Project: ALF (1996) (TV)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Dick Lowry

Writers (WGA):

Tom Patchett (written by) &
Paul Fusco (written by)

Release Date:

17 February 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Sci-Fi | Family

Plot:

Captured by the Alien Task Force, ALF was rescued by two officers who found out that the project shall be canceled - and also ALF.

Plot Keywords:

Alien | Sequel | Inanimate Object In Cast Credits | Reference To Pepsi | Character Name In Title

Cast

Miguel Ferrer	...	Dexter Moyers
William O'Leary	...	Capt. Rick Mullican
Jensen Daggett	...	Maj. Melissa Hill
Scott Michael Campbell	...	2nd Lt. Harold Reese
Beverly Archer	...	Dr. Carnage
Charles Robinson	...	Dr. Stanley
John Schuck	...	Gen. Myron Stone
Gregory Alan Williams		(as Greg Alan Williams)
Liz Coke	...	Nina
Dell Yount	...	Dr. Mockton
Dennis Creaghan	...	Gen. Myron Stone
Lenny Wolpe
Erick Avari	...	Rocket (voice)
Michael D. Weatherred		(as Michael Weatherred)
Markus Redmond	...	Rhomboid

Also Known As:

Alf - Der Film (Germany)

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

Germany | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:G | UK:PG

Company:

Alien Productions

Trivia:

This is a sequel for the final "ALF" (1986) episode "Consider Me Gone".

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Mullican says "6 of his 7 stomachs must be full" but according to the TV show Alf has 8 stomachs.

Quotes:

[the military is playing a video of one of the tests done on ALF]
ALF: This one is definitely the Pepsi.

Movie Connections:

Follows "ALF: The Animated Series" (1987)

Alf? I thought they cancelled that show.

Project: Alf. The most surprising thing about this movie is that it was made in 1996, when I believe (according to U.S. census data) a total of 5 people remembered the TV show. Well, what can you say. That wisecracking alien from Melmac is back for more in this laugh-out-loud comedy starring some actors, with notable appearances by Ed Begley, Jr. (a made-for-tv kind of guy) and Martin Sheen as the evil anti-Alf character. I also did notice the guy who plays the underhand scientist Moyers is the same guy who gives the kid the blank check in the classic "Blank Check." The plot goes like this: Bad military guys want to kill Alf for some reason, and good military guys help him escape. Along the way is the expected hilarity involving Alf interracting with humans. There is also some kind of weird romantic sub-plot involving the two good military people, a man and woman (good news for you homophobes out there). This romance ends with the guy asking his girlfriend (a superior officer) "Permission to discuss that over dinner....?" Writing just don't get no cleverer than that. Overall, a good movie. If anything, watch it for the classic line where the good military guy, responding to the accusation that Alf had caused over 300 fires in the Tanner house, says "I object! The actual number was 264, and most of those were barbecue-related."