''Aliens Stole My Body'' is a 2020 American

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science fiction comedy film directed by Sean McNamara and based on Bruce Coville's novel of the same name. This film stars an ensemble cast, led by Jayden Greig,

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and

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. The film premiered on

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on August 4, 2020, in the

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. It is the sequel to the 2018 film '' Aliens Ate My Homework''.

Plot

When the crew of the ''Ferkel'' learn that BKR has escaped from prison, they return to Earth to recruit Deputies Rod Allbright and Elspeth McMasters in their quest to foil his villainous plans. With Rod's friend Mickey tagging along, the heroes of the Galactic Patrol travel to the planet Mentat to rescue Rod's father, whose knowledge BKR needs to help him trap the entire galaxy in a single moment in time. The entire Allbright family gets involved in a final showdown at the edge of a black hole.

Cast

* Jayden Greig as Rod Allbright *

as the voice of Phil the Plant *

as Grakker *

Tristan Risk Tristan Risk, also known as Little Miss Risk, is a Canadian film actress, known for her roles in horror films such as ''American Mary'', '' Ayla'', and ''Aliens Ate My Homework''. In 2014 Risk penned the script for the short film ''Happily Ever Ev ...

as Madame Pong *

as Tar Gibbons * Lauren McNamara as Elspeth McMasters * Sean Quan as Mickey * Ty Consiglio as Billy Becker *

Sandy Robson Sandy Wayne Robson (born November 6, 1973) is a Canadian actor, writer, director, and editor. Robson was born in Peterborough, Ontario and raised in Toronto. He had his writing and directorial debut with his 2015 feature film ''Skyquake''. Robson ...

as Art Allbright * Kirsten Robeck as Gwen Allbright * Christian Convery as Eric Allbright * Carmela Guizzo as Linda Allbright * Travis Turner as Lackey * Christina Meredith Lewell as Arly Bung * Brad Proctor as Phil the Plant puppeteer * Jason Ward as Tar Gibbons/Plink puppeteer * Phillip Mitchell as Stunt Guard #1 * Douglas Armstrong as Stunt Guard #2 Nearly the entire cast of ''Aliens Ate My Homework'' returns, although

William Shatner William Shatner (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian actor. In a career spanning seven decades, he is best known for his portrayal of James T. Kirk in the ''Star Trek'' franchise, from his 1965 debut as the captain of the starship ''Enterpris ...

is replaced by fellow '' Star Trek'' alumnus

. Takei says his trademark line, "Oh Myyy," during the movie's climax. Bruce Coville cameos as a neighbor of the Allbright's who witnesses the arrival of the ''Ferkel'', alongside two other neighborhood children who are reading a copy of the original ''Aliens Stole My Body'' book.

Differences from the book

Unlike its predecessor, which faithfully adapted the story of a single novel, the film combines various plot points of the third and fourth books of the Rod Allbright Alien Adventures—''

The Search for Snout ''The Search For Snout'' is the third book in the series Rod Albright Alien Adventures. It was written by Bruce Coville and first published in 1995. In the UK it was published under the title ''Aliens Stole My Dad'', as 'snout' is British slang ...

'', and the movie's namesake, ''Aliens Stole My Body''—into a single story, while adding many original elements of its own.

References

External links

* {{Sean McNamara Films directed by Sean McNamara Films about extraterrestrial life