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Flea from RHCP plays an alien named Jester. That's it. That's the tweet.
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Stranded (1987)

Micro-budget cosmic horrorXtremely 80sCabin fever in space

Overview

Science Fiction

A young woman and her grandmother living in an isolated farmhouse are kidnapped by aliens.

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Content warning
alien invasionsiegehostage situation
Generational trauma meets generational bondsInstitutional failureCommunication breakdown across species

Standout Aspects

Practical Effects

Alien costumes look like rejected mascot designs, and that's beautiful

Acting

Maureen O'Sullivan's final film—Jane to Tarzan, now grandma to aliens

Best for:Solo: Late night, low expectations, maximum WTF appreciation·Friends: Irony-forward crowd who loves gloriously bad sci-fi·Background: Perfect for folding laundry while occasionally looking up confused
Heads up:Disturbing: Alien birth scene is deeply unhinged body horror on a dollar store budget
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Director

Fleming B. Fuller

ReleasedNov 20, 1987
Runtime1h 20m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelmedium
Revenue$100K
New Line Cinema

Top Cast

Ione Skye

Ione Skye

Deirdre Clark

Maureen O'Sullivan

Maureen O'Sullivan

Grace Clark

Joe Morton

Joe Morton

Sheriff McMahon

Flea

Flea

Jester The Alien

Cameron Dye

Cameron Dye

Lt. Scott

Michael Greene

Michael Greene

Vernon Burdett

Gary Swanson

Gary Swanson

Sergeant

Harry Caesar

Harry Caesar

Officer Miller

Spice Williams-Crosby

Spice Williams-Crosby

Warrior

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Maureen O'Sullivan retired after this, making her final screen appearance a micro-budget alien abduction flick. Legend behavior.

Cultural

This was part of a wave of post-Close Encounters DIY sci-fi where every filmmaker with a barn thought they could do Spielberg.

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