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My Favorite Martian
“The martian has landed. There goes the neighborhood.”
5.7 / 10• 1999• 1h 34m•PG• English
ComedyFamilyScience Fiction
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Christopher Lloyd
Uncle Martin
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Donald Petrie's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. My Favorite Martian is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
