Coneheads (1993)

Aliens with conical crania crash-land on Earth.

Director:

Steve Barron

Writers:

Tom Davis, Dan Aykroyd

Stars:

Dan Aykroyd, Jane Curtin, Robert Knott

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Robert Knott	...	Air Traffic Controller
Jonathan Penner	...	Captain Air Traffic
Whip Hubley	...	F-16 Pilot
Dan Aykroyd	...	Beldar Conehead / Donald R. DeCicco
Jane Curtin	...	Prymatt Conehead / Mary Margaret DeCicco
Howard Napper	...	Ang Pilot
Michael Richards	...	Motel Clerk
Eddie Griffin	...	Customer
Sinbad	...	Otto
Phil Hartman	...	Marlax
Adam Sandler	...	Carmine
Grant Martell	...	Hispanic Man #1
Art Bonilla	...	Hispanic Man #2
David Spade	...	Eli Turnbull, INS Agent
Rosa Maria Briz	...	Hispanic Woman (as Rosa Briz)

Storyline

An alien couple known as Beldar and Prymatt with cone-shaped heads from the planet called Remulak is mistakenly ditched on earth, during a scouting mission for planet conquest. While here, they dodge the INS, have a child and discover that life on Earth is quite good. But unfortunately they are being chased by the government who knows something is not quite right with the Conehead family. After they are rescued and taken back to their planet, Beldar vows to return to earth and conquer it.

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Plot Keywords:

one word title | spock character | interspecies romance | james t. kirk character | alien | 

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Taglines:

Consume mass quantities!

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Genres:

Comedy | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for comic nudity and some double entendre humor

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 July 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cabeças de Cone

Filming Locations:

Ambassador Hotel - 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Gross USA:

$21,274,717

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

There are a few subtle decorations in the Coneheads home that are a nod to French culture.

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Goofs

When Athletic Cone is the first to be torn apart by the garthok, the leg that flies onto the stairs is white.

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Quotes

Highmaster: Let it be written... are you writing this?

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Alternate Versions

The "That was then and this is now" line alternates between Beldar and the other Conehead Knarfling the Garthok, depending on the version.

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Connections

Referenced in I Am Chris Farley (2015)

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Soundtracks

Little Renee
Written and Performed by Digable Planets
Produced by Ishmael Butler (as Butterfly)
Co-Produced by Mary Ann Vierra (as Ladybug)
Digable Planets Performs Courtesy of Pendulum Records

User Reviews

Simple movie, with simple laughs but hey, it works

"Coneheads" is the perfect kind of movie to have on killing time late at night, or when you just want to veg and not think about anything. The humor in the movie is simple to understand and easy to laugh at. Adam Sandler's cameo in the movie was great. Sinbad has a cameo too that he turns into many laughs. This movie was fun to watch. Of course there are many jokes about how these people have cones for heads, but that is the title of the movie, so no complaints warranted there. Dan Aykroyd really loves his Beldar character, and it shows here as much as it does in the many Saturday Night Live skits about the Coneheads.