The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human (1999)

An anthropologist from an alien planet provides voice-over commentary for a documentary look at human courtship, mating, and reproduction: "complex, perverse, tragically beautiful: the ... See full summary »

Director:

Jeff Abugov

Writer:

Jeff Abugov

Stars:

David Hyde Pierce, Mackenzie Astin, Carmen Electra

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
David Hyde Pierce	...	Narrator (voice)
Mackenzie Astin	...	The Male (Billy)
Carmen Electra	...	The Female (Jenny Smith)
Markus Redmond	...	The Male's Friend (Jimmy)
Lucy Liu	...	The Female's Friend (Lydia)
Lisa Rotondi	...	The Female's Slutty Friend (Lana)
Sharon Wyatt	...	The Male's Mother
Jack Kehler	...	The Male's Father
Leo Rossi	...	The Female's Father
Antonette Saftler	...	The Female's Mother
Marc Blucas	...	The Female's Ex-Boyfriend
Anne Gee Byrd	...	The Female's Boss
Eric Kushnick	...	The Female's Brother
Linda Porter	...	The Wise Old Woman
Tyler Abugov	...	The Female's Fantasy Son

Storyline

An anthropologist from an alien planet provides voice-over commentary for a documentary look at human courtship, mating, and reproduction: "complex, perverse, tragically beautiful: the earthbound human." The commentary gets some of the details comically wrong (explaining the slap on a newborn's back: "they don't like the looks of the child so they beat it"), but gets right the overall idea. We follow Billy and Jenny from their meeting at a club, initial misunderstandings, his losing her phone number, finally connecting, walks on the beach, soulful talks, meeting each other's parents, friends' advice, and the gradual taking of the relationship to new levels.

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Plot Keywords:

hot | sex scene | sexy | voice over | vomiting | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sexuality and language

Details

Official Sites:

Welb Film Pursuits / Jeff Abugov

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 September 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

A földlakók nemi élete

Filming Locations:

2598 Sierra Creek Rd, Agoura, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Earthbound Human Productions Inc., SearchParty Films, Welb Film Pursuits Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Writer-director Jeff Abugov was on the writing team of the hit sitcom The Golden Girls (1985).

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Goofs

When the male is getting to meet the female for the first time, the male wears the sweater then a leather jacket (confirmed by the narrator). Then in the next shot where the male is looking into the mirror there is only the sweater and no leather jacket.

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Quotes

Narrator: The female prepares carefully for her next encounter with the male. She paints her face with berries and chemically processed colors, hiding from the male her natural state, which she hopes to show him at a later time. She uses chemically-altered forms of vegetation to cover parts of her body. Then other forms of vegetation over those. She leaves much of her body uncovered, but is careful to cover the first layer of vegetation. She puts the excretions of small, sea-dwelling creatures through ...

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Crazy Credits

No humans were harmed during the making of this motion picture.

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Connections

Spoofs Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

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Soundtracks

Higher
Words and Music by Michael Bramon
Produced and Performed by Michael Bramon and the Groove Fanatics

User Reviews

Surprisingly Good

This came on HBO and I'll admit I spent the next five minutes looking for the remote control. (Yeah, that lazy.) But once I got into it, it was actually a really good movie! Apart from some scenes that made it look like a bad Woody Allen picture (okay, I find all of his films bad,) it was really funny. Carmen Electra surprised me -- she's a pretty good actress in this movie.