Remote Control (1988)
A video store clerk stumbles onto an alien plot to take over earth by brainwashing people with a bad '50s science fiction movie. He and his friends race to stop the aliens before the tapes can be distributed world-wide.
Genres: Comedy, Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction
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Production Companies: The Vista Organization
Country: United States
Production Country:
United States
Languages:
English
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