Robert Shapiro Productions

The Jerry Leider Company

Walt Disney Pictures

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My Favorite Martian

Name: My Favorite Martian
Released: 1999-02-11T00:00:00.000000Z
Rating: 5.6

The martian has landed. There goes the neighborhood.

1999 • 94 min • ★ 5.6 (359) • Released

Comedy Family Science Fiction

Ambitious television reporter Tim O'Hara stumbles upon a martian whose spaceship has accidentally crashed on Earth. Thinking this is his ticket to a Pulitzer Prize, Tim makes plans to expose the martian, who, posing as Tim's Uncle Martin, takes human form and has plans of his own. In fact, all of Tim's efforts to divulge the truth are systematically thwarted by the resourceful alien, who ultimately recruits Tim to help him repair his ship for a return to Mars.

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Original title: My Favorite Martian
Language: EN
Country: US
Budget: $65,000,000
Revenue: $36,850,101

Reviews & Ratings 1

r96sk

Oct 9, 2020 · via TMDB

★ 5.0

Rubbish, despite a pretty good cast. <em>'My Favorite Martian'</em> is an unfunny, wide of the mark 1999 release from Disney. None of the humour got laughs, or mild amusement, out from me - except one scene involving a toilet, which is marginally amusing. It also tries to join the comedy up with heart, especially between Martin and Tim, but it simply doesn't hit. There are moments where I could tell the film wanted me to care for the character(s) but I never did. It's also a surprisingly horny film, with iffy innuendo and even some inappropriate touching in there. If this was an <em>'American Pie'</em> type of film then it might fit, but it feels very out of place here. Zoot (Wayne Knight) confirms those words, his dumb character is obnoxious. Knight, who is oddly uncredited, is joined by Christopher Lloyd (Martin) and Jeff Daniels (Tim). That should be a great match, but they never really click together in my opinion - a missed opportunity, for sure. Elizabeth Hurley (Brace) and Daryl Hannah (Lizzie) are also involved, though the female characters are pretty pointless - Hurley has a small part in the main plot at one point, at least. It's a no from me. Straight into the bottom ten of Disney live-action, of the ones I've seen up until '99. Perhaps fans of the original television series will enjoy this, but I didn't.

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Cast 29

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

Arthur Senzy

Cmdr. Murdoch

Charles Rahi Chun

Radar Controller

Michael Dempsey

Van Gundy

David St. James

Prescott

Lorin McCraley

Cool Dude

Tom Hallick

Howard Greenly

Barry Pearl

News Director

Buck Kartalian

Muscle Man

Steve Bond

The Seti Group Driver

Sylvester Terkay

Huge Guard

Michael Bailey Smith

Big Guard

Christian Keiber

Guard at Clearing

Debra Christofferson

Mrs. Butz

Wayne Knight

Zoot (uncredited)

Crew 23

Thomas E. Ackerman

Director of Photography

Ernie F. Orsatti

Stunt Coordinator

Noon Orsatti

Stunt Coordinator

Ben Scott

Stunts

Bob Yerkes

Stunts

Chad Stahelski

Stunts

Dale Gibson

Stunts

Dana Hee

Stunts

Donna Evans

Stunts

Edward Conna

Stunts

Fred Lerner

Stunts

Noon Orsatti

Stunts

Pete Turner

Stunts

Ray Lykins

Stunts

Todd Bryant

Stunts

Patti Hawn

Unit Publicist

Donald Petrie

Director

Janet Hirshenson

Casting

Marc Toberoff

Producer

John Debney

Original Music Composer

Phil Tippett

Visual Effects Supervisor

Deanna Oliver

Screenplay

Sherri Stoner

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US Release Dates 1

Feb 11, 1999

PG Theatrical