UFO Cafe

"UFO Cafe" was filmed partially in Mentryville in 1990. Bill Rundberg was visiting Mentryville at the time and saw the set and the movie people (see Pico Canyon under Bill Rundberg). According to this IMDB link, it was a made for TV movie released on December 23, 1990 as "Guess Who's Coming for Christmas?" For some reason "UFO Cafe" was never released in the United States in DVD form, even though it is a good family movie. It is available on a Pal (region 2 - Europe) DVD. The movie stars Beau Bridges and Richard Mulligan. The following is the description from the DVD cover.

A visitor from another world brings fun and friendship into the lives of three elderly mid-town Americans.

Before going out, George (Richard Mulligan - Soap) always promises his wife he'll bring home a glass of stardust. Living in a fantasy world, hardware store keeper George spends most of his days in the local cafe, sharing stories and dreams with his two best friends. Then, one day, a stranger from the city, Arnold Zimmerman (Beau Bridges - Stargate SG-1), visits the store looking for a specific piece of machinery. As it's Thanksgiving, George lets him have it for free. The stranger is so touched that he lets him in on a secret. He is not from the city at all; in fact, he is from another planet, but his spaceship has broken down and he is stranded...

George introduces Arnold to his friends and once the ship is repaired the men buy a field on which to build a launch pad. When the locals hear of this, they assume that George has gone mad. As the relationship develops, it becames clear that the two men have touched each other's lives forever. And with the help of his new friend, George might even be able to keep that promise to his wife...

Here are some stills from the movie that show Mentryville, if only in the background.