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Director:
Writers (WGA):
John L. Greene (television series My Favorite Martian)
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Release Date:
12 February 1999 (USA) more
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Tagline:
The Martian Has Landed. There Goes The Neighborhood.
Plot:
A martian lands on Earth and makes friends with a reporter. full summary | add synopsis
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
My Favourite Martian (Australia)
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MPAA:
Rated PG for some crude humor, action-violence, sensuality, partial nudity and language.
Runtime:
94 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
"Armitan" (played by Ray Walston, the original Favorite Martian on TV) is an anagram for "martian." more
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. more
Quotes:
Uncle Martin: Blotz! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Showbiz Today: (1997-06-20)" (1997) more
Soundtrack:
Let's Fall in Love more

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8 out of 12 people found the following comment useful.
Why Was This Movie Made?, 23 February 2002
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Author: Enrique Sanchez from Miami, FL

There is no possible reason I can fathom why this movie was ever made.

Why must Hollywood continue to crank out one horrible update of a classic after another? ( Cases in point: Mister Magoo, The Avengers - awful! )

Christopher Lloyd, whom I normally enjoy, was so miserably miscast in this role. His manic portrayal of our beloved "Uncle Martin" is so unspeakably unenjoyable to be almost criminal. His ranting, groaning, grimacing and histrionics provide us with no reason to care for his character except as some 1 dimensional cartoon character.

The director must have thought that fast movements, screaming dialogue and "one-take" slapstick had some similarity to comedy. Apparently he told EVERY ACTOR to act as if they had red ants in their pants.

Fault must lie with the irresponsibly wrought script. I think the writer used "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" as an example of a fine comedy script. As manic as that 1963 classic is, it is far superior to this claptrap - in fact - suddenly it looks pretty good in comparison.

What is most sad about this movie is that it must have apparently been written to appeal to young children. I just am not sure whose children it was made for. Certainly no self-respecting, card-carrying child I know!

If they HAD to remake "My Favorite Martian", why didn't they add some of the timeless charm of the original classic?

Unfortunately, IMDB.com cannot factor in "zero" as a rating for its readers, that is the only rating that comes to mind in describing this travesty.

One good thing did come from this movie, the actors and crew were paid - I think.

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