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The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe

  • 1991
  • PG-13
  • 2h
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
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Lily Tomlin in The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe (1991)
Comedy

This filmed version of Lily Tomlin's successful one-woman performance piece is sometimes classified as a "documentary."This filmed version of Lily Tomlin's successful one-woman performance piece is sometimes classified as a "documentary."This filmed version of Lily Tomlin's successful one-woman performance piece is sometimes classified as a "documentary."

  • Director
    • John Bailey
  • Writer
    • Jane Wagner
  • Star
    • Lily Tomlin
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    307
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    • Director
      • John Bailey
    • Writer
      • Jane Wagner
    • Star
      • Lily Tomlin
    • 5User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 3 wins & 5 nominations total

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    • Trivia
      Lily Tomlin won the 1986 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for "The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe" by Jane Wagner and recreated her performance for this filmed production. The original production opened on September 26, 1985 at the Plymouth Theatre, and ran for 391 performances.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Deceived/Necessary Roughness/The Search for Signs of Intelligence Life in the Universe/The Rapture/My Own Private Idaho (1991)
    • Soundtracks
      Alien Presence
      Written by Alan Howarth

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    10/10

    Title - 3 variations rather than 2

    A brief note about the title. I watched it on a DVD distributed by Laugh.com (so it says on the DVD surface), rented from Blockbuster.com. The title on the surface is The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe. I know this is not the original title; that the original title is intentionally misspelled. However, the opening credits of the video itself list it as The Search for Signs of Inteligint Life in the Universe. That is, the video's opening credits have the last vowel in 'intelligent' as an 'i', rather than an 'e', as IMDb has it. If this opening sequence is original to the production, not tacked on later, then IMDb's title is erroneous. I tried to add this variant at least as an alternate title, but it appears I lack the privileges to do this. So I've submitted this note. Should anybody who has the ability to make changes see this, please investigate further & make corrections as needed.

    A bravura piece, by the way.
    • Ruby_Quincunx
    • Jun 28, 2007
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    • Release date
      • January 1992 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Production companies
      • Showtime Networks
      • Tomlin & Wagner Theatricalz
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $579,854
    • Gross worldwide
      • $579,854
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    • Runtime
      2 hours
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby

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