April 24: Polonia Bros — Whether alone or with his brother John, Mark Polonia has made so many movies. Pick one off this list.

John and Mark Polonia and Jon McBride made this movie for $500 and it has more heart in it than anywhere near its budget will tell you.

Derek (McBride) and Bennett (John Polonia) are driving through Pennsylvania — home of the Polonias — and have no idea that a small UFO just landed and ate a park ranger. Even when they’re on a date with Michelle (Melissa Torpy) and Donna (Maria Russo) — the daughter of the now digested man — they have no clue. Then they hit a man with their car, and before he dies, he keeps telling them about little men.

By the end of this movie, most of this small town has been chewed on, Bennett has been cloned by aliens and — spoiler — Derek kills the wrong one before multiple UFOs descend.

Say what you will about the puppet aliens in this, but this movie was distributed by Blockbuster Video shortly after the release of Independence Day. It was the most popular independent release of the year and has had two sequels, Feeders 2: Slay Bells and Feeders 3: The Final Meal. Keep in mind this was made by teenagers with a video camera.

You can watch this on Tubi.