My Favorite Martian (1999)

A Martian lands on Earth and makes friends with a reporter.

Director:

Donald Petrie

Writers:

John L. Greene (television series My Favorite Martian), Sherri Stoner

Stars:

Christopher Lloyd, Jeff Daniels, Elizabeth Hurley

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Christopher Lloyd	...	Uncle Martin
Jeff Daniels	...	Tim O'Hara
Elizabeth Hurley	...	Brace Channing
Daryl Hannah	...	Lizzie
Wallace Shawn	...	Coleye
Christine Ebersole	...	Mrs. Brown
Michael Lerner	...	Mr. Channing
Ray Walston	...	Armitan
Shelley Malil	...	Felix
Jeremy Hotz	...	Billy
T.K. Carter	...	Lenny
Dawn Maxey	...	Salesgirl
Steven Anthony Lawrence	...	Nurplex Kid
Michael Chieffo	...	Earl Metz
Troy Evans	...	Captain Dalton

Storyline

Life couldn't get much worse for News Producer Tim O'Hara. He humiliates the one he loves, Brace Channing and ends up getting fired by her father. Then, a Martian from Mars arrives in his home. The Martian adopts the name 'Uncle Martin' and becomes friends with Tim, whilst he fixes his ship. Unaware to Martin, Tim actually wants to reveal him to the world, but can he actually do that to his new friend and 'Uncle'?

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Plot Keywords:

martian | spaceship | alien | bare chested male | male nudity | 

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Taglines:

The Martian Has Landed. There Goes The Neighborhood.

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some crude humor, action-violence, sensuality, partial nudity and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 February 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mi marciano favorito

Filming Locations:

Best Western Carpinteria Inn - 4558 Carpinteria Avenue, Carpinteria, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$65,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$11,181,043, 12 February 1999, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$36,830,057, 18 July 1999

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Marlon Wayans and David Duchovny were considered for the voice of Zoot.

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Goofs

When Uncle Martin is showing Tim the nurplex in the dressing room, his hand changes position to prevent his hand from blocking the viewpoint of the camera. it switches from an over-hand grip to an under-hand grip.

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Quotes

Uncle Martin: Tim, anything in this room strike you as odd?

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Crazy Credits

Zoot AS HIMSELF

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Connections

Follows My Favorite Martian (1963)

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Soundtracks

Let's Fall in Love
Written by Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler
Performed by Louis Armstrong
Courtesy of PolyGram Records
By Arrangement with PolyGram Film & TV Music

User Reviews

Embarrassed Ray Walston to death.

Shazbot, is this embarrassing. In fact, here's a list of 100 that makes up the embarrassment: 1.) a failed comeback for Christopher Lloyd. 2.) Jeff Daniels basically playing the same role he played in the live 101 Dalmatians remake which wasn't too juicy to begin with. He sure has a funny way of promoting his Purple Rose Theatre... 3.) Disnefluff. 4.) another disappointing reminder that Wallace Shawn is to Disney what Jet Li was to Bob Hoskins in Unleashed. 5.) Ray Walston, the original martian from the TV series, played a bit part (read "cameo") in this flick and died two years later of lupus. Coincidence? 6.) awful special effects. Seriously - awful. 7.-100.) that damn talking, farting suit voiced to an annoying degree by Wayne Knight ("Newman!"). My favorite scene? HA! HA ha, ha! Ha ha ha ha ha... Whew!... Good one. You - You're a joker. Okay, let's wrap up this review with a moment of silence for this franchise's agonizing death, and if you would like, you can say a quick prayer that Disney doesn't forget this travesty and do something silly like a movie adaptation of "Mork and Mindy" starring Tim Allen.........................................................