Earth Girls Are Easy (1988)

User Rating:

4.9/10   

Director:

Julien Temple

Writers:

Julie Brown (writer) &
Charlie Coffey (writer) ...

Release Date:

12 May 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Music | Romance | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

An out-of-this-world, down-to-earth comedy adventure.

Plot:

A spaceship with three furry aliens lands in a California girl's swimming pool, so she makes friends with them.

Plot Keywords:

Alien | Spaceship | Swimming Pool | Valley Girl | Makeover

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Geena Davis	...	Valerie
Jeff Goldblum	...	Mac
Jim Carrey	...	Wiploc
Damon Wayans	...	Zeebo
Julie Brown	...	Candy
Michael McKean	...	Woody
Charles Rocket	...	Ted
Larry Linville	...	Dr. Bob
Rick Overton	...	Dr. Rick
Diane Stilwell	...	Robin
June C. Ellis	...	Mrs. Merkin
Felix Montano	...	Ramon
Rick Hurst	...	Joe the Cop (as Richard Hurst)
Leslie Morris	...	Mike the Cop
Lisa Fuller	...	Kikki

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:12 (video rating) | Iceland:L | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Finland:K-10 | UK:PG | USA:PG | West Germany:12 | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)

Trivia:

Much of the language that the aliens speak is actually just the dialogue being read backwards (this is particularly obvious with Jim Carrey (Wiploc) during his conversations with Zeebo). For example, 'from' becomes 'morf' and 'females' becomes 'sel-a-mef'.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Valerie picks up Ted's LPs, the cover of one of his speakers is missing, but in the shot where Valerie is lying on the couch tossing them into the fire, both speakers have covers.

Quotes:

[the aliens have landed]
Valerie: There's a giant blow dryer in my pool.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Creeping Terror (#7.6)" (1994)

Soundtrack:

BODY TO BODY

Cute

This is one of the fluff movies which one doesn't need to be ashamed of admitting to enjoyment in. No, there's nothing plausible about 90% of the plot, but nor is there any pretense of such, so it's not something worth angsting over. Three fuzzy, colorful aliens crash their little yellow ship into the pool of a young, somewhat vapid Geena Davis, who has recently discovered that her MD. fiance is cheating on her. A quick shave and styling at her friend's beauty parlor transforms the three into less hirsute versions of Goldblum, Carrey and Wayans. Having assimilated at least the appearance of human beings, the aliens enter the world of 80s California, and wackiness, along with the necessary romance, ensues.

As 80s flicks go, this is better than, say, Weird Science or Back to School, though not up to par with things like Caddyshack or A Fish Called Wanda. Nothing essential to go out of your way to see, but certainly worth catching sometime