Dr. Alien (1989)

Dr. Ackerman, the biology teacher at the local college, meets with an untimely demise when chased by a UFO. Wesley, one of his students, is having trouble attracting women. That all changes... See full summary »

Director:

David DeCoteau

Writer:

Kenneth J. Hall

Stars:

Billy Jayne, Judy Landers, Olivia Barash

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Billy Jayne	...	Wesley Littlejohn (as Billy Jacoby)
Judy Landers	...	Ms. Xenobia
Olivia Barash	...	Leeanne
Stuart Fratkin	...	Marvin
Raymond O'Connor	...	Drax
Arlene Golonka	...	Mom
Jim Hackett	...	Dad
Robert Jayne	...	Bradford Littlejohn (as Bobby Jacoby)
Julie Gray	...	Karla
Scott Morris	...	Dirk
Troy Donahue	...	Dr. Ackerman
Tom DeFranco	...	Slash
Geno Andrews	...	Criz
Russell Hines	...	Tom Tom
Ginger Lynn	...	Rocker Chick #1 (as Ginger Allen)

Storyline

Dr. Ackerman, the biology teacher at the local college, meets with an untimely demise when chased by a UFO. Wesley, one of his students, is having trouble attracting women. That all changes when bombshell Ms. Xenobia takes over Ackerman's class and persuades Wesley to participate in some vitamin research she and her assistant Drax are conducting. Suddenly Wesley has become very desirable, despite the fleshy antenna that grows out of his head during excitement. His newfound success threatens to alienate the girl he really cares about (Leeanne), and Xenobia's motives may have something to do with the fact that she is not of this earth.

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Plot Keywords:

wearing white lingerie | big breasts | breasts | breast | nurse uniform | 

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Taglines:

She has the cure for growing pains...

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Genres:

Comedy | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1989 (Argentina)

Also Known As:

I Was a Teenage Sex Maniac

Filming Locations:

Alhambra, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Beyond Infinity, Empire Pictures, Phantom Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

A sequel, under the name of Star Pupil, was planned but never filmed.

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Quotes

[after the sexually violated Wesley won't come by free will to the aliens' home planet to impregnate the female aliens there]
Xenobia: Please, think about the fate of our planet!
Wesley: Oh, sure, just like you thought of what this stuff would do to me. You tampered with my life. You violated the "prime directive"!
Drax: What?
Wesley: Didn't you guys ever see Star Trek?
Drax: Well, I liked the first two seasons of the old show, and a couple of the movies were okay, but...
Xenobia: What is this "prime directive"?
Wesley: Ah, it's a rule they had ...

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Connections

References Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)

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Soundtracks

Get Mad Get Down
Written by Christopher Wilkening
Published by Bug Music BMI and Machia Music BMI
Produced by Mark T. Eisenstein

User Reviews

Among the Last of the "Up All Night" Fare

Judy Landers plays a doctor from space who selects a teenager as a guinea pig for her sexual experiments (just don't expect to see her bare anything in any version: her typecast wholesome and innocent nature remains mostly intact for this film, keeping her at least a step above Farrah Fawcett in talent). This leaves the teen with a phallic antenna on top of his head that drives women crazy, leading to many odd and often uninvited sexual encounters with everyone from the cheerleader squad to the school faculty.

In this millennium, we have films like Not Another Teen movie and the direct-to-video American Pie: Band Camp. In the 80s and 90s, teenagers in the throes of puberty had movies like this, which aired on USA's Up All Night several times during the late 80s/early 90s under the title "I Was a Teenage Sex Project." I gave this movie a 4 out of 10 for its place in filmdom, but for movies of its genre it deserves a 7 at the very least. I'd say it was one of the last great T&A movies to make it to the masses, more for Judy Landers than anything, and I put it right up there with Zapped, Once Bitten and a few others. After "Up All Night" went off the air and Ronda Shear and Gilbert Gottfried had to get real jobs, the line between simple eye candy and soft-core porn became so blurred that movies like this are only seen on premium cable after midnight, and T&A movies these days no longer try to be subtle with their humor. This film was produced just as the quality of this genre began to die of asphyxia, and very few made after it are worth seeing (and those of us who remember seeing Dr. Alien when it first came out are just a bit old to be watching 19-year-olds bounce around in the nude). Simply put, this was one of those movies that didn't need too much editing to be enjoyed for a good tease on basic cable, but of course you'd have to hit a local video store to see all the bare skin (That's why these movies were made, folks, so don't shoot the messenger). If you were a teenage boy in late 80s or even a bit younger, you might find this good for a nostalgic cheesy laugh coupled with an anatomy lesson, but if you're a teenage boy now with the same afflictions, then something more recent is probably what you're after (by this time most of the girls are old enough to be your mother anyway).