll pack us a lunch,

Hamburgers.

You like that, don't you?

I don't want to go.

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