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User Rating:
5.8/10   36,545 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Don Jakoby (story)
David Diamond (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
8 June 2001 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Have a nice end of the world. more
Plot:
A firefighting cadet, two college professors, and a geeky-but-sexy government scientist work against an alien organism that has been rapidly evolving ever since its arrival on Earth inside a meteor. full summary | add synopsis
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual humor, and for sci-fi action.
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101 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Initially written as a serious science-fiction thriller, Ivan Reitman hired David Diamond and David Weissman to re-write the project as a comedy. The original writer, Don Jakoby, actually enjoyed the changes so much, he continued working on the film alongside the other writers. more
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Factual errors: Generals wear stars centered on the epaulets and not by the shoulder seam. more
Quotes:
[Ira moons General Woodman]
Ira Kane: Fruit basket for Russell Woodman!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Rundown (2003) more
Soundtrack:
Bombshell more

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39 out of 50 people found the following comment useful.
Hilarious, 9 June 2001
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Author: lje32677 from San Diego, California

It has been ages since I've seen a movie that I laughed so hard it brought tears to my eyes, this one did. It was hilarious, I highly recommend it to anyone who just wants to laugh. I intend to purchase it as soon as it comes out onto video.

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