An anthropologist from an alien planet provides voice-over commentary for a documentary at human courtship, mating, and reproduction.
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Jeff AbugovWriter:
Jeff Abugov
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Title: The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human (1999)
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| 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) | |
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Sharon Wyatt | ... | The Male's Mother |
| Jack Kehler | ... | The Male's Father | |
| Leo Rossi | ... | The Female's Father | |
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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 | |
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Tyler Abugov | ... | The Female's Fantasy Son |
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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. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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Words and Music by Michael Bramon
Produced and Performed by Michael Bramon and the Groove Fanatics
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Jeff Abugov got his inspiration for the film after watching a nature documentary on the mating habits of animals. See more »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. See more »Quotes
Narrator: The mating habits of the earthbound human. From meeting in a bar, to conceiving on a floor, to proposing in an abortion clinic, so it goes with all earthbound humans. WIth a mating ritual so complex and intricate that their mere survival defies all logic, one can only feel for them a sense of respect and admiration. So let's not blow up their planet after all.See more »
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No humans were harmed during the making of this motion picture. See more »Soundtracks
2-NiteWords and Music by Michael Bramon
Produced and Performed by Michael Bramon and the Groove Fanatics
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EnglishRelease Date:
3 September 1999 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Earthbound Human Productions Inc., SearchParty Films, Welb Film Pursuits Ltd. See more »
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This is a really funny movie and i'm sorry it didn't have the promoting campaign that other worse comedies have. I have seen it on HBO and liked it. Yes, it is stupid; yes, it is full of cliches; yes, it is predictable... but none of these things managed to erase the great fun in this film. A guy and a girl are observed by an alien scientist. All the stages of a relationship, from the meeting point until the first baby is conceived, through the eyes and with the comments of an extraterestrial. As if they were the humans and they were making a documentary for Discovery Channels, and we are just an inferior species.
Fun is released from every line of the voice over. You will laugh a lot, and after all that's all that matters.
Vote: 7 out of 10.