British comedy 'Morons from Outer Space' released

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Mike Hodges's British comedy, written by and starring Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones, has four dim, human-looking aliens crash a rented spaceship on the M1, are freed from a secret government prison and end up as pop celebrities. It flopped at the box office.

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  1. OtherSFE: Morons from Outer Space (opens in a new tab)The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (SFE)
  2. OtherWhy I love... Morons from Outer Space (Jon Spira) (opens in a new tab)British Film Institute / 2014-12-23
  3. OtherMorons from Outer Space - Box Office Mojo (opens in a new tab)Box Office Mojo (IMDb)

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