# Milagro en la calle 8 (1987)

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**Original title**: **batteries not included*
**Runtime**: 107 min
**Genres**: Family, Comedy, Fantasy, Science Fiction
**Directed by**: Matthew Robbins
**Written by**: Brad Bird, Matthew Robbins, Brent Maddock
**Starring**: Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Frank McRae, Elizabeth Peña, Michael Carmine, Dennis Boutsikaris

> *Five ordinary people needed a miracle. Then one night, Faye Riley left the window open.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Tiny alien RVs land on a doomed apartment block where the tenants refuse to sell, until little maintenance bots show up and start renovating in their own insistent way. A greedy developer gets a mechanical comeuppance when his demolition plans attract more help than he bargained for. The only thing recyclable here is the phrase lift with your legs.

**Mood tags**: cozy, playful

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