What is the first name of the American director, born September 24, 1957, that produced the movie "Batteries Not Included"?
Batteries Not Included Batteries Not Included (stylized as *batteries not included) is a 1987 American family comic science fiction film directed by Matthew Robbins about small extraterrestrial living spaceships that save an apartment block under threat from property development. The story was originally intended to be featured in the television series "Amazing Stories", but executive producer Steven Spielberg liked the idea so much that he decided to adapt it into a film. It is also notable for being the feature film screenwriting debut of Brad Bird, who was one of the producers of the film.
Rick Sloane Rick Sloane (born August 22, 1961, in Los Angeles) is an American cult film maker. He is credited as writer, director, producer, Film editor and cinematographer of much of his own work. He is perhaps best known for his B-movie-grade, camp horror film "Hobgoblins," which was revived during its television airing on "Mystery Science Theater 3000", where the hosts were as critical of Sloane as a director as they were of the film itself.