ComedyScience Fiction

Coneheads

- You may not notice them at first, but they are among us.

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.

Release Date : 1993-07-23

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Paramount Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : The Coneheads

Cast

Character Name : Beldar

Original Name : Dan Aykroyd

Gender : Male

Character Name : Prymatt

Original Name : Jane Curtin

Gender : Female

Character Name : Gorman Seedling, INS Deputy Commissioner

Original Name : Michael McKean

Gender : Male

Character Name : Laarta

Original Name : Laraine Newman

Gender : Female

Character Name : Larry Farber

Original Name : Jason Alexander

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lisa Farber

Original Name : Lisa Jane Persky

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ronnie the Mechanic

Original Name : Chris Farley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Eli Turnbull, INS Agent

Original Name : David Spade

Gender : Male

Character Name : Otto

Original Name : Sinbad

Gender : Male

Character Name : Marlax

Original Name : Phil Hartman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gladys Johnson, Driving Student

Original Name : Jan Hooks

Gender : Female

Character Name : Highmaster

Original Name : Dave Thomas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Connie Conehead

Original Name : Michelle Burke

Gender : Female

Character Name : Air Traffic Controller

Original Name : Robert Knott

Gender : Male

Character Name : Captain Air Traffic

Original Name : Jonathan Penner

Gender : Male

Character Name : F-16 Pilot

Original Name : Whip Hubley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ang Pilot

Original Name : Howard Napper

Gender : Male

Character Name : Motel Clerk

Original Name : Michael Richards

Gender : Male

Character Name : Customer

Original Name : Eddie Griffin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Carmine

Original Name : Adam Sandler

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hispanic Man #1

Original Name : Grant Martell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hispanic Man #2

Original Name : Art Bonilla

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hispanic Woman

Original Name : Rosa Maria Briz

Gender : Male

Character Name : Christina

Original Name : Joey Lauren Adams

Gender : Female

Character Name : Stephanie

Original Name : Parker Posey

Gender : Female

Character Name : Senator

Original Name : Kevin Nealon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Principal

Original Name : Julia Sweeney

Gender : Female

Character Name : Coach

Original Name : Ellen DeGeneres

Gender : Female

Character Name : Fire Marshal

Original Name : Walter Robles

Gender : Male

Character Name : Harv

Original Name : James Keane

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ron

Original Name : Todd Susman

Gender : Male

Character Name : 3 Year Old Connie

Original Name : Danielle Aykroyd

Gender : Male

Character Name : 10 Year Old Connie

Original Name : Nicolette Harnish

Gender : Male

Character Name : Master of Ceremonies

Original Name : Sam Freed

Gender : Male

Character Name : Supplicant

Original Name : Tom Davis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Captain Orecruiser

Original Name : Garrett Morris

Gender : Male

Character Name : Engineer

Original Name : Cooper Layne

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hygenist

Original Name : Sarah Anne Levy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Taxi Passenger

Original Name : Drew Carey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Khoudri

Original Name : Shishir Kurup

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Sydney Coberly

Gender : Male

Character Name : Doctor

Original Name : Barry Kivel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sketch Artist

Original Name : Terry Turner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Female Agent

Original Name : McNally Sagal

Gender : Female

Character Name : Agent

Original Name : Richard Comar

Gender : Male

Character Name : Highmaster Mentot

Original Name : Peter Aykroyd

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guard

Original Name : Nils Allen Stewart

Gender : Male

Character Name : Athletic Cone

Original Name : Tim Meadows

Gender : Male

Character Name : Garthok Combatant

Original Name : Mitchell Bobrow

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cone Battle Commander

Original Name : Laurence Bilzerian

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cone Pilot

Original Name : Topper Lilien

Gender : Male

Character Name : Golfer (uncredited)

Original Name : Tom Arnold

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Rudolph (uncredited)

Original Name : Jon Lovitz

Gender : Male

Reviews

talisencrw

@talisencrw

2021-06-23

Though this isn't the very best movie made from Saturday Night Live skits and characters (that would be a tossup between 'The Blues Brothers' and the two 'Wayne's World' entries), this is definitely top-tier and in the best five ever made. Laraine Newman and Jane Curtin were very underrated as comediennes, and the unsung heroes that held the cast together during its excellent run of the early days. What's hardly ever talked about, when it comes to movies based on SNL skits, is how important the supporting players are. 'Coneheads' undoubtedly has the strongest supporting cast of any of them, and while director Barron has hardly become a household name in terms of movies (only this and 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' really hit the radar), his prowess on some of the greatest music videos of all time (ie., Dire Straits' 'Money for Nothing', Michael Jackson's 'Billie Jean' and A-Ha's 'Take On Me') was picture-perfect for the comedic set-pieces here. Definitely worth at least a watch, here in the 21st-century.

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2021-06-23

_**Fun shenanigans with the Coneheads on Earth and Remulak**_ RELEASED IN 1993 and directed by Steve Barron, "Coneheads" chronicles events when a couple from the planet Remulak, Beldar (Dan Aykroyd) and Prymatt (Jane Curtin), are mistakenly ditched on Earth, during a reconnaissance mission for planet takeover. Their misadventures include: Dodging the INS (Michael McKean & David Spade), moving to suburbia and having a kid (Michelle Burke) and meeting all kinds of colorful people (Sinbad, Jason Alexander, Chris Farley, etc.). In other words, there’s a constant string of guest stars that were popular at the time, mostly comedians. I had my doubts about this movie because I didn’t think they could take an amusing 9-minute SNL skit and effectively make it into a film ten times longer. But the flick’s funny from the get-go and the writers wisely change settings & peripheral characters so regularly that the story never gets dull. The third act features a well-done sequence on the Conehead homeworld, Remulak. On the female front there’s Lisa Jane Persky as a voluptuously winsome neighbor and the mind-blowing Michelle Burke as the Conehead daughter, Connie (a role that Laraine Newman fulfilled on TV, but she was considered too old for the role in the film at 40). The creators wisely showcase Burke’s beauty without resorting to tasteless sleaze. Critics may have hated it, but “Coneheads” competently entertains and amuses on several levels. THE MOVIE RUNS 1 hour 28 minutes and was shot in New York City; Paramus, New Jersey; and Cerritos, California. GRADE: B

GenerationofSwine

@GenerationofSwine

2023-01-12

Coneheads, yeah, it's one of the FEW SNL movies that turned out right, especially since it came so long after the Conehead sketches stopped airing. But then it was back before SNL made it's downward spiral to the dust bin. It has an all star cast, and in even the small roles. It has a cast that was, more or less, the who is who of comedy in the early 90s, and is executed in way that actually tells a story... and that is what sets it apart from a lot of SNL movies (more modern movies in general), it actually tells a coherent story and takes the time to develop the characters. Because of that, you have a sense of real family and their plights have a meaningful resonance that only comes with the well developed mind of a skilled writer and director.