Men in White (1998) (TV)

User Rating:

2.3/10   

Director:

Scott P. Levy

Writers:

Rob Kerchner (writer)
Scott Sandin (writer)

Release Date:

16 August 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

No gravity, no oxygen, no brains... no problem.

Plot:

Satire of recent science fiction films including all of the obvious choices and "Dr. Strangelove" finds two garbage men defeating an alien invasion.

Plot Keywords:

Alien | UFO | Spoof | National Lampoon Series

Cast

Thomas F. Wilson	...	Ed Klingbottom (as Tom Wilson)
Karim Prince	...	Roy Dubro
M. Emmet Walsh	...	Junior Assistant Dispatch Trainee Stanley Snyder
Brion James	...	General
Wigald Boning	...	Strangemeister
Ben Stein	...	Himself
George Kennedy	...	General Vice
Donna D'Errico	...	Press Secretary
Barry Bostwick	...	President Smith
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Preston Ahearn
Carlos Bernard
Corliss Bernard
John Bishop	...	G-Man
James Brise
Jennifer Coolidge
Paul Di Franco	...	General Pandemonium
Bobby Edner	...	(voice)
Patricia Elliott
Rodger Halston
Glenn Hermans	...	Singer
Kathleen Lantos	...	Ring Girl
Kevin Lee	...	G-Man
Sebastian Mitzig
Charles Philip Moore	...	Alien #1
Michael Reardon	...	Spock
Melissa Rivers	...	Female Reporter #1
John Rizzi	...	Alien #2
Lacey Taylor Robbins
Mary Ann Schmidt	...	Bikini Girl
Don Stroud

Also Known As:

National Lampoon's Men in White (USA)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

UK:PG

Company:

Saban Entertainment

Trivia:

As the Men in White test the alien weapon you can see the charge blow up next to a blue Power Ranger. Karim Prince played the blue Power Ranger in the series.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In numerous scenes where Roy and Ed are in the truck while it is being driven, the emergency brake is clearly on.

Movie Connections:

References Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)

Not THAT bad considering the target audience

Let's be honest, this is not a great movie...it's not a very good movie. There are a few laughs here and there, and, for the target audience (kids), it's not too bad. I'm not sure what network this movie was actually made for (I know I first heard of it when Fox took control of the Family Channel.)..so, it's clearly aimed at children. I watched it myself (I was probably 18 or 19 at the time?) and I enjoyed it somewhat. Overall it's lacking in humor, but there are some funny bits here and there. The premise itself is pretty funny, and could have worked with a good script. Bostwick's career never really went very far after Rocky Horror, I see...but he's enjoyable here.