Luis and the Aliens

"Extraterrestrial. Extra trouble."

2018 1h 26m DE

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Synopsis

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11-year-old Luis makes friends with three loveable little aliens, who crash their UFO into his house. In return for Luis' help in finding the home-shopping channel stuff they came for, they save Luis from boarding school - and an exciting adventure follows.

“Extraterrestrial. Extra trouble.”

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Cast

Callum Maloney
Luis Sonntag (voice)
Dermot Magennis
Armin Sonntag / Wabo (voice)
Ian Coppinger
Mog (voice)
Paul Tylak
Nag / Mr. Winter / Ice Cream Man / Bill (voice)
Lucy Carolan
Jennifer (voice)
Eoin Daly
Marlon (voice)
Aileen Mythen
Mrs. Winter / Valentina / Ms. Diekendaker (voice)
Simon Toal
Principal (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Christoph Lauenstein
Writers: Wolfgang Lauenstein, Christoph Lauenstein, Jeffrey Hylton
Languages: English
Countries: Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Luxembourg

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RUNTIME

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86 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 4 countries: Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Luxembourg.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ingmar Süberkrüb. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Peter Mirecki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Callum Maloney and Dermot Magennis and Ian Coppinger carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Extraterrestrial. Extra trouble.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt4410000 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Christoph Lauenstein directs. Ingmar Süberkrüb scores. Peter Mirecki cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Luxembourg. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 8 years ago.
3International production across 4 countries: Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Luxembourg.
4Original score by Ingmar Süberkrüb. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Peter Mirecki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Callum Maloney and Dermot Magennis and Ian Coppinger carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Extraterrestrial. Extra trouble.".
8IMDB entry: tt4410000 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Released under 10 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Original score: Ingmar Süberkrüb
Editing: Peter Mirecki
Production design: Heiko Hentschel
Runtime: 86 min · 1h 26m
Status: Released
Original language: DE
Certification (US): G
IMDB: Luis and the Aliens (2018)

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What people are saying

Kamurai2020-10-07
Good watch, could watch again, and can recommend. It's sort of discovery of aliens in "Men in Black" meets the goofy animation of "Home". There's not a lot to this one but some goofy fun, despite a weirdly serious plotline that gives it just enough substance to prevent me from saying it's a rather silly movie. Instead it's a decent movie with a lot of rather silly parts to it. Probably great for younger audiences, but just nuanced enough to be acceptable for an older audience.

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