You've seen the 1953 version,Invaders from Mars (Special Edition), now see the even wierder and much longer 1986 version with an all-star cast: Karen Black, Timothy Bottoms, Laraine Newman, James Karen. Bud Cort and Louise Fletcher. This one is far-fetched too, but it might make you like the original instead. The boy is played by Karen Black's real son, Hunter Carson.The boy from the original 1953 film, Jimmy Hunt, plays a Police Chief in this one. He is the one on the right.