Expert: 7devonapes - 8/13/2007

Question
looking to find out the name of an alien horror movie that i remember from a child,and not being allowed to watch by parent.i saw it anyway and couldnt sleep when i was little,lol.it was about a quiet town that had been invaded by aliens and they would take over your mind and body then after some time you would die becoming shriveled up and looking like one of them.they would also get inside you and make you lose your skin.

Answer
Hi April,

I think the movie you are looking for is actually a TV movie called "V" from 1983. A plot summary from imdb.com follows:

"Aliens pretending to be friendly come to Earth and are received openly. The aliens have masqueraded themselves to look just like humans. When it is discovered that the aliens' planet is dying and that they have come to rape the Earth of its natural resources, the war for Earth begins. An important key to the humans' success is distinguishing the their own from the aliens."

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085106/

You can watch the opening credits here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpY2B57PMQ4

The DVD is available from Amazon.com, Video Universe, and eBay.

Best of luck,
Ryan