My Favorite Martian (1999)

User Rating:

4.4/10   

Director:

Donald Petrie

Writers (WGA):

John L. Greene (television series My Favorite Martian)
Sherri Stoner (written by) ...

Release Date:

12 February 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Comedy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

The Martian Has Landed. There Goes The Neighborhood.

Plot:

A martian lands on Earth and makes friends with a reporter.

Plot Keywords:

Martian | Spaceship | Mars | Car Trouble | Miniaturization

Cast

Christopher Lloyd	...	Uncle Martin
Jeff Daniels	...	Tim O'Hara
Elizabeth Hurley	...	Brace Channing
Daryl Hannah	...	Lizzie
Wallace Shawn	...	Coleye
Christine Ebersole	...	Mrs. Brown
Michael Lerner	...	Mr. Channing
Ray Walston	...	Armitan
Shelley Malil	...	Felix
Jeremy Hotz	...	Billy
T.K. Carter	...	Lenny
Dawn Maxey	...	Salesgirl
Steven Anthony Lawrence	...	Nurplex Kid
Michael Chieffo	...	Earl Metz
Troy Evans	...	Captain Dalton

Also Known As:

My Favourite Martian (Australia)

MPAA:

Rated PG for some crude humor, action-violence, sensuality, partial nudity and language.

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:L | Iceland:LH (video rating) | Finland:K-8 | South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Chile:TE | Germany:6 | New Zealand:PG | Peru:PT | Portugal:M/6 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | UK:PG | USA:PG (certificate #36483)

Filming Locations:

Best Western Carpinteria Inn - 4558 Carpinteria Avenue, Carpinteria, California, USA

Company:

Walt Disney Pictures

Trivia:

Tim's car is a 1962 Plymouth Valient.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Uncle Martin is showing Tim the nurplex in the dressing room, his hand changes position to prevent his hand from blocking the viewpoint of the camera. it switches from an over-hand grip to an under-hand grip.

Quotes:

Uncle Martin: Wake up, Tim. There's a big day ahead of us.
Tim O'Hara: It's still night time. You've been asleep for 30 seconds.
Uncle Martin: 30 seconds? I *was* tired!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Tripping the Rift: Honey, I Shrunk the Crew (#2.3)" (2004)

Soundtrack:

Blues Come Walkin' In

All computer F/X and no comedy!

Boy, I can hear those producers right now: "That's great, a movie-version of My Favorite Martian... That calls for computer FX! Get me those CGI-people!"

The writers: "Well, we were hoping that the story..."

The Producers: "Yes, yes, yes! But enough with the story, GET ME COMPUTER FX!!! GOTTA HAVE LOTS AND LOTS OF FX!!! KIDS WILL LOVE IT!!!"

And thus yet another charming 60's TV-show was mutilated by Hollywood.

This movie version is so loaded with pointless F/X they left no room for a story, not to mention comedy! All though Jeff Daniels and Christopher Lloyd try their best the story just ISN'T FUNNY. Not to mention that dreadful ZOOT-character voiced by Wayne Knight: it ranks as one of the most annoying film characters off all time, alongside the infamous Jar Jar Binks.

One plus worth mentioning: the star of the original show, Ray Walston, turns up and he is in surprisingly good form.