Stupid Invaders: The Generation Begins

"They're always coming back for a new generation."

- Tagline

Stupid Invaders: The Generation Begins (Envahisseurs Stupides: La Génération Commence in the French version, also known as The Space Goofs Movie: The Generation Begins internationally) is a 2001 French American computer-animated science fiction action comedy direct-to-video film produced by Gaumont Multimedia and Xilam Animation. Directed by Olivier Jean-Marie. The film is based on the television series Space Goofs and the video game adaption Stupid Invaders, and stars the voices of television series Maurice LaMarche, Charlie Adler, Danny Mann and Jeff Bennett reprise their roles for each respective characters. With Christopher Lloyd will play Dr. Saccharin in this film, and 2 new characters Christina Ricci and Max Casella will play as Sarah Smith and Zach.

This is the first film Olivier Jean-Marie made. The events of the film take place during the first season and video game. In the film, the 5 aliens from planet Zigma B discover Earth after the spaceship crash landed. A 15 year old girl named Sarah Smith befriends the aliens to help protect them from scientists.

The film was premiered on the Fox Family Channel on June 14, 2001 in the United States and was later released onto VHS and DVD by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. It received positive reviews from critics and grossed 550.9 million over a $60 million budget. It was nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 23rd Academy Awards, and, through home video releases and television syndication.

Plot
The film opens with Dr. Saccharin, in his office, and his assistant, Igor brought a suitcase and opens it and said there were 300 million dollars, Igor uses a sword to cut the suitcase in half and give it to Bolok. Dr. Saccharin says that other half on delivery of those horrible creatures and he want the spaceship too. Bolok then says he is a professional and leaves. Dr. Saccharin laughs evilly. The opening credits in space with the song "Feel the Power" by "Puffy AmiYumi".

Back to Earth, Sarah Smith, a 15 year old girl who loves science fiction and watching a promoted U.F.O. with the mascots, when her parents, Emily and John Smith tell her it was time for bed, Sarah talked to her parents about the ride, her parents say goodnight to Sarah before closing the door. A Spaceship appears out of nowhere. The next morning, Sarah wakes up, when her parents came and announce her about going out of town for 1 week, when Sarah wants to come, but John says it's just him and Emily, after her parents left. Sarah get out of the house and lock the door with a house key since her parents gave it to her yesterday. Sarah finally made it to the space themed amusement park, when the mascots from the U.F.O arrive and tell her that new ride is opened before taking a picture and they leave, Sarah is excited about going to the U.F.O ride, but feels nervous and scared, the ride spins, Sarah got out of the ride with felt really shaky and got goosebumps.

At night, Sarah went to her bedroom and thinking about going new adventures tomorrow before going to sleep. When she wakes up at 5 in the morning and saw the spaceship is heading straight for Earth, the spaceship crash landed on Sarah's bedroom, Sarah then go and see what happened, she saw the 5 aliens from Planet Zigma B, Etno Polino, Candy Caramella, Gorgious Klatoo, Bud Budiovitch and Stereo Monovici. Sarah looked really scared and a purple alien tell her not to be frightened, but Sarah knows who they are, but they were the aliens from Planet Zigma B and Etno is going to repair the spaceship while Sarah asks the aliens what are they going to today.

Outside of Sarah's House, Bolok discovered the house. Bud is watching tv with Sarah, Candy, Gorgious and Stereo, but Etno came and tell everyone the good news about the ship is finally repaired, and tells them to pack their bags, but Sarah says they're leaving Earth and she'll feel alone, Etno says that she is not alone and gave the box to her, Sarah runs to the dressing room, she is all dressed up as a space outfit. Etno tells everyone the spaceship will be lift off in 5 minutes. Bud says he'll get the tv. Bolok appears, who is holding a freeze ray gun, Etno tells Sarah and the other aliens to run and they quickly rushed to the attic and closes, Bud comes out and looks at Bolok and says he will die, Bud quickly run to the attic and Sarah opens the door and closes the attic, Etno is on a mission, Sarah asks the aliens if she wants to drive the spaceship, but Candy says that not until Etno teach her how to. Etno finds the safe, he discovered the book called "Encyclopedia" and he grabs it and says his worries are over. But he saw Bolok and points a freeze ray gun at him and says he's gonna give him something to worry about and freezes Etno, with Encyclopedia dropped on the floor. Sarah tells the aliens to wait while she'll look for Etno before closing the attic door. Etno is still frozen, but Sarah finally founds him, Sarah threatens Bolok for what he had done to Ento, before teaching him a lesson, Bolok got kicked out of the house. Sarah uses a blow dryer to melt the ice, unfreezing Etno, he tell her that she saved his life. Sarah and the aliens are in the spaceship, Etno teach Sarah how to drive the spaceship, Sarah finally drove the spaceship.

Sarah is seen using a headset, announcing around every airplane. Suddenly the spaceship then began to shake and shutter, the spaceship began to fall to Sarah's imaginary planet called Goop, Sarah and the aliens discover Goop, Etno says he need volunteers about splitting up and they got satellite phones to call for help, Meanwhile, Gorgious and Candy are lost in Frozen Forest and they were surrounded by chicks and they found a huge chicken called Chickenzilla, Candy and Gorgious running away, as they jumped. Chickenzilla then walks sadly, and they got the first crystal.

Meanwhile, Bolok arrives and tell Dr. Saccharin he have failed, which angers him and says when those creatures and that girl do, Bolok says he was trying to get rid of the aliens right before Sarah punched him and snatches a freeze ray gun away from his hands. Dr. Saccharin tells Bolok to capture those aliens and that girl too, but Bolok said to him, Dr. Saccharin tells Bolok to get out of here. But he gets so angry because Bolok didn't listen to him. He yelled at Bolok to get out of here and capture the aliens and the girl too.

Etno and Stereo are in the submarine, and last Sarah and Bud are in the Space Race Amusement Park, just like Sarah went here yesterday, Sarah and Bud are lost in the Hall of Mirrors, they must find a way out of Hall of Mirrors.

Sarah and Bud are walking in a lost desert, but they discovered the another world called The Land of Candy, but Sarah says that she'll be on a diet and they are called "Sugar free", but they discovered to another world called Alpha Prime, Sarah uses a satellite phone to call the others and see how they're doing, Sarah and Bud found a cave, they heard a sound, walking very slowly. Sarah and Bud found a shadow, but they heard a voice and reveals was a monkey like alien named Zach. Sarah and Bud are lost, but then a Spider Queen appears. Sarah found a old spaceship. Sarah is about to be killed by a Spider Queen, and Bud warns the Spider Queen to get away from her before running away.

Sarah, Zach and the aliens finally got the crystals to fix up the spaceship and ready to airborne, but Sarah says that she'll be on her own with Zach, then Bolok then finally captures the aliens and take hostage. At night, Sarah and Zach are in the rainforest to find a shelter, Sarah says that she had her childhood memories and says that her parents will be home by then, Sarah notice something, they run out of the rainforest to warn the aliens about it, they already gone, and so is the spaceship. Meanwhile, the aliens are in Area 52, a horrible wasteland desert. Dr. Saccharin orders Igor to take the aliens away, and Sarah and Zach go inside the underground lab. They knows where the others, she uses the Ultra Zapper Commutator, but there was no signal. Meanwhile, Stereo frees himself and minding his own business. Sarah and Zach had a new plan to save the others, discovered the control panel and, began press so many buttons (with "The Power of Love" by Huey Lewis and the News" montage). Sarah and Zach runs out of the control panel and find a way to teleport.

Stereo finds Dr. Saccharin's office, but no one's here and began to sit and began falling asleep and hear a voice, Stereo relizes it was Bud, he pressing so many buttons and closes the rock, Bud says that he's dying out in the desert, Stereo then walks out of Dr. Saccharin's office. Sarah and Zach finds Dr. Saccharin's office and pressed the button to open the rock and Bud jumps in and gets lost in the maze and he tries to find a way out, Sarah and Zach find themselves in here along with Etno, Gorgious, Candy and Stereo, except Bud. Bud finally presses the buttons and frees the others, Etno says that they don't have a second to lose, and Sarah says she's got 20 minutes left until her parents get home.

Sarah and the aliens finally found a spaceship, but they saw Spaceship Thief who thanks them before flying away, and they saw the rocket ship, and they'll be back on Earth in no time. Candy is in the rocket ship, pressing some buttons, as the rocket ship turned on, Etno says that can they come in the rocket ship, Dr. Saccharin says that they're not going anywhere, Sarah confronts and threatens Dr. Saccharin to never mess with her friends, especially her. blasting fire at Dr. Saccharin, Sarah and the aliens go in the spaceship, the rocket ship is about to take off and exit Area 52, and Etno Sr. tought Etno about never panic in life, but Sarah thinks she is super genius just like him, and says she's still have 15 minutes until her parents got home and calls for a celebration.

Dr. Saccharin, saying this ain't really over yet and Bolok reveals that Dr. Saccharin was his father. Sarah tells the aliens to get up in the capsule and she'll deal with Dr. Saccharin. Sarah confronts Dr. Saccharin about torturing her friends and every alien, especially Zach. Bolok then pulls out a laser and points towards Sarah, he was about to blast Sarah with it. But Zach saved her and opened the airlock and sucking Dr. Saccharin away in space. Bolok was about to get sucked in space, Sarah then saves Bolok and pulls him up and closes the airlock. Sarah tells Bolok how they become, as he and Sarah have been close roomates since they know each other for a long time ago. Bolok bursts into tears and becoming a good person and Sarah's new next door neighbor before hugging Sarah before she goes up to the capsule. The aliens except Gorgious who cheered Sarah for beating Dr. Saccharin and they are heading back to Earth.

Back to Earth, Sarah runs back to her house and tell her parents. Emily and John are back and Sarah tells them that she missed them and explains about how friends she made is the aliens from Planet Zigma B since their spaceship crash landed in her bedroom earlier, they said they fixed her bedroom because the spaceship crashed, and Bolok then comes out of the rocket with his good side and her parents says there was a visitor from somewhere, Bolok, who was Sarah's new next door neighbor since they haven't seen him for a long time ago.

3 days later. Sarah saying this was a goodbye and ready to go to Planet Zigma B, with her parents are happy that their daughter is finally made friends with the aliens from Planet Zigma B, with Bolok bids farewell to Sarah. Sarah the saw the spaceship which was came back earlier from a thief that stole and flies away, Etno tells her that she is ready to go to Planet Zigma B, Sarah feels happy about going to Planet Zigma B. The spaceship leaving Earth, Sarah says her last lines, "Let the generation begins!" and fades to black.

The film ends with the Epilogue, Etno becomes a science teacher that teaches the students about the spherical cells, next is Candy, who was a fashion designer to make clothes for everyone, Gorgious becoming a wrestler of the wrestling match, Bud becoming a TV star and appears in the talk show as a host, Stereo was a librarian to keep an eye on the people when they're quiet, and last, Sarah is now becoming the space actress and peforming of science fiction films.

Voice cast

 * Maurice LaMarche as Etno Polino
 * Charlie Adler as Candy Caramella
 * Danny Mann as Gorgious Klatoo, Igor
 * Jeff Bennett as Bud Budiovitch, Stereo Monovici, Snail, Spaceship Thief
 * Christina Ricci as Sarah Smith, a bubbly 15 year old human girl who befriends the aliens and protects them from evil scientists.
 * Christopher Lloyd as Dr. Saccharin
 * Billy West as Bolok
 * Max Casella as Zach, a talking monkey like alien who was Sarah's new pet and sidekick.
 * Frank Welker as Chickenzilla, Spider Queen
 * Jim Cummings as Eddie, a purple mascot of U.F.O.
 * Carlos Alazraqui as Colin, a green mascot of U.F.O.
 * Richard Steven Horvitz as Geroge, a blue mascot of U.F.O.
 * Susan Egan as Brittany, a orange mascot of U.F.O.
 * Nika Futterman and Jennifer Tilly as Samantha and Sierra, a red conjoined twins mascot of U.F.O.
 * Minnie Driver as Emily Smith, Sarah's mother and John's wife.
 * Nathan Lane as John Smith, Sarah's father and Emily's husband.

Additional Voices

 * Laraine Newman
 * Jason Marsden
 * Rob Paulsen
 * Tom Kenny
 * Jess Harnell
 * Kari Wahlgren
 * Kevin Michael Richardson
 * Tara Strong

Development
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Home media
The film was released on VHS and DVD on December 20, 2001 by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. The DVD release features an audio commentary, animatics, deleted scenes and more.

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Transcripts
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Trailers
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