Why did no one ask the woman who kept hurling accusations? She's not unique of course all the neighbors ( most of them ) are quick to accuse each other. Claude Akins as Steve is the only one to stay above. He's not meek either he tells them all collectively and to some in particular just what will happen if they obsess over every man , woman and child's idiosyncrasies .
The worst of them is Charlie and is first target is Les who looks up at the sky at night . One of the neighbors a woman brings it that she noticed it but why no one asked her what she was doing up ? Maybe Tommy's mother should have asked her. Tommy the boy who brings up the idea of aliens living among them is at first mocked then they take on his idea and run with then Charlie tries to deflect suspicion off him and tries to blame Tommy. It keeps going around like that and becomes a war .
It's set at the height of the Cold War but is timeless in it's message. We can easily tear each other apart if we allow paranoia and mistrust in what we don't understand to rule us .
The worst of them is Charlie and is first target is Les who looks up at the sky at night . One of the neighbors a woman brings it that she noticed it but why no one asked her what she was doing up ? Maybe Tommy's mother should have asked her. Tommy the boy who brings up the idea of aliens living among them is at first mocked then they take on his idea and run with then Charlie tries to deflect suspicion off him and tries to blame Tommy. It keeps going around like that and becomes a war .
It's set at the height of the Cold War but is timeless in it's message. We can easily tear each other apart if we allow paranoia and mistrust in what we don't understand to rule us .