The humans are armed in Spaced Invaders (1988)

What might happen if aliens intercept our radio transmissions from Earth is a fairly common concept in science fiction, but this movie twists the idea like a coiled spring by linking in the Orson Welles broadcast. Ultimately the material is so tightly wound that the whole thing comes across like .... read more.

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Poster for Spaced Invaders.	Martian spacecraft departs.	The Martian Fleet.
The humans are armed.	Douglas Barr as Sam meets the Martians.	Patrol car after a close encounter.
Locals see a UFO.	Martian.	Martians.
Ariana Richards as Kathy.	Douglas Barr as Sam.

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1984 Buckaroo Banzai. One of the wildest and weirdest films to feature a War Of The Worlds reference, Buckaroo Banzai is pretty much indefinable.

1984 Radio Days by Woody Allen. A sentimental trip back in time to the golden age of radio that includes the War Of The Worlds broadcast.