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My Favorite Martian

- The martian has landed. There goes the neighborhood.

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.

Release Date : 1999-02-11

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Walt Disney Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : My Favorite Martian: The Movie

Cast

Character Name : Uncle Martin

Original Name : Christopher Lloyd

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tim O'Hara

Original Name : Jeff Daniels

Gender : Male

Character Name : Brace Channing

Original Name : Elizabeth Hurley

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lizzie

Original Name : Daryl Hannah

Gender : Female

Character Name : Coleye

Original Name : Wallace Shawn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Brown

Original Name : Christine Ebersole

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mr. Channing

Original Name : Michael Lerner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Armitan

Original Name : Ray Walston

Gender : Male

Character Name : Felix

Original Name : Shelley Malil

Gender : Male

Character Name : Billy

Original Name : Jeremy Hotz

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lenny

Original Name : T.K. Carter

Gender : Male

Character Name : Salesgirl

Original Name : Dawn Maxey

Gender : Female

Character Name : Nurplex Kid

Original Name : Steven Anthony Lawrence

Gender : Male

Character Name : Earl Metz

Original Name : Michael Chieffo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Captain Dalton

Original Name : Troy Evans

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cmdr. Murdoch

Original Name : Arthur Senzy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Radar Controller

Original Name : Charles Rahi Chun

Gender : Male

Character Name : Van Gundy

Original Name : Michael Dempsey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Prescott

Original Name : David St. James

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dressing Room Woman

Original Name : Dee Anne Helsel

Gender : Female

Character Name : Cool Dude

Original Name : Lorin McCraley

Gender : Male

Character Name : KTSC Floor Manager

Original Name : Ken Thorley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Howard Greenly

Original Name : Tom Hallick

Gender : Male

Character Name : News Director

Original Name : Barry Pearl

Gender : Male

Character Name : Muscle Man

Original Name : Buck Kartalian

Gender : Male

Character Name : The Seti Group Driver

Original Name : Steve Bond

Gender : Male

Character Name : Huge Guard

Original Name : Sylvester Terkay

Gender : Male

Character Name : Big Guard

Original Name : Michael Bailey Smith

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guard at Clearing

Original Name : Christian Keiber

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Butz

Original Name : Debra Christofferson

Gender : Female

Reviews

r96sk

@r96sk

2021-06-23

Rubbish, despite a pretty good cast. 'My Favorite Martian' is an unfunny, wide of the mark 1999 release from Disney. None of the humour got laughs, or mild amusement, out from me - except one scene involving a toilet, which is marginally amusing. It also tries to join the comedy up with heart, especially between Martin and Tim, but it simply doesn't hit. There are moments where I could tell the film wanted me to care for the character(s) but I never did. It's also a surprisingly horny film, with iffy innuendo and even some inappropriate touching in there. If this was an 'American Pie' type of film then it might fit, but it feels very out of place here. Zoot (Wayne Knight) confirms those words, his dumb character is obnoxious. Knight, who is oddly uncredited, is joined by Christopher Lloyd (Martin) and Jeff Daniels (Tim). That should be a great match, but they never really click together in my opinion - a missed opportunity, for sure. Elizabeth Hurley (Brace) and Daryl Hannah (Lizzie) are also involved, though the female characters are pretty pointless - Hurley has a small part in the main plot at one point, at least. It's a no from me. Straight into the bottom ten of Disney live-action, of the ones I've seen up until '99. Perhaps fans of the original television series will enjoy this, but I didn't.