Meet Dave (2008)

User Rating:

4.7/10   

Director:

Brian Robbins

Writers (WGA):

Rob Greenberg (written by) &
Bill Corbett (written by)

Release Date:

11 July 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Romance | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Eddie Murphy in Eddie Murphy in Meet Dave

Plot:

A crew of miniature aliens operate a spaceship that has a human form. While trying to save their planet, the aliens encounter a new problem, as their ship becomes smitten with an Earth woman.

Plot Keywords:

Alien | Spaceship | Orb | Planet | Mutiny

Awards:

3 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. July 13	2:30 PM	MAX
Sat. July 18	5:20 PM	MAX

Cast

Eddie Murphy	...	Dave Ming Cheng / The Captain
Elizabeth Banks	...	Gina Morrison
Gabrielle Union	...	No. 3 – Cultural Officer
Scott Caan	...	Officer Dooley
Ed Helms	...	No. 2 – 2nd In Command
Kevin Hart	...	No. 17
Mike O'Malley	...	Officer Knox
Pat Kilbane	...	No. 4 – Security Officer
Judah Friedlander	...	Engineer
Marc Blucas	...	Mark Rhodes
Jim Turner	...	Doctor
Austyn Myers	...	Josh Morrison (as Austin Lynd Myers)
Adam Tomei	...	No. 35
Brian Huskey	...	Lieutenant Right Arm
Shawn Christian	...	Lieutenant Left Arm

Also Known As:

Starship Dave (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for bawdy and suggestive humor, action and some language.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Finland:K-7 | South Korea:12 | Ireland:PG | UK:PG | Australia:PG | Malaysia:U | USA:PG (certificate #44161) | Hong Kong:IIA | Philippines:G (MTRCB) | Netherlands:6 | Argentina:Atp | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Portugal:M/6 | Germany:6 | Sweden:7 | Peru:PT | New Zealand:PG

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Goofs:

Continuity: When Gina gives him the tomato ketchup, he drinks it and there is some sauce still on his lip. However, in the next scene, where the cat approaches him, the sauce is gone.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Department of Defense worker: Dude, dude...no, I was like..."Yes, we *do* have nuclear missiles", and he was all like "No, you don't", and I was all like "Yes, we do." "Whatever." And I was like "Well, what part of 'whatever' do you not get?"

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Spartacus (1960)

Soundtrack:

Protect Ya Neck

Really great family-fun sci-fi comedy

I am fairly new on reviewing movies but I am a common reader of other reviews here at IMDb as a guideline on what to expect on an upcoming movie.

I wasn't very surprised to see another Eddie Murphy movie being rated that low when I checked for "Meet Dave" here at IMDb, but if I wouldn't have read the review of mordillo 92 from Australia, I would have missed a very entertaining comedy ( so thanks from here, mordillo ;D ) I wont write more about the movie as there have been some well written reviews in this thread already, but I am very glad I saw a good movie with Eddie Murphy again.

I also followed his career since the 80s when he was really great, and at some point I have to admit as well that he became less funny than in the beginning, which can have several reasons, like me getting older, humour changed, he got bad roles and stuff like this, but with "Meet Dave" he showed up again like some old friend I really missed - this movie suits him really good, and I am looking forward to see him again some time.

Sorry if this became an "Eddie Murphy" thread, but i had the feeling the whole movie was just rated on him, tho ..

Btw: I gave it a 9 just of the current stats, otherwise I would have sure give him a real 8 ;D