---
title: 'Batteries Not Included (1987)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Matthew Robbins'
released: '1987-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 102
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Science Fiction'
  - 'Family'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/batteries-not-included-1987'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092494/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Batteries Not Included (1987)

1987 · PG · 102 min · Fantasy, Comedy, Science Fiction, Family · United States


## Synopsis

Batteries Not Included is a 1987 American science fiction film directed by Matthew Robbins and produced by Ronald L. Schwary. It stars Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy as a couple who are helped by extraterrestrials when their Manhattan apartment block is threatened by property developers.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Matthew Robbins](https://cinepixo.com/people/matthew-robbins)
- **Screenplay:** [Matthew Robbins](https://cinepixo.com/people/matthew-robbins), [Brad Bird](https://cinepixo.com/people/brad-bird), [Brent Maddock](https://cinepixo.com/people/brent-maddock), [S. S. Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/s-s-wilson)
- **Original Music Composer:** [James Horner](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-horner)
- **Producer:** [Steven Spielberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-spielberg), [Kathleen Kennedy](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathleen-kennedy), [Frank Marshall](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-marshall)
- **Director of Photography:** [John McPherson](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-mcpherson)
- **Editor:** [Cynthia Scheider](https://cinepixo.com/people/cynthia-scheider)

## Cast

- [Jessica Tandy](https://cinepixo.com/people/jessica-tandy)
- [Wendy Schaal](https://cinepixo.com/people/wendy-schaal)
- [Elizabeth Peña](https://cinepixo.com/people/elizabeth-pena)
- [John Pankow](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-pankow)
- [Tom Aldredge](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-aldredge)
- [Hume Cronyn](https://cinepixo.com/people/hume-cronyn)
- [Frank McRae](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-mcrae)

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