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ComedyScience Fiction

My Stepmother Is an Alien

- She's gorgeous, and she's never been kissed. Needless to say, she's from another planet.

Trying to rescue her home planet from destruction, a gorgeous extraterrestrial named Celeste arrives on Earth and begins her scientific research. She woos quirky scientist Dr. Steve Mills, a widower with a young daughter. Before long, Celeste finds herself in love with Steve and her new life on Earth, where she experiences true intimacy for the first time. But when she loses sight of her mission, she begins to question where she belongs.

Release Date : 1988-12-09

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Weintraub Entertainment GroupThe Catalina Production GroupColumbia Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : My Step Mother Is an Alien

Cast

Dan Aykroyd

Character Name : Steven Mills

Original Name : Dan Aykroyd

Gender : Male

Kim Basinger

Character Name : Celeste Martin

Original Name : Kim Basinger

Gender : Female

Jon Lovitz

Character Name : Ron Mills

Original Name : Jon Lovitz

Gender : Male

Alyson Hannigan

Character Name : Jessie Mills

Original Name : Alyson Hannigan

Gender : Female

Joseph Maher

Character Name : Lucas Budlong

Original Name : Joseph Maher

Gender : Male

Seth Green

Character Name : Fred Glass

Original Name : Seth Green

Gender : Male

Ann Prentiss

Character Name : The Voice of the Bag (voice)

Original Name : Ann Prentiss

Gender : Female

Wesley Mann

Character Name : Grady

Original Name : Wesley Mann

Gender : Male

Tony Jay

Character Name : Council Chief

Original Name : Tony Jay

Gender : Male

Peter Bromilow

Character Name : Second in Command

Original Name : Peter Bromilow

Gender : Male

Nina Henderson

Character Name : Cashier

Original Name : Nina Henderson

Gender : Male

Harry Shearer

Character Name : Carl Sagan (voice)

Original Name : Harry Shearer

Gender : Male

Adrian Sparks

Character Name : Dr. Morosini

Original Name : Adrian Sparks

Gender : Male

Juliette Lewis

Character Name : Lexie

Original Name : Juliette Lewis

Gender : Female

Tanya Fenmore

Character Name : Ellen

Original Name : Tanya Fenmore

Gender : Female

Karen Haber

Character Name : Kristy

Original Name : Karen Haber

Gender : Male

Amy Kirkpatrick

Character Name : Kimberly

Original Name : Amy Kirkpatrick

Gender : Male

Suzie Plakson

Character Name : Tenley

Original Name : Suzie Plakson

Gender : Female

Robert Benedetti

Character Name : Drill Sergeant

Original Name : Robert Benedetti

Gender : Male

Jim Doughan

Character Name : Party Guest

Original Name : Jim Doughan

Gender : Male

Jay McCaslin

Character Name : Party Guest

Original Name : Jay McCaslin

Gender : Male

Jim Jackman

Character Name : Party Guest

Original Name : Jim Jackman

Gender : Male

Kevin McDermott

Character Name : Olaf

Original Name : Kevin McDermott

Gender : Male

Robyn Mandell

Character Name : Kat

Original Name : Robyn Mandell

Gender : Male

Lisa Croisette

Character Name : Group Captain Winnek Wolfet

Original Name : Lisa Croisette

Gender : Male

Sophia Bowen

Character Name : 12th Navigational Command

Original Name : Sophia Bowen

Gender : Male

Shea Bowen

Character Name : 12th Navigational Command

Original Name : Shea Bowen

Gender : Male

Gabi

Character Name : 12th Navigational Command

Original Name : Gabi

Gender : Male

Gina Raymond

Character Name : 12th Navigational Command

Original Name : Gina Raymond

Gender : Male

Susan Carlsberg

Character Name : 12th Navigational Command

Original Name : Susan Carlsberg

Gender : Male

Maxine Wasa

Character Name : Porn Actress

Original Name : Maxine Wasa

Gender : Female

James Edward Veurink

Character Name : Porn Actor

Original Name : James Edward Veurink

Gender : Male

Earl Boen

Character Name : Reverend

Original Name : Earl Boen

Gender : Male

Michele Rogers

Character Name : Skippy Budlong

Original Name : Michele Rogers

Gender : Female

Chere Rae

Character Name : Station Wagon Driver

Original Name : Chere Rae

Gender : Female

Reviews

W

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2021-06-23

_**Weird 80’s comedy in the silly mold of “Earth Girls are Easy” and “Coneheads”**_ A low-paid widowed scientist (Dan Aykroyd) makes contact with aliens and they send an agent (Kim Basinger) to meet him. She has a one-eyed serpentine counselor in her purse and ends up marrying the physicist, even though the counselor’s intention is to destroy the planet (!). Alyson Hannigan plays the winsome daughter while Jon Lovitz is on hand as the researcher’s annoying brother. “My Stepmother Is an Alien” (1988) is cut from the same cloth as the contemporaneous “Earth Girls are Easy.” Although it’s not as good and has a strange off-kilter vibe, it’s vastly superior to future duds "2001: A Space Travesty" and "What Planet Are You From?" (both from 2000). While I’m not a fan of Basinger (I don’t NOT like her either), she does comedy surprisingly well, better than you would expect. This was the feature film debut of future “stars” Alyson Hannigan and Juliette Lewis, as well as one of Seth Green’s early movies. The roles of the latter two are almost unnoticeable. Meanwhile, whoever wrote the script loves Jimmy Durante. There’s a surprising scene involving porn that, while it doesn’t get outrageously out of hand (and I could care less about its inclusion), it seems out of place for a warm-hearted family flick. The film is considerably overlong at 1 hour, 47 minutes. It was shot at Studio City and points nearby in the Los Angeles area. GRADE: B-/C+