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| Director: | Mike Hodges | 
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| Writer: | Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones | 
| Staring: | 
| The story begins on a small spaceship docking with a refueling station. On board are a group of four aliens, Bernard, Sandra, Desmond, and Julian. During a particularly tedious period of their stay at the station, the other three begin playing with the ship’s controls while Bernard is outside playing spaceball. They accidentally disconnect his part of the ship, leaving him stranded while they crash into a large blue planet close by... | |
| Release Date: | Mar 29, 1985 | 
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| Director: | Mike Hodges | 
| Writer: | Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones | 
| Genres: | Comedy, Science Fiction | 
| Keywords | british army, stage show, ufo, space, rocket crash | 
| Production Companies | Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 | 
| Updates | Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 15, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Mel Smith | Bernard | 
| Griff Rhys Jones | Graham Sweetley | 
| Joanne Pearce | Sandra Brock | 
| Jimmy Nail | Desmond Brock | 
| Paul Bown | Julian Tope | 
| James B. Sikking | Col. Raymond Laribee, CIA | 
| Dinsdale Landen | Commander Grenville Matteson | 
| André Maranne | Prof. Trousseau | 
| George Innes | Stanley Benson | 
| Tristram Jellinek | Simpson | 
| Miriam Margolyes | Doctor Wallace | 
| John Joyce | Chief Inspector Miller | 
| Mark Lewis Jones | Godfrey | 
| Leonard Fenton | Commissionaire | 
| Joanna Dickens | Lady Farmer | 
| R.J. Bell | Klutz | 
| Peter Whitman | Friborg | 
| Olivier Pierre | Jabowlski | 
| Edward Wiley | Laribee's Assistant | 
| Robert Austin | Newscaster | 
| John Barcroft | McKenzie | 
| Bill Stewart | Walters | 
| David Joss Buckley | TV Presenter | 
| Roger Hammond | Soundman | 
| Des Webb | Eskimo Chief | 
| Jo Ross | Woman in Dining Room | 
| Jimmy Mulville | Motorway Policeman | 
| Derek Deadman | Man in Car | 
| Angela Crow | Woman in Car | 
| Leslie Grantham | Motorway Policeman | 
| Barbara Hicks | Stenographer | 
| Tim Barker | Mathematician | 
| Graham Fellows | Cipher | 
| Bob Sessions | TV Presenter (US) | 
| Shane Rimmer | Redneck (Melvin) | 
| Diana Ricardo | Redneck Wife | 
| Ian East | Scientist | 
| Michael J. Jackson | Scientist | 
| James Taylor | Minister | 
| Christopher Northey | Whitehall Flunky | 
| Susan Denaker | Nurse | 
| Lesa Lockford | Nurse | 
| Edward Arthur | TV Interviewer (UK) | 
| Shelley Thompson | Nurse Purse | 
| Richenda Carey | Countess Gretel | 
| John Clamp | Bobby | 
| David Haig | Palatial House Flunkey | 
| Robert Henderson | Diner Customer | 
| Karen Lancaster | Stanley's Assistant | 
| Ronnie Stevens | Hotel Manager | 
| Pamela Mandell | Mary | 
| Robin Driscoll | Space Pilot | 
| David Whitaker | Deputy | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Peter Best | Sound Editor | 
| Brian Eatwell | Production Design | 
| David Speed | Visual Effects Supervisor | 
| Peter Boyle | Editor | 
| David Ball | Production Supervisor | 
| Peter Brewis | Original Music Composer | 
| Graham Easton | Production Executive | 
| John Cameron | Conductor | 
| Peter Price | Production Manager | 
| Rufus Andrews | Location Manager | 
| Terry Gough | Art Direction | 
| Bert Davey | Art Direction | 
| Marcia Gaye | Assistant Director | 
| Jake Wright | Assistant Director | 
| Russell Lodge | Assistant Director | 
| Diana Dill | Script Supervisor | 
| Bernard Ford | Camera Operator | 
| Bruce Barraclough | Focus Puller | 
| Dennis Lloyd | Grip | 
| Chris Munro | Sound Mixer | 
| Ian Munro | Boom Operator | 
| John Hayward | Sound Mixer | 
| Doreen Watkinson | Assistant Costume Designer | 
| Keith Denny | Wardrobe Supervisor | 
| George Frost | Key Makeup Artist | 
| Joan Carpenter | Key Hairdresser | 
| Clair McCoy | Production Accountant | 
| Derek Nice | Set Dresser | 
| Brian Palmer | Property Master | 
| Sid Palmer | Property Buyer | 
| Bill Surridge | Construction Manager | 
| Harry Woodley | Gaffer | 
| David James | Still Photographer | 
| Mike Hodges | Director | 
| Mel Smith | Writer | 
| Griff Rhys Jones | Writer | 
| Phil Meheux | Director of Photography | 
| May Routh | Costume Designer | 
| Debbie McWilliams | Casting | 
| Paul Weston | Stunt Coordinator | 
| Name | Title | 
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| Verity Lambert | Executive Producer | 
| Barry Hanson | Producer | 
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