Earth Girls Are Easy (1988)

A Southern California girl befriends three furry aliens after their spaceship lands in her swimming pool.

Director:

Julien Temple

Writers:

Julie Brown, Charlie Coffey

Stars:

Geena Davis, Jeff Goldblum, Jim Carrey

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Geena Davis	...	Valerie
Jeff Goldblum	...	Mac
Jim Carrey	...	Wiploc
Damon Wayans	...	Zeebo
Julie Brown	...	Candy Pink
Michael McKean	...	Woody
Charles Rocket	...	Ted
Larry Linville	...	Dr. Bob
Rick Overton	...	Dr. Rick
Diane Stilwell	...	Robin
Juney Ellis	...	Mrs. Merkin (as June C. Ellis)
Felix Montano	...	Ramon
Rick Hurst	...	Joe the Cop (as Richard Hurst)
Leslie Morris	...	Mike the Cop
Lisa Fuller	...	Kikki

Storyline

Three furry (and funny) aliens travel around the universe in a spaceship and receive a broadcast showing human females. They are fascinated by these shapely creatures and discover that the broadcast came from Southern California on Earth. Meanwhile, Valley girl Valerie Gail feels her cold fiancé Dr. Ted Gallagher is slipping away and decides to seduce him. Instead, she catches him cheating on her with a nurse, throws him out, smashes his things and refuses to see him again. The aliens' spaceship crash lands in Valerie's swimming pool - putting a decided damper on her future wedding plans in Las Vegas. She brings them into her home; and the aliens prove to be quick learners and absorb American popular culture and language through television.

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Plot Keywords:

alien contact | spacecraft | planet in title | bare chested male | interracial relationship | 

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Taglines:

An out-of-this-world, down-to-earth comedy adventure.

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Genres:

Comedy | Musical | Romance | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

UK France USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 May 1989 (USA)

Also Known As:

Objectif Terrienne

Filming Locations:

19625 Bryant Street Northridge, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Gross USA:

$3,916,303

Company Credits

Production Co:

De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG), Earth Girls, Kestrel Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is the third film that Geena Davis and Jeff Goldblum did together. The other two being The Fly (1986), and Transylvania 6-5000 (1985).

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Goofs

When we first see Mac sleeping suspended in the stasis chamber at start of the film, the two wires that keep him "levitated" are visible.

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Quotes

Valerie: I didn't want you to think Earth girls were easy.
Mac: What is "easy"?
Valerie: [kissing him] This is "easy".

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Connections

Referenced in Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Creeping Terror (1994)

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Soundtracks

CAUSE I'M A BLOND
Written by Julie Brown, Charlie Coffey (as Charles Coffey) and Dennis Poore
Produced by Terrence E. McNally (as Terrence McNally) and Danny Larsen
Performed by Julie Brown

User Reviews

Jim Carrey was certainly showing his comic chops early on

Everyone loves a good (or bad) alien movie, and "Earth Girls Are Easy" doesn't disappoint. Valerie (Geena Davis) is an every-woman in southern California whose life is turned upside down when three aliens, Mac (Jeff Goldblum), Wiploc (Jim Carrey) and Zeebo (Damon Wayans), land in her swimming pool. She quickly gets them made up to look human, but they continue acting like non-humans. She has to explain sex to Mac, while Wiploc and Zeebo are still wacky.

In a way, the whole movie is an excuse to be silly. But believe you me, they come up with some really funny stuff (Jim Carrey does a great James Dean impression). You'll wish that some aliens could land in your swimming pool, or wherever near your house.