look at some of the negative post and you really have to wonder what some people do for fun . i be lucky enough to see the film during it all too brief theatrical run . the audience laugh it head off . i be watch a tape of it a i type and it still dang funny . it also get a sweet side and with unexpected turn of genuine pathos . the late and great royal dano be especially effective a the lonely and down on his luck farmer wrenchmuller . ariana richards and j. j. anderson be great a the lead kid . and the actor in the martian suit and although limit to mime and do a great jobanother thing to look for be the background detail . the film be full of homage and pastiche and and reference to other sf and fantasy film . take a look at the martian costume next time . one of them be wear a marty mcfly costume and another be a ghostbuster and a third be in a house atreides uniform and and a fourth be wear a last starfighter flightsuit .