Director: Joe Dante

Stars: Ethan Hawke, River Phoenix, Mary Kay Place, Jason Presson, Dick Miller

Plot: Sci-fi: Three boys take off in a space ship they built and encounter alien race that intercepts American TV programs

Locations: West Petaluma creek bed and residential neighborhoods (La Cresta Dr., D Street, G Street), hillside overlooking city, Petaluma River and turning basin and docks near Cavanagh Park, aerials