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Overview

User Rating:
4.8/10   8,136 votes
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Director:
Richard Benjamin
Writers (WGA):
Jerico (written by) and
Herschel Weingrod (written by) ...
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Release Date:
9 December 1988 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Sci-Fi more
Tagline:
A million lightyears from home, she's found a husband, a stepdaughter and a dog. When she finds out about sex, she may just stay for weekend. more
Plot:
An alien is sent on a secret mission to Earth, where she appears as a gorgeous, attractive, and single lady... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
4 nominations more
User Comments:
Hey, it's not that bad! more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Dan Aykroyd ... Steven Mills

Kim Basinger ... Celeste Martin

Jon Lovitz ... Ron Mills

Alyson Hannigan ... Jessie Mills
Joseph Maher ... Lucas Budlong

Seth Green ... Fred Glass
Ann Prentiss ... The Bag (voice)

Wesley Mann ... Grady

Tony Jay ... Council Chief
Peter Bromilow ... Second in Command
Nina Henderson ... Cashier

Harry Shearer ... Voice of Carl Sagan (voice)
Adrian Sparks ... Dr. Morosini

Juliette Lewis ... Lexie, Jessie's Friend #1
Tanya Fenmore ... Ellen, Jessie's Friend #2
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Additional Details

Runtime:
105 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Colour:
Colour
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby

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Trivia:
Alyson Hannigan's debut film. more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: After Celeste starts the car by sticking her finger in the ignition, two crew members are briefly reflected in the back passenger side window as the car starts to pull away. more
Quotes:
[as the Mills dog sniffs The Bag]
The Bag: Back off, Alpo Breath!
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Movie Connections:
Features To Catch a Thief (1955) more
Soundtrack:
I Like The World more

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8 out of 10 people found the following comment useful:-
Hey, it's not that bad!, 11 March 2002
Author: Nick Fenwick (neekfenwick) from Southampton, England

I rate this film as "so bad, it's kinda good". It reeks of everything I feel the Eighties was trying to get away from when it became the Nineties, however nostalgia will forever hallow certain themes, in a "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" sort of way.

Certainly by today's standards this movie is very corny and lacks any real depth sought by movie lovers everywhere, but it has a lot of tongue in cheek charm that other movies lack. It's possible I only say these things because I first saw the film when quite young and I remember liking it... that's a great way to end up liking films that other people really cannot get along with.

As a summary, I couldn't sit down and watch this film with any of my friends, but it would be a perfect companion on a slow evening when I'm ill and had a few beers and need my mind taking off things. Like this evening.

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