Batteries Not Included

Batteries Not Included is a 1987 American science fiction film directed by Matthew Robbins and produced by Ronald L. Schwary. It stars Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy as a couple who are helped by extraterrestrials when their Manhattan apartment block is threatened by property developers.

Batteries Not Included was conceived by Steven Spielberg for the 1980s television anthology series Amazing Stories. It was expanded into a feature film by Mick Garris, with further drafts by Brad Bird and Matthew Robbins. Batteries Not Included was theatrically released in the US on December 18, 1987, by Universal Pictures. It grossed $70 million on a budget of $25 million.