i move out here to get away from this kind of thing . the small town sheriff lament . this happen a lot in chicago . his deputy ask . well and no and not really . the plot be that a group of martian mistake a halloween rebroadcast of orson welles war of the world a an account of a real martian invasion and and conclude they need to get in on the action . what follow be a bunch of mishap involve the martian haphazard attempt to conquer the town of big bean and il . everyone conclude they be kid in really good costume and except for the sheriff daughter and her friend and a kid in a duck suit . the martian themselves be comical and and you get the impression they be no threat to anyone but themselves pretty early on . it a fun family movie .