Phil the Alien (2004)

User Rating:

4.9/10   

Director:

Rob Stefaniuk

Writer:

Rob Stefaniuk (writer)

Genre:

Comedy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

It is as it was.

Plot:

Phil the Alien crashes to Earth and find himself alone in the wilds of northern Canada. In the process of going home he goes from drunk to christian rock singer to mass murder.

Plot Keywords:

Alien | Drunk | Christian Rock | Beaver | Canada

Cast

Rob Stefaniuk	...	Phil the Alien
Nicole de Boer	...	Madame Madame
Graham Greene	...	Wolf
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Boyd Banks	...	Slim
Christopher Barry	...	Thomas
Mike Beaver	...	Trapper
Addison Bell	...	Jimmy
Claire Brosseau	...	Michelle
Nick Canakis	...	Gabriel
Mary Crosbie	...	Ginger
Sean Cullen	...	Sammy the Alien
Joe Flaherty	...	Beaver (voice)
Brad Hart	...	Dave
Dwayne Hill	...	Agent Blue
Bruce Hunter	...	Jones
Jason Jones	...	Agent Orange
John Kapelos	...	General
Brad McGinnes	...	Joey
Robyn Palmer	...	Sandy
Paul Popowich	...	Rob
Stefanie Rodriguez	...	Young Madame Madame
Noam Rosen	...	Brad
Ingrid Veninger	...	Candy

MPAA:

Rated R for language.

Runtime:

Canada:85 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

French | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Certification:

Australia:M | USA:R | Canada:14A (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Black Walk Productions

Trivia:

In the flashback scene where Madame Madame (Nicole de Boer) remembers her mother Michelle (Claire Brosseau), most of Michelle's lecture is in French but was scripted in English. For one take, the actress spoke her most of her lines in French, and that's the one that ended up in the film. (The line "And work on your goddamn accent!" was always in English.)

Quotes:

Phil the Alien: I'm a magician beaver!

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Alien: Resurrection (1997)

Insanely Hilarious Canadian film.

PHIL THE ALIEN is a hilarious Canadian comedy about an alien that crash lands on Earth, gets drunk, befriends a talking beaver, joins a band, becomes the messiah, is hunted by assassins in pimpin' fur coats, and goes on a killing spree. If you need more of a reason to see this, something is wrong with you.

Rob Stefaniuk is insanely funny as Phil. In fact, the whole cast works great in this film. Which is pretty rare.

My only gripe is that it looks like a Canadian film. By that I mean that it could have been shot on equipment someone found in Grandpa's den, and mom washed the film that that the director left in his good pants. Ignoring that, which was easy enough, I'd say see this movie as soon as possible. (8/10)