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A Balasaur Score of 51 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 40%, Metacritic 49/100. Most of the 1,432 1990s comedy movies in this catalog score higher. It runs a compact 1h 27m. Streaming on Paramount+.
Synopsis
A pair of aliens arrive on Earth to prepare for invasion, but crash instead. With enormous cone-shaped heads, robotlike walks and an appetite for toilet paper, aliens Beldar and Prymatt don't exactly blend in with the population of Paramus, N.J. But for some reason, everyone believes them when they say they're from France.
Ratings
IMDb5.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes40%
Metacritic49/100
1,082 audience votes
Key crew
- Dan AykroydScreenplay
- Bonnie TurnerScreenplay
- Steve BarronDirector
- Tom DavisScreenplay
- Terry TurnerScreenplay
- David NewmanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Dan AykroydBeldar
- Jane CurtinPrymatt
- Michael McKeanGorman Seedling, INS Deputy Commissioner
- Laraine NewmanLaarta
- Jason AlexanderLarry Farber
- Lisa Jane PerskyLisa Farber
- Chris FarleyRonnie the Mechanic
- David SpadeEli Turnbull, INS Agent
- SinbadOtto
- Phil HartmanMarlax
- Jan HooksGladys Johnson, Driving Student
- Dave ThomasHighmaster
Stills
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Themes
extraterrestrial technologyalien life-formspace invasionnostalgicconeheads