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Planet 51 (2009)

PG  91 min  -  Animation | Adventure | Comedy   -  20 November 2009 (USA)
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American astronaut Captain Charles "Chuck" Baker lands on Planet 51 thinking he's the first person to step foot on it. To his surprise, he finds that this planet is inhabited by little green people who are happily living in a white picket fence world, and whose only fear is that it will be overrun by alien invaders...like Chuck!

Writer:

Joe Stillman
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jessica Biel ...
Neera (voice)
John Cleese ...
Gary Oldman ...
General Grawl (voice)
Dwayne Johnson ...
Justin Long ...
Lem (voice)
Seann William Scott ...
Skiff (voice)
Freddie Benedict Freddie Benedict ...
Eckle (voice)
Alan Marriott Alan Marriott ...
Glar (voice)
Mathew Horne Mathew Horne ...
Soldier Vesklin (voice)
James Corden ...
Soldier Vernkot (voice)
Lewis Macleod Lewis Macleod ...
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Rupert Degas ...
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Rebecca Front Rebecca Front ...
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Vincent Marzello Vincent Marzello ...
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Emma Tate Emma Tate ...
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Storyline

Lem is just an average teenager working on getting the girl and furthering his career at the local planetarium - except that he's an alien. At least to U.S. astronaut Captain Charles T. Baker who lands on Lem's planet hoping for a quick flag plant and a hasty return to earth and his millions of screaming fans. But on this alien planet the media has tagged spacemen as brain-eating, zombie-creating monsters, causing Baker to run for his life and into Lem's house. Now it's up to the green native to get the clumsy astronaut back to his spaceship before military dictator General Grawl and mad scientist Professor Kipple manage to exterminate the Earthly visitor. Written by The Massie Twins  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Planet | Astronaut | Alien | Spaceship | Alien Planet  | See more »

Taglines:

Right stuff. Wrong planet. See more »

Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Sci-Fi

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild sci-fi action and some suggestive humor See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

Spain | UK | USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Planeta 51 See more »

Box Office

Budget:

€50,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$12,286,129 (USA) (22 November 2009) (3 Screens)

Gross:

$105,647,102 (Worldwide) (2011)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

USA:

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

At 43:06 into the movie, you can see a "Strange Tales" comic book behind Lem and Baker; this was the name of the Marvel's anthology series in the fifties and sixties that dealt with horror morality tales in the fifties before switching over to science fictions stories about aliens trying to take over the earth in the sixties. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: Skiff's braces disappear and reappear in different scenes. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
girl: I've never gone parking before. I'm really not that kind of a girl.
boy: Well, I'm not the kind of a guy who would go with *that* kind of girl.
girl: Why that's so sweet - I think.
boy: There's nothing to be scared of.
[as alien craft rears up in front of them]
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Crazy Credits

There is an additional scene halfway through the end credits. See more »

Connections

References Space Cowboys (2000) See more »

Soundtracks

"Dental Pro Commercial"
Composed by James Seymour Brett (as James Brett)
Vocal Harmonies by Janet Mooney
© 2008 Handmade Films Music Ltd See more »