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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Jeff Abugov (written by)
Release Date:
3 September 1999 (USA) more
Plot:
An anthropologist from an alien planet provides voice-over commentary for a documentary look at human courtship... more | add synopsis
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A very funny, witty, and remarkably accurate film. more (43 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| David Hyde Pierce | ... | Narrator (voice) | |
| Mackenzie Astin | ... | The Male (Billy) | |
| Carmen Electra | ... | The Female (Jenny Smith) | |
| Markus Redmond | ... | The Male's Friend | |
| Lucy Liu | ... | The Female's Friend (Lydia) | |
| Lisa Rotondi | ... | The Female's Slutty Friend (Lana) | |
| Sharon Wyatt | ... | The Male's Mother | |
| Jack Kehler | ... | The Male's Father | |
| Leo Rossi | ... | The Female's Father | |
| Antonette Saftler | ... | The Female's Mother | |
| Marc Blucas | ... | The Female's Ex-Boyfriend | |
| Anne Gee Byrd | ... | The Female's Boss | |
| Eric Kushnick | ... | The Female's Brother | |
| Linda Porter | ... | The Wise Old Woman | |
| Tyler Abugov | ... | The Female's Fantasy Son |
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Rated R for strong sexuality and language.
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88 min | Argentina:90 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Iceland:12 | Canada:18A | Germany:12 | UK:15 | USA:R | Argentina:18
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Continuity: In the park, Jenny is wearing high heeled shoes. in the next shot, as they are racing to the water fountain, she is running in blue and white canvas "deck shoes". more
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Spoofs Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) more
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What an original concept! I am not aware of any other film in this style and if there were they would have to be something special.
This film is positively brilliant. The basic concept of an alien perspective on human mating habits as being some primitive tribal act is ingenius - because it's true. Remove the elements of modern custom and an act which hasn't changed in over 50,000 years (I'm guessing this number) is all that remains. Simple.
The true charm of this film is in the way the (alien) narrator interprets each phase of the mating ritual. The leads where interesting(rather impressed with Carmen for two reasons - the one just mentioned and the other, well, that's rather obvious) and the other supporting cast were right on the money.
The only part of the film I couldn't determine relevance was the male lead driving past the running track and seeing the 'sperm men'. I have a few ideas on this one but none that really make much sense.
Who cares. A top film nonetheless.