''Alien Avengers'' is a 1996 American television film directed by
Lev L. Spiro
Lev L. Spiro is an American film and television director. His TV episodic work includes multiple Emmy Award-winning shows such as ''Modern Family'', '' Weeds'', ''Arrested Development'', ''My Name Is Earl'', ''Ugly Betty'', ''Gilmore Girls'', ...
and starring
George Wendt
George Robert Wendt Jr. (born October 17, 1948) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for playing Norm Peterson on the television sitcom ''Cheers'' (1982–1993), which earned him six consecutive nominations for the Primetime Emmy ...
. It was part of the ''
Roger Corman Presents ''Roger Corman Presents'' was a series of films made for Showtime by movie producer Roger Corman.
Production
Showtime approached Corman with the idea of doing a series of science fiction and horror feature films. They started filming in January 19 ...
'' series.
It was also known as ''Welcome to Planet Earth''. The film led to a sequel, ''Alien Avengers II'', the following year.
Cast
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George Wendt
George Robert Wendt Jr. (born October 17, 1948) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for playing Norm Peterson on the television sitcom ''Cheers'' (1982–1993), which earned him six consecutive nominations for the Primetime Emmy ...
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Shanna Reed
Shanna Reed (born Shanna Herron; October 30, 1955) is an American dancer and television and movie actress. She is known for playing Polly Cooper McGillis on '' Major Dad''. One of seven siblings, she is the step-daughter of Tommy Reed, the jazz ...
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Christopher M. Brown
''Alien Avengers II''
Plot
Aliens become sheriffs of a small town.
References
External links
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''Alien Avengers''at Letterbox DVD
''Alien Avengers II''at Letterbox DVD
''Alien Avengers II''at
TCMDB
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is an American movie-oriented pay-TV network owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. Launched in 1994, Turner Classic Movies is headquartered at Turner's Techwood broadcasting campus in the Midtown business district of Atl ...
1996 television films
1996 films
1990s English-language films
Films produced by Roger Corman
American science fiction television films
Films directed by Lev L. Spiro
1990s American films
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