Strange Invaders
Roger and Doris are a childless couple who get more than they bargained for when a strange child appears at their door one day.
Animation
Action
Comedy
Fantasy
Science Fiction
5.9
16 reviewsRuntime: 8 min.
Budget: N/A
Revenue: N/A
Release Date: 2001-09-23
Director(s): Cordell Barker
Production: ONF | NFB
Languages: English
IMDB: tt0296874
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CinemaSerf★ 7/104/1/2024
There's something a little of the "Tom Thumb" story here as "Doris" and "Roger" watch, somewhat sarcastically, their neighbours successfully have children whilst they remain a childless couple. That's not for the want of trying, but it takes some divine intervention and a crashing sound for them to find a new arrival wedged into their living room carpet. The dog's ejected from the house and the pair now embark on some heavily photographed parenting of a child who'd sooner eat the crockery than his peas (no bad thing?) and who likes to swim in the toilet bowl. It's clear that this kid is in the wrong place, and his ensuing antics make his "parents" wish they'd never met him in the first place. Luckily, he's working on his own repatriation plans... I liked the increasingly chaotic and colourfully vibrant animation and the whole "be careful what you wish for" theme that results in a denouement that terrifies poor old "Roger". It's good fun, this, and well worth eight minutes.