My Favorite Martian (1999)

User Rating:

4.4/10   

Director:

Donald Petrie

Writers (WGA):

John L. Greene (television series My Favorite Martian)
Sherri Stoner (written by) ...

Release Date:

12 February 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Comedy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

The Martian Has Landed. There Goes The Neighborhood.

Plot:

A martian lands on Earth and makes friends with a reporter.

Plot Keywords:

Martian | Spaceship | Mars | Car Trouble | Miniaturization

Cast

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

Also Known As:

My Favourite Martian (Australia)

MPAA:

Rated PG for some crude humor, action-violence, sensuality, partial nudity and language.

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:L | Iceland:LH (video rating) | Finland:K-8 | South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Chile:TE | Germany:6 | New Zealand:PG | Peru:PT | Portugal:M/6 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | UK:PG | USA:PG (certificate #36483)

Filming Locations:

Best Western Carpinteria Inn - 4558 Carpinteria Avenue, Carpinteria, California, USA

Company:

Walt Disney Pictures

Trivia:

At the first crash site, Dr. Coli mentions the "Martian Incident of 1963". Armitan replies, "Not only is that incident classified, but it never happened!" This refers to the original "My Favorite Martian" (1963) TV show, which debuted in 1963, and Ray Walston playing Uncle Martin.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Uncle Martin is showing Tim the nurplex in the dressing room, his hand changes position to prevent his hand from blocking the viewpoint of the camera. it switches from an over-hand grip to an under-hand grip.

Quotes:

Uncle Martin: It's Lizzie. What's a Lizzie?
Zoot, Martin's Talking Space Suit: I'd say a Model T Ford, but this one's got better tires.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Showbiz Today: (1997-06-20)" (1997)

Soundtrack:

My Favorite Martian Theme Song

Embarrassed Ray Walston to death.

Shazbot, is this embarrassing. In fact, here's a list of 100 that makes up the embarrassment: 1.) a failed comeback for Christopher Lloyd. 2.) Jeff Daniels basically playing the same role he played in the live 101 Dalmatians remake which wasn't too juicy to begin with. He sure has a funny way of promoting his Purple Rose Theatre... 3.) Disnefluff. 4.) another disappointing reminder that Wallace Shawn is to Disney what Jet Li was to Bob Hoskins in Unleashed. 5.) Ray Walston, the original martian from the TV series, played a bit part (read "cameo") in this flick and died two years later of lupus. Coincidence? 6.) awful special effects. Seriously - awful. 7.-100.) that damn talking, farting suit voiced to an annoying degree by Wayne Knight ("Newman!"). My favorite scene? HA! HA ha, ha! Ha ha ha ha ha... Whew!... Good one. You - You're a joker. Okay, let's wrap up this review with a moment of silence for this franchise's agonizing death, and if you would like, you can say a quick prayer that Disney doesn't forget this travesty and do something silly like a movie adaptation of "Mork and Mindy" starring Tim Allen.........................................................