<P> Aliens in the Attic is a 2009 American family science fiction comedy film produced by 20th Century Fox and Regency Enterprises and starring Carter Jenkins, Austin Butler, Ashley Tisdale, Gillian Vigman, Andy Richter, Doris Roberts, Robert Hoffman, Kevin Nealon, Tim Meadows, Henri Young, Regan Young, Josh Peck, J.K. Simmons, Kari Wahlgren, and Thomas Haden Church . The plot revolves around the children in the Pearson family having to defend their vacation house against a group of aliens planning an invasion of Earth until one of the aliens betrays them and joins the Pearson children in battle . The film was previously titled They Came from Upstairs, which is instead used as the film's tag line . A video game of the same name was released as well . Aliens in the Attic received mixed reviews from film critics but was a minor box office success . However, Rotten Tomatoes gave it a rating of 31 / 100% . The film was directed by John Schultz . </P> <P> A meteor shower rockets through open space . Four glowing pods are seen hiding behind the meteor shower . Suddenly the meteor shower makes a hard right and heads towards the distant planet Earth . </P> <P> In a Chicago suburb, Stuart Pearson (Kevin Nealon) and his wife Nina (Gillian Vigman) head a family that includes 7 - year - old Hannah (Ashley Boettcher), 17 - year - old hormonal sister Bethany (Ashley Tisdale), who has just come back from a secret outing with her weirdo boyfriend Ricky Dillman (Robert Hoffman), and 15 - year - old techno - geek Tom (Carter Jenkins) whose high school grades are low . After having an argument with Tom about him hacking into the school's website to change his grades and deciding the family needs some good old - fashioned togetherness, Stuart takes them to a holiday home in the middle of nowhere . Joining them is Nathan "Nate" Pearson (Andy Richter), his 14 - year - old son Jake (Austin Butler), Nana Rose (Doris Roberts), and identical 12 - year - old twins Art (Henri Young) and Lee (Regan Young). Ricky also arrives unexpectedly and talks his way into staying overnight, by giving them the impression that his car has broken down and needs to be repaired (though he secretly took out one of the plugs) so he can spend time with Bethany, plus saying he is 18 years old . </P> <P> As the family settle in, dark storm clouds swirl around the house . Suddenly, the four glowing pods land on the roof . An alien crew emerges, made up of Skip (J.K. Simmons), the nasty, tough commander, Tazer (Thomas Haden Church), a muscle - bound dude armed to the teeth, Razor (Kari Wahlgren), a lethal, violent female alien soldier, and Sparks (Josh Peck), a four - armed techie, who is the only non-threatening intruder . Since the aliens crashed into the satellite dish, Ricky and Tom are sent to fix it . In the attic Ricky then reveals to Tom that he lied about his car breaking down, and his age; Ricky is actually in college and is 21 years old, four years older than Bethany . Ricky sends Tom to fix the satellite dish by himself, but it is beyond repair . Investigating further, Tom and Jake (who unexpectedly shows up on the roof) discover the aliens . Ricky is shot by Tazor with a dart - like "mind control plug", allowing the aliens to control him via a remote . The aliens, called "Zirkonians", lay claim to the planet . Like a puppet, Ricky attacks the boys, but Tom and Jake manage to get back into the house . </P>

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