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Release Date:
11 July 2008 (USA)
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Tagline:
Eddie Murphy in Eddie Murphy in Meet Dave See more »
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. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
Awards:
1 win
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3 nominations
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(185 articles)
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A cult classic in the making
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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 Austyn Lynd Myers) | |
| Adam Tomei | ... | No. 35 | |
| Brian Huskey | ... | Lieutenant Right Arm | |
| Shawn Christian | ... | Lieutenant Left Arm |
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Rated PG for bawdy and suggestive humor, action and some language.
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90 min
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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 | Brazil:Livre
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Revealing mistakes: The Captain and the crew show themselves to be utterly clueless as to cultural mores of Earth, yet - as do many Earth men - Dave's left ear is pierced.See more »
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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?"
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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?"
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Movie Connections:
References Live Free or Die Hard (2007)See more »
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Stayin' AliveSee more »
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I haven't written many film reviews lately but I felt compelled to talk about this one since it has been beat up so much in the press. And it imploded at the box office, where people are seeing the mediocre WANTED instead. It will be very unfortunate that people will miss out as this film was an absolute surprise to me. Based on the trailer, I was expecting the worst. The film, especially in the first half, is a spot on spoof of normal human behavior. The film has a lot to say about consumer culture, the homogenization of people, racism, etc. All done via elements that owe a lot to INNERSPACE, STAR TREK, even CRIMSON TIDE. Eddie gives a fantastic performance and certain elements of his turn as the Large Dave actually were an homage to Steve Martin, Buster Keaton, and other slapstick comedians. One particular sequence will make you never hear the employee greeting, "Welcome to Old Navy" the same way ever again. Things do get watered down in the last third, which is a real shame. I still think it's worth checking out though....all the adults were laughing the hardest so it totally doesn't appeal to the target audience. I think that's what will make this more of a cult classic over time as people discover it....anytime you make a film that is judgmental about modern society and its values, people seem to ignore it, a la IDIOCRACY. Be the one to discover this picture before other people eventually catch on when it hits disc.