An ordinary shopping street in small-town America, circa the 1970’s. Nothing overtly bizarre or creepy about that then, although given that this is a J.J. Abrams-directed film, you’ll forgive us for double-checking.

With a bright and sunny score tinkling away in the background, this vintage slice of Americana looks positively welcoming! We don’t trust it one bit. Drop the act Abrams and make with the weird stuff…

Spielbergian Influence: This American-as-apple-pie shot of a suburban backwater could have been lifted straight from E.T. Will the alien content be similar…?