The movie, tongue-in-cheek homage to the great sci-fi movies of the ’50s, is good fun and out on DVD tomorrow. Set in 1957, a space saucer crash lands in the California desert, bringing with it a deadly creature. Can a benevolent visitor from another world save Earth from destruction?

“It was ridiculously fun,” Eric told me recently. “I loved [director] Bob Goodwin’s enthusiasm. But I’ll be honest, I did it with no expectations of it being seen by anyone. I said to him flat-out: ‘I love the script. I have no idea who it’s for.’ I don’t know who’s supposed to show up. People who are old enough to remember the 50s generally don’t come on opening weekend. As it turns out, weirdly, it seems to appealing to a lot of groups. Kids are digging it and film people are liking it because it’s an accurate representation – a loving, not mocking representation of (the genre), and sci-fi people are loving it because it’s such a tribute to where it all comes from.”

Bonus features include mockumentary news reports confirming ‘Alien Trespass’ as a long-lost film from Hollywood’s golden age, the film’s trailer, behind-the-scenes footage, interviews and more.

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